Dean of Rochester

The Dean of Rochester is the head of the chapter of canons at Rochester Cathedral, the mother church of the Church of England Diocese of Rochester. The current dean is Philip Hesketh, who has served in that role since June 2016. List of deans Early modern 1541–1570 Walter Phillips 1570–1572 Edmund Freke 1572–1581 Thomas Willoughby 1581–1591 John Coldwell 1592–1611 Thomas Blague 1611–1615 Richard Milbourne 1615–1620 Robert Scott (elder) 1621–1624 Godfrey Goodman 1625–1639 Walter Balcanquhall 1639–1642 Henry King 1642–1644 Thomas Turner 1644–1660 Vacancy (Commonwealth) 1660 Benjamin Lany 1661–1670 Nathaniel Hardy 1670–1673 Peter Mews 1673–1688 Thomas Lamplugh 1676–1688 John Castilion 1688 Simon Lowth (nominated) 1689–1706 Henry Ullock 1706–1723 Samuel Pratt 1724–1732 Nicholas Clagett 1732–1743 Thomas Herring 1743–1744 William Barnard 1744–1765 John Newcombe 1765–1767 William Markham 1767–1775 Benjamin Newcombe 1775–1779 Thomas Thurlow 1779–1782 Richard Cust 1782–1802 Thomas Dampier