Dean of Manchester

List of deans

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