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dean christianity wikipedia jump to content main menu main menu move to sidebar hide navigation main page contents current events random article about wikipedia contact us contribute help learn to edit community portal recent changes upload file special pages search search appearance donate create account log in personal tools donate create account log in contents move to sidebar hide top 1 history 2 catholic church 3 anglican communion toggle anglican communion subsection 3 1 cathedrals 3 2 rural or area deaneries 3 3 other uses 4 lutheran church 5 united methodism 6 see also 7 notes 8 references toggle the table of contents dean christianity 23 languages aragonés català čeština deutsch esperanto español suomi français hrvatski magyar bahasa indonesia italiano latina latviešu nederlands polski português русский simple english slovenščina svenska українська 中文 edit links article talk english read edit view history tools tools move to sidebar hide actions read edit view history general what links here related changes upload file permanent link page information cite this page get shortened url switch to legacy parser print export download as pdf printable version in other projects wikimedia commons wikidata item appearance move to sidebar hide from wikipedia the free encyclopedia ecclesiastical title a dean in an ecclesiastical context is a cleric holding certain positions of authority within a religious hierarchy the title is used mainly in the catholic church the anglican communion and many lutheran denominations a dean s assistant is called a sub dean history edit latin decanus in the roman military was the head of a group of ten soldiers within a centuria and by the 5th century it was the head of a group of ten monks it came to refer to various civil functionaries in the later roman empire 1 based on the monastic use it came to mean the head of a chapter of canons of a collegiate church or cathedral church 1 based on that use deans in universities now fill various administrative positions citation needed latin decanus should not be confused with greek diákonos διάκονος 2 from which the word deacon derives which describes a supportive role in the universities that grew out of the cathedral and monastery schools a university dean came to be an official with various administrative duties citation needed catholic church edit part of a series on the hierarchy of the catholic church saint peter ecclesiastical titles order of precedence pope pope emeritus cardinal cardinal vicar crown prince protector moderator of the curia chaplain of his holiness papal legate papal majordomo apostolic nuncio apostolic delegate apostolic syndic apostolic visitor vicar apostolic apostolic exarch apostolic prefect assistant to the papal throne eparch metropolitan patriarch catholicos bishop archbishop bishop emeritus diocesan bishop major archbishop primate suffragan bishop titular bishop coadjutor bishop auxiliary bishop prelate provost pontiff territorial prelate territorial abbot liturgical titles acolyte consecrator lector subdeacon administrative and pastoral titles auditor brother chancellor chaplain military chaplain military ordinary coarb confessor consultor curate deacon archdeacon defender of the bond definitor devil s advocate diocesan administrator ecclesiastical judge exorcist laity lay abbot abthain commendatory lay cardinal minister major orders minor orders missionary monsignor officialis ostiarius pastor assistant pastor palatinus personal prelate preacher prefect presbyter elder priest principal protonotary apostolic reverend saint servant of god blessed venerable seminarian vicar judicial vicar vicar general vicar forane sub dean consecrated and professed titles abbess abbot consecrated virgin corrector custos friar dean grand master hermit master of novices monk novice nun postulant prior provincial superior rector religious superior general additional titles almoner altar server archimandrite archpriest archdeacon canon captain general of the church chorbishop coarb commissary apostolic conclavist custos datarius gonfalonier of the church honorary prelate minor canon notarius ostiarius peritus postulator prebendary precentor prince bishop prince abbot prince primate prince provost promotor fidei protopriest protodeacon protosyncellus regionarius sacristan sidewalk counselor usher associations and organization titles third orders oblates confraternities pious unions grand master knights hospitaller order of the holy sepulchre teutonic knights inquisitor grand inquisitor preceptor catholic church portal v t e the title dean is conferred upon a parish priest who serves as a senior figure though usually without specific jurisdictional authority over an area or section of a diocese 3 these are sometimes referred to as rural deans and are expected to show a degree of leadership among the priests of the region known as a deanery this function is sometimes titled vicar forane a abbreviated to vf 4 the second vatican council s decree concerning the pastoral office of bishops in the church 1965 referred to vicars forane and deans together latin vicarii foranei decani 5 an episcopal vicar serves a broader diocesan function and has more formal authority and specific powers under canon law john salvano a catholic priest who was dean of st patrick s cathedral in victoria australia in australia the terms dean and administrator of the cathedral parish are both used in relation to the pastor in charge of st patrick s cathedral melbourne 6 in recent years the catholic church in england and wales has introduced the custom of designating cathedral deans formerly known as cathedral administrators for example the cathedral of st john the baptist in norwich has a cathedral dean 7 however the term differs slightly from the anglican usage as catholic deans do not necessarily preside over the cathedral chapter this function belonging to the office of provost and are not necessarily required even to be a member of the chapter more commonly in places throughout the world where a cathedral chapter has not been erected as for instance in the united states where there are no chapters at all the term rector is used for the priest who serves as chief administrator of a cathedral church as it is in other religious communities citation needed the term dean is also used in the eastern catholic churches ibrahim ibrahim now a bishop formerly served as dean of the western region of the melkite eparchy of