Dean of Manchester

The Dean of Manchester is based in Manchester, England and is the head of the Chapter of Manchester Cathedral. The current dean is Rogers Govender MBE.

List of deans

Manchester cathedral

• 1840–1847 William Herbert
• 1847–1872 George Bowers
• 1872–1883 Benjamin Cowie (afterwards Dean of Exeter, 1883)
• 1884–1890 John Oakley
• 1890–1906 Edward Maclure
• 1906–1918 James Welldon
• 1918–1920 William Swayne (afterwards Bishop of Lincoln, 1920)
• 1920–1924 Gough McCormick
• 1924–1931 Hewlett Johnson (afterwards Dean of Canterbury, 1931)
• 1931–1948 Garfield Williams
• 1949–1953 Leonard Wilson (afterwards Bishop of Birmingham, 1953)
• 1954–1963 Herbert Jones
• 1964–1983 Alfred Jowett
• 1984–1993 Robert Waddington
• 1993–2005 Ken Riley
• 2005–present Rogers Govender