Dean of CanterburyDavid was installed in December 2022 as the 40th Dean of Canterbury (post Reformation) heading up a staff of 250 and over 500 volunteers; leading the mother church of the Anglican Communion.He chairs the College of Deans for the Church of England. Prior to this he was Dean of Leicester in the East Midlands where he was responsible for the re-interment of King Richard III after his find in a ‘car park’ and the redevelopment of the cathedral in one of Britain’s most diverse cities where he also chaired the inter-faith ministry of the diocese. He also served as Associate Vicar of St Martin-in-the-Fields, London and as an Area Dean in Wimbledon, first being ordained in the Diocese of Birmingham in 1993. His interests focus on faith in the public realm, change, culture and the arts.He grew up in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland and shares his life in a Civil Partnership with David Hamilton and their lurcher dog Barney.