newton in the united states 8 the dean of the college of cardinals and the cardinal vice dean are the president and vice president of the college both are elected except for presiding and delegating administrative tasks they have no authority over the cardinals acting as primus inter pares first among equals citation needed the current dean is giovanni battista cardinal re approved on 18 january 2020 anglican communion edit cathedrals edit see also list of deans in the church of england in the church of england and elsewhere in the anglican communion the dean is the chief resident cleric of a cathedral or other collegiate church and the head of the chapter of canons if the cathedral or collegiate church has its own parish the dean is usually also rector of the parish however in the church of ireland the roles are often separated and most cathedrals in the church of england do not have associated parishes in the church in wales however most cathedrals are parish churches and their deans are now also vicars of their parishes in some parts of the communion particularly in the scottish episcopal church and formerly in some cathedrals in england the senior resident cleric in a cathedral is a provost each diocese of the scottish episcopal church has a dean of the diocese this is a cleric who rather than heading the cathedral staff assists the bishop in the administration of the diocese in this way a scottish episcopal dean is similar to an archdeacon in the other member churches of the communion a post that does not exist in the scottish church in the anglican church of canada the roles of senior cleric of the cathedral are combined in one person who is referred to as rector of cathedral and dean of diocese thus peter elliott was rector of christ church cathedral and dean of new westminster 9 the style the very reverend distinguishes a cleric as a dean or a cathedral provost for example the very reverend june osborne was dean of salisbury cathedral 10 the legal act by which a cathedral dean in the church of england takes up their role is the institution which is invariably followed in the same service by the installation into his her stall in the cathedral church an institution and installation are very often referred to simply as an installation in consideration of the high status of a dean the very reverend title is normally a permanent title preferment citation needed some important deans include the deans of st paul s canterbury cathedral and westminster abbey westminster abbey is a royal peculiar not the seat of any bishop or a cathedral but is led by a dean the deans of washington national cathedral and st patrick s cathedral dublin are likewise important clerics in their churches citation needed rural or area deaneries edit main article rural dean in many parts of the anglican communion parishes are grouped together to form deaneries each being a constituent administrative district of the diocese usually a deanery is led by one of the incumbents of the deanery s parishes who is called a rural dean but in more urban areas this has often been replaced by the title area dean or regional dean such a dean chairs the meeting of the deanery s clergy which like a cathedral is called a chapter and may also chair a deanery synod rural deans and those known by alternative titles rank as primi inter pares of their chapters and do not have the seniority of cathedral or diocesan deans citation needed other uses edit the head of an anglican theological college or seminary may also be called a dean in common with its use in education citation needed lutheran church edit a lutheran dean in a cope within the lutheran tradition particularly in the nordic and baltic tradition of evangelical episcopal lutheranism senior clergy bear the title dean each diocese usually has a cathedral dean in charge of the cathedral church and a series of area deans to supervise the clergy in a given geographical area in the evangelical lutheran church of finland there are also deans in charge of leading the administrative work and personnel of the chapters 11 united methodism edit united methodists often speak of a dean in terms of the dean of the cabinet every annual conference has a bishop s cabinet made up of the district superintendents under the bishop s appointment as well as occasionally a few other conference officials one of these superintendents is chosen by their colleagues to serve as the dean usually for one year this dean then has certain administrative and leadership responsibilities and is accountable to the bishop citation needed in united methodist camping programs the leader of a camp program is often referred to as the dean this likely grew out of the academic origin of methodist camps as epworth institutes see also edit archpriest dean encyclopædia britannica vol vii 9th ed 1878 pp 13 14 notes edit forane is latin for in a foreign land references edit 1 2 oxford english dictionary s v deacon the american heritage dictionary of the english language 4th ed bartleby 2000 archived from the original on 25 january 2009 retrieved 17 august 2008 dean catholic encyclopedia retrieved 17 february 2007 archdiocese of armagh pastoral areas accessed on 24 august 2026 second vatican council christus dominus and its latin equivalent section 28 published on 28 october 1965 accessed on 23 august 2026 st patrick s cathedral melbourne newsletter for the twentieth sunday in ordinary time sunday 16 august 2026 accessed on 24 august 2026 diocese of east anglia fr martin hardy inducted as cathedral dean published on 8 july 2026 accessed on 24 august 2026 canadian conference of catholic bishops new bishop named for greek melkite catholics in canada published on 18 june 2003 accessed on 24 august 2026 new west dean elected deputy prolocutor anglican church of canada news 20 november 2003 archived from the original on 29 september 2007 retrieved 10 september 2025 q a with the very reverend june osborne dean of salisbury cathedral salisbury journal 16 may 2013 retrieved 4 september 2018 see for example the structure of the evangelical lutheran church of latvia here authority control databases international gnd other yale lux retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title dean_ christianity oldid 1371040937 categories deans christianity anglican deans church of england deans roman catholic deans catholic ecclesiastical titles christian religious occupations hidden categories articles with short 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