Dean of Birmingham explained

The Dean of Birmingham is the senior member of clergy responsible for St. Philip's Cathedral in Birmingham, England. Before 2000 the post was designated provost, which was the equivalent of a dean but used in the case of pro-cathedrals, such as Birmingham, which had originally been built as parish churches.__TOC__

List of provosts and deans

Provosts

• 1931–1937 Hamilton Baynes
• 1937–1949 Harold Richards
• 1951–1962 Michael Clarke
• 1962–1972 George Sinker
• 1972–1986 Basil Moss
• 1986–2000 Peter Berry
• 2000– Gordon Mursell (became Dean)

Deans

• 2002/3–2005 Gordon Mursell (previously Provost)
• 2006–2009 Robert Wilkes
• 2010–2017 Catherine Ogle (installed and inducted in September 2010)
• 30 September 2017present Matt Thompson^[1]

See also

• Provost (religion)

References

1. http://www.birminghamcathedral.com/events/view/501/installation-matt-thompson-dean-birmingham/ Birmingham Cathedral — Installation of Matt Thompson as Dean of Birmingham

• Whitaker's Almanack various editions from 1917 to 2004, Joseph Whitaker & Sons