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Dean of Carlisle

anglican head of Diocese of Carlisle

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionMay 9, 2026
Entity authorityQ5246596 ↗
Source-derived summary

The Dean of Carlisle is based in Carlisle, United Kingdom, and is the head of the Chapter of Carlisle Cathedral in the Church of England's Diocese of Carlisle. The post of Dean is currently vacant following the resignation of Jonathan Brewster in July 2025.

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The public source identifies “Dean of Carlisle” as anglican head of Diocese of Carlisle. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Dean, Carlisle and anglican.

Editorial reviewA practical starting point whose main value is the path it opens into stronger specialist and primary sources. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—2025—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1542. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Dean, Carlisle and anglican providing the first useful test.
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This entry incorporates text from “Dean of Carlisle” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.