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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==
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*1840–1847 [[William Herbert (botanist)|William Herbert]]
*1847–1872 [[George Bowers (priest)|George Bowers]]
*1872–1883 [[Benjamin Cowie]] (afterwards [[Dean of Exeter]], 1883)
*1884–1890 [[John Oakley (priest)|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 (priest)|Herbert Jones]]
*1964–1983 [[Alfred Jowett]]
*1984–1993 [[Robert Waddington (priest)|Robert Waddington]]
*1993–2005 [[Ken Riley (priest)|Ken Riley]]
*2005–present [[Rogers Govender]]

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