DEAN OF WELLS

The Dean of Wells is the head of the Chapter^[1] of Wells Cathedral^[2] in the Mendip district of Somerset, England. The dean's residence is The Dean's Lodging, 25 The Liberty, Wells.^[3]

List of deans

1498–1525: William Cosyn
1525–1529: Thomas Wynter (also Archdeacon of York, Archdeacon of Richmond (1526–1529), Archdeacon of Suffolk (1526–1529) and Archdeacon of Norfolk (from 1529))
1529–1537: Richard Woleman
1537–1540: Thomas Cromwell
1540–1547: William Fitzwilliam (or Fitzjames)
1548–1550: John Goodman (deprived)
1551–1554: William Turner (deprived)
1554–1561: John Goodman (reinstated)
1561–1568: William Turner (restored)
1570–1573: Robert Weston
1574–1589: Valentine Dale
1590–1602: John Herbert
1602–1607: Benjamin Heydon
1607–1621: Richard Meredith
1621–1631: Ralph Barlow

^ List of Deans
^ "Photo of Cathedral". Archived from the original on 22 March 2017. Retrieved 4 May 2009.
^ Crockford's Clerical Directory 2008/2009. Lambeth: Church House Publishing. ISBN 978-0-7151-1030-0.
^ "Colleges: The cathedral of Wells | British History Online". www.british-history.ac.uk. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
^ "Next Dean of Wells Appointed". Diocese of Bath and Wells. 23 August 2016. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
^ "John Davies to retire as Dean of Wells". Wells Cathedral. 6 January 2023. Archived from the original on 7 January 2023. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
^ "Anne Gell to become Acting Dean of Wells". Wells Cathedral. Wells Cathedral. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
^ "Next Dean of Wells to be the Revd Canon Toby Wright". Diocese of Oxford. 15 January 2024. Retrieved 22 January 2024.

v t e Diocese of Bath and Wells
Wells Cathedral Bishop's Palace, Wells Bath Abbey Glastonbury Abbey (ruins)
Office holders	Michael Beasley, Bishop of Bath and Wells Ruth Worsley, Bishop suffragan of Taunton and Acting Bishop of Coventry AEO: Paul Thomas, Bishop suffragan of Oswestry & Rob Munro, Bishop suffragan of Ebbsfleet Dean of Wells (vacant) Simon Hill, Archdeacon of Taunton Anne Gell, Archdeacon of Wells Adrian Youings, Archdeacon of Bath
Historic offices	For the Bishops of Wells (10th century–1090), Bishops of Bath (1090–1197 & 1219–1245) and Bishops of Bath and Glastonbury (1197–1219), see Bishop of Bath and Wells
Benefices and parishes	List of ecclesiastical parishes in the Diocese of Bath and Wells

v t e Deans in the Church of England
Province of Canterbury	Birmingham Bristol Canterbury Chelmsford Chichester Dean of Christ Church, Oxford Coventry Derby Ely Exeter Gibraltar Gloucester Guildford Hereford Jersey Leicester Lichfield Lincoln Norwich Peterborough Portsmouth Rochester St Albans St Edmundsbury St Paul's (London) Salisbury Southwark Truro Wells Winchester Worcester
Province of York	Blackburn Bradford (Leeds diocese) Carlisle Chester Durham Liverpool Manchester Newcastle Peel Ripon (Leeds diocese) Sheffield Southwell Wakefield (Leeds diocese) York
Royal Deans	Dean of the Chapel Royal Westminster Windsor

v t e Deans of Wells
High Medieval	Ivo Richard de Spakeston Alexander Leonius Ralph of Lechlade Peter of Chichester William of Merton John Saracenus Giles of Bridport Edward of Cnoll Thomas Bytton William Burnell Walter Haselshaw
Late Medieval	Henry Husee John Godelee Richard de Bury Wibert of Littleton Walter of London Thomas Fastolf John of Carleton Stephen Penpel John Fordham Thomas Thebaud Henry Beaufort Nicholas Slake Thomas Tuttebury Richard Courtenay Walter Medeford John Stafford John Forest Nicholas Carent William Witham John Gunthorpe
Early modern	William Cosyn Thomas Wynter Richard Woleman Thomas Cromwell William Fitzwilliam John Goodman William Turner Robert Weston Valentine Dale John Herbert Benjamin Heydon Richard Meredith Ralph Barlow George Warburton Walter Raleigh Robert Creighton Ralph Bathurst William Grahme Matthew Brailsford Isaac Maddox John Harris Samuel Creswicke Lord Francis Seymour
Late modern	George Lukin Hon. Henry Ryder Edmund Goodenough Richard Jenkyns George Johnson Edward Plumptre Thomas Jex-Blake Armitage Robinson Richard Malden Frederic Harton Christopher Woodforde Irven Edwards Patrick Mitchell Richard Lewis John Clarke Andrew Featherstone (Acting) John Davies

v t e Diocese of Bath and Wells
Wells Cathedral Bishop's Palace, Wells Bath Abbey Glastonbury Abbey (ruins)
Office holders	Michael Beasley, Bishop of Bath and Wells Ruth Worsley, Bishop suffragan of Taunton and Acting Bishop of Coventry AEO: Paul Thomas, Bishop suffragan of Oswestry & Rob Munro, Bishop suffragan of Ebbsfleet Dean of Wells (vacant) Simon Hill, Archdeacon of Taunton Anne Gell, Archdeacon of Wells Adrian Youings, Archdeacon of Bath
Historic offices	For the Bishops of Wells (10th century–1090), Bishops of Bath (1090–1197 & 1219–1245) and Bishops of Bath and Glastonbury (1197–1219), see Bishop of Bath and Wells
Benefices and parishes	List of ecclesiastical parishes in the Diocese of Bath and Wells

v t e Deans in the Church of England
Province of Canterbury	Birmingham Bristol Canterbury Chelmsford Chichester Dean of Christ Church, Oxford Coventry Derby Ely Exeter Gibraltar Gloucester Guildford Hereford Jersey Leicester Lichfield Lincoln Norwich Peterborough Portsmouth Rochester St Albans St Edmundsbury St Paul's (London) Salisbury Southwark Truro Wells Winchester Worcester
Province of York	Blackburn Bradford (Leeds diocese) Carlisle Chester Durham Liverpool Manchester Newcastle Peel Ripon (Leeds diocese) Sheffield Southwell Wakefield (Leeds diocese) York
Royal Deans	Dean of the Chapel Royal Westminster Windsor