George Nairn-Briggs

The Very. Rev George Peter Nairn-Briggs, AKC was Provost then Dean of Wakefield.^[1] He is also the author of several books.^[2]
He was born on 5 July 1945^[3] and educated at Slough Technical High School and began his working life in local authority housing after which he was a press officer for MAFF. From 1966 he began to study for the priesthood, firstly at King's College London and then at St Augustine's College, Canterbury. He held curacies at St Laurence, Catford and then St Saviour, Raynes Park. After this he was Vicar of Christ the King, Salfords and then St Peter, St Helier (Bishop Andrewes) in Morden. He was the Bishop of Wakefield’s Advisor for Social Responsibility between 1987 and 1997,^[4] and a Canon Residentiary at Wakefield cathedral from 1992.^[5] He was then promoted to lead the staff at the Cathedral Church of All Saints, his job title (if not his role) changing in 2000.

References

↑ In 2000 all Provosts were redesignated Deans.
↑ Amongst others he has written Love in Action, 1986; Serving Two Masters, 1988; and It Happens in the Family, 1992. > British Library website accessed 17:48 GMT 9 February 2011
↑ Burkes
↑ Crockfords, (London, Church House 1995) ISBN 0-7151-8088-6
↑ Who's Who 2008: London, A & C Black, 2008 ISBN 978-0-7136-8555-8

Church of England titles
Preceded by John Edward Allen	Provost, then Dean of Wakefield 1997–2007	Succeeded by Jonathan Desmond Francis Greener

Provosts and Deans of Wakefield

Provosts	William MacLeod Noel Hopkins Philip Pare John Lister John Allen George Nairn-Briggs (became Dean)

Deans	George Nairn-Briggs Jonathan Greener (presiding dean from 2014)

Office holders

Diocesan bishop	Nick Baines, Bishop of Leeds

Area bishops	Tony Robinson, Bishop of Wakefield James Bell, Bishop of Ripon Jonathan Gibbs, Bishop of Huddersfield Toby Howarth, Bishop of Bradford

Other bishops	Paul Slater, Bishop of Richmond (assistant area bishop, Leeds Episcopal Area & assistant to the diocesan) AEO: the area Bishop of Wakefield

Deans	Jonathan Greener, Dean of Wakefield (presiding dean) Jerry Lepine, Dean of Bradford John Dobson, Dean of Ripon

Archdeacons	Peter Townley, Archdeacon of Pontefract Anne Dawtry, Archdeacon of Halifax Beverley Mason, Archdeacon of Richmond and Craven Andy Jolley, Archdeacon of Bradford Arani Sen, Acting Archdeacon of Leeds Paul Ayers, Archdeacon-designate of Leeds

Predecessor offices

diocesan Bishop of Ripon (1836–2014; renamed "Ripon and Leeds" in 1999)
diocesan Bishop of Wakefield (1888–2014)
diocesan Bishop of Bradford (1919–2014)
Provost of Bradford (1930–2000; see Dean of Bradford)
Provost of Wakefield (1931–2000; see Dean of Wakefield)
Archdeacon of Craven (1836–2014; merged into Richmond and Craven)
Archdeacon of Halifax (1888–1927; renamed Pontefract)
Archdeacon of Huddersfield (1888–1927; renamed Halifax)
Archdeacon of Ripon (1894–1921; renamed Archdeacon of Leeds)

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