Dean of Jersey

The Dean of Jersey is the leader of the Church of England in Jersey. He is ex officio a member of the States of Jersey, although since the constitutional reforms of 1948 the Dean may not take part in parliamentary votes. The Dean acts as the chaplain of the States Assembly and may speak in debates on any matter.

The Dean is appointed by the Crown by means of letters patent and sworn into that office by Jersey's Royal Court. The Dean also serves as rector of one of the Parishes of Jersey and is instituted and inducted in that office by the Bishop of Winchester. Since 1784 it has been customary (but not obligatory) for the Dean to also be the rector of the Parish Church of St Helier, but this has not always been the case. For example, William Corbet Le Breton, father of Lillie Langtry, was rector of Saint Saviour at the time he became Dean, though transferred to St Helier in 1875.

Since 1661, the Dean of Jersey has a seal of pointed ellipse type. The arms of the deanery impale those of each individual (or alternatively a monogram).

The Dean of Jersey presides over the ecclesiastical court.

List of deans

From	To	Dean of Jersey
1620	1645	David Bandinel
1645	1661	vacant
1661	1671	Philip Le Couteur
1672	1714	Clement Le Couteur
1714	1728	Thomas Le Breton
1729	1775	Francis Payn
1775	1802	Francis Le Breton
1802	1823	Edouard Dupré
1823	1837	Corbet Hue
1838	1844	Francis Jeune^[1]
1850	1883	William Corbet Le Breton
1888	1906	George Orange Balleine
1906	1937	Samuel Falle
1937	1959	Matthew Le Marinel
1959	1971	Alan Stanley Giles^[1]
1971	1985	Thomas Goss^[1]
1985	1993	Basil O'Ferrall
1993	2005	John Seaford
2005	2017	Bob Key
2017		Mike Keirle^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Rectors". Members.societe-jersiaise.org. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
^ "About". www.jerseydeanery.je. Retrieved 6 January 2021.

Bibliography

Customs, Ceremonies & Traditions of the Channel Islands, Lemprière, 1976, ISBN 0-7091-5842-4

External links

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v t e Deans of Jersey
Early modern	David Bandinel Philip Le Couteur Clement Le Couteur Thomas Le Breton Francis Payn Francis Le Breton
Late modern	Corbet Hue Francis Jeune William Le Breton George Orange Balleine Samuel Falle Matthew Le Marinel Alan Giles Thomas Goss Basil O'Ferrall John Seaford Bob Key Mike Keirle

v t e Diocese of Winchester
Winchester Cathedral Wolvesey Palace Wolvesey Castle Farnham Castle Winchester Palace Old Alresford Place Winchester House, Chelsea
Office holders	Philip Mounstephen, Bishop of Winchester David Williams, Bishop suffragan of Basingstoke Geoff Annas, acting Bishop suffragan of Southampton Rhiannon King, Bishop suffragan designate of Southampton and Archdeacon of Ipswich AEO: Bishop suffragan of Richborough (vacant) & Rob Munro, Bishop suffragan of Ebbsfleet Catherine Ogle, Dean of Winchester Richard Brand, Archdeacon of Winchester Jean Burgess, Archdeacon of Bournemouth
Selected deaneries	Deanery of Alresford
Historic offices	Bishop suffragan of Guildford (1874–1927; Diocese of Guildford erected) Bishop suffragan of Dorking (1905–1909) Archdeacon of Winchester (11th century–2000; renamed Bournemouth) Archdeacon of Surrey (12th century–1927; became Diocese of Guildford) Archdeacon of the Isle of Wight (1871–1927; became Diocese of Portsmouth) Archdeacon of Portsmouth (1925–1927; became Diocese of Portsmouth) Archdeacon of Basingstoke (1927–2000; renamed Winchester)

List of deans

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References

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