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.
List of deans
edit- 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