Adrian Dorber

The Very Reverend Adrian Dorber
Dean of Lichfield
Church	Church of England
Diocese	Diocese of Lichfield
Installed	24 September 2005
Predecessor	Michael Yorke
Other posts	Director of Ministries and Training, Diocese of Durham (1997–2005)
Orders
Ordination	1979 (deacon) 1980 (priest)
Personal details
Born	(1952-09-23) 23 September 1952
Denomination	Anglican
Spouse	Caroline
Children	Five
Alma mater	St John's College, Durham

Adrian John Dorber (born 23 September 1952) is a British Anglican priest. Since 2005, he has been the Dean of Lichfield Cathedral in the Church of England.^[1]^[2]

Early life and education

Dorber was born on 23 September 1952.^[3] He was educated at St John's College, Durham (BA, 1974) and King's College London (MTh, 1991).^[4]

Dorber was ordained in the Church of England as a deacon in 1979 and as a priest in 1980.^[4] His first post was a curacy at St Michael and St Mary Magdalene's Church in Easthampstead, Berkshire^[5] after which he was Priest in charge at St Barnabas, Emmer Green. From 1985 to 1997 he was Chaplain of Portsmouth Polytechnic then, when its status changed, Portsmouth University. He was Director of Ministries and Training in the Diocese of Durham before his elevation to the Deanery as Dean of Lichfield^[6] on 24 September 2005.

Deans of Lichfield

Medieval	Stephen Seagrave Roger de Convenis John Garssia Richard FitzRalph John of Thoresby Simon de Brisele John Bokyngham William de Manton Laurence de Ibstock Anthony Rous Francis de Teobaldeschi William Pakington Thomas de Stretton Robert Wolveden John Verney Thomas Heywood

Early modern	John Yotton Ralph Colyngwood James Denton Richard Sampson Henry Williams John Ramridge Laurence Nowell George Boleyn James Montague William Tooker Walter Curle Augustine Lindsell John Warner Samuel Fell Griffin Higgs William Paul Thomas Wood Matthew Smallwood Lancelot Addison William Binckes Jonathan Kimberley William Walmesley Nicholas Penny John Addenbrooke Baptist Proby

Late modern	John Woodhouse Henry Howard William Champneys Edward Bickersteth Herbert Luckock Henry Savage Frederic Iremonger William MacPherson George Holderness John Lang Tom Wright Michael Yorke Adrian Dorber Pete Wilcox (Acting)

Diocese of Lichfield

Lichfield Cathedral Bishop's House, Lichfield St Mary's House, Lichfield Area scheme (1992–present)

Office holders	Michael Ipgrave, Bishop of Lichfield Clive Gregory, acting Bishop of Lichfield and area Bishop of Wolverhampton Mark Rylands, area Bishop of Shrewsbury Geoff Annas, area Bishop of Stafford AEO: Jonathan Goodall, Bishop suffragan of Ebbsfleet Adrian Dorber, Dean of Lichfield Paul Thomas, Archdeacon of Salop Simon Baker, Archdeacon of Lichfield Matthew Parker, Archdeacon of Stoke Sue Weller, Archdeacon of Walsall

Historic offices	Archdeacon of Chester (12th century – 1541; erected into Chester diocese) Archdeