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
Portrait of Dutch Deacon Jacobus Johannes Graaf (1839–1924)
A Lutheran dean in a cope.
John Salvano a Catholic Priest who was Dean at St Patricks Cathderal in Victoria, Australia
In the Catholic Church and the Anglican Communion as well as some Lutheran denominations, a rural dean is a member of clergy who presides over a "rural deanery" ; "ruridecanal" is the corresponding ad
A rural church building on the western prairie of the United States
Hull Minster, see of the Rural Deanery of Hull