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Dean of Westminster
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Dean of Westminster
The
Dean
of
Westminster
is the head of the chapter at
Westminster Abbey
. Due to the Abbey's status as a
Royal Peculiar
, the dean answers directly to the Queen (not to the
Bishop of London
as
ordinary
, nor to the
Archbishop of Canterbury
as
metropolitan
). Initially, the office was a successor to that of
abbot of Westminster
, and was for the first 10 years cathedral dean for the
Diocese of Westminster
. The current dean is
John Hall
.
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