The Dean of Southwark is the head (primus inter pares – first among equals) and chair of the chapter of canons, the ruling body of Southwark Cathedral. The dean and chapter are based at the Cathedral and Collegiate Church of Saint Saviour and Saint Mary Overie in Southwark. 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 Anglican Diocese of Southwark and seat of the Bishop of Southwark. The current dean Mark Oakley, was installed on 3 December 2023.
List of deans
Provosts 1937–1938 John Haldane 1939–1941 Frederick Narborough 1944–1947 Cuthbert Bardsley 1948–1957 Hugh Ashdown 1957–1961 George Reindorp 1961–1970 Ernest Southcott 1970–1982 Harold Frankham 1983–1994 David Edwards 1994–2000 Colin Slee (became Dean)
Deans 2000–November 2010 Colin Slee 21 January 20124 July 2023 Andrew Nunn 2023 - present Mark Oakley
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