A dean, in an ecclesiastical context, is a cleric holding certain positions of authority within a religious hierarchy. The title is used mainly in the Catholic Church, the Anglican Communion, and many
John Salvano, a Catholic priest, who was Dean of St Patrick's Cathedral in Victoria, Australia
A Russian archpriest in his street clothes – Feodor Dubyansky, confessor to the Empress Elizabeth and Catherine II. Portrait by Alexei Antropov, 1761.