Dean of Blackburn

Blackburn cathedral

The Dean of Blackburn is the head (primus inter pares – first among equals) and chair of the chapter of canons, the ruling body of Blackburn Cathedral. The dean and chapter are based at the Cathedral Church of Blackburn St Mary the Virgin with St Paul in Blackburn. Before 2000 the post was designated as a provost, which was then the equivalent of a dean at most English cathedrals. The cathedral is the mother church of the Diocese of Blackburn and seat of the Bishop of Blackburn.

The deanery is vacant following the resignation of Christopher Armstrong. The acting dean is Philip North, Bishop suffragan of Burnley.^[1]

List of deans

Provosts

1931–1936: John Sinker
1936–1961: William Kay
1961–1972: Norman Robinson
1973–1992: Lawrence Jackson
1992–2000: David Frayne (became Dean)

Deans

2000–2001: David Frayne (previously Provost)
November 2001–17 June 2016 (res.): Christopher Armstrong^[2]
2016–present (acting): Philip North, Bishop suffragan of Burnley^[1]
25 March 2017 onwards: Peter Howell-Jones (announced)^[3]

References

1 2 "Appointments". Church Times (#7991). 13 May 2016. p. 33. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 14 May 2016. (subscription required (help)).
↑ Blackburn Cathedral — Armstrong announces resignation (Accessed 14 May 2016)
↑ "The next Dean of Blackburn to be Peter Howell-Jones". blackburncathedral.com. Blackburn Cathedral. 26 November 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2016.

Diocese of Blackburn

Blackburn Cathedral Bishop's House, Blackburn Church House, Blackburn Whalley Abbey

Office holders	Julian Henderson, Bishop of Blackburn Geoff Pearson, Bishop suffragan of Lancaster Philip North, Bishop suffragan of Burnley and Acting Dean of Blackburn AEO: the Bishop suffragan of Burnley Peter Howell-Jones, Dean-designate of Blackburn Michael Everitt, Archdeacon of Lancaster Mark Ireland, Archdeacon of Blackburn

Historic offices	Provost of Blackburn (1931–2000; see Dean of Blackburn)

Deans in the Church of England

Province of Canterbury	Birmingham Bristol Canterbury Chelmsford Chichester 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

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