Prior of Rochester explained

The Prior of Rochester was the head of the Benedictine Priory of St. Andrew established at Rochester Cathedral in 1083. The priory was dissolved in 1540 and the last prior, Walter Phillips (or Phylypp) became the first Dean of the Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary.

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Years	Name	Alternative spellings	Notes	References
1083–1089–96	Ordouvin	Ordowinus	Wharton records Orduvin as mentioned in the Textus Roffensis and as having signed Gundulf's charter creating the priory on 20 September 1089.	,
? – 1096		Arnulf	Wharton records a charter (in the Canterbury archives) as being signed by "Arnulfi Prioris Roffensis". Later Prior of Canterbury, Abbot of Peterborough then Bishop of Rochester.	, disputed by
1096–1107	Ralph	Radulfus		,,
1107–1115?	Ordouvin (again)			,,
	Letard			,
1145?– 1146	Brian	Brien		,,
1146?– 1154	Reginald		Obtained a confirmation of the privileges of Rochester from Pope Adrian IV in 1154	,,
	Ernulf II			,
	William [de] Borstalle			,,
	Silvester		Confirmed by Pope Alexandro in 1178. Following a fire he rebuilt the refecorty, dormitory and three windows in the chapter house.	,,
– 1182	Richard		Went to be Prior of Burton, Staffs	,,
1182–1186	Alfred		Became Prior of Abingdon in May 1186	,,
1186 –	Osbern de Scapeya	Scapella	Author	,,
1193?– 1208?	Ralph de Ros		Expanded the priory, leaded the church roof.	,,
1214?–1215		Helias	Completed Ralph's work and further expansion	,,
8 March 1215	unnamed		Appears in a legal case
	William			,,
1225–1239	Richard de Derente			,,
1239–1241	William de Hoo			,,
1241–1252	Alexander de Glanville			,,
– 1262	Simon de Clyve		Hastead actually says 1622	,,
– 1283		Rensham		,,
– 1291	Thomas de Wouldham	Suthflete		,,
1292–1294	John de Renham	Rensham	(again)	,,
1294–1301	Thomas de Shelford	Shuldeford		,,
1301–1314	John de Greenstreet			,
1314–1320	Hamo de Hethe			,
1320–1321	John de Westerham			,
1321–1333	John de Speldherst			,
1333–1352	John de Scapeya	Shepey		,
1352–1361	Robert de Suthflete			,
1361–1380	John de Hertlepe	Hertley		,
1380–1419		Scapeya		,
1419–1447	William Tunbrygg			,
1447–1448	John Clyfe
1448 –	John Cardone
	Richard Pekham
	William Wod	Wode		,

	William Bishop			,
1508 –	William Frysell	Fresell		,
	Laurence Mereworth
– 1150	Walter Boxley	Philips	Monks adopted the name of their birthplace on entering the monastery to signify the break with their family. Boxley retook his family name of Philips after the dissolution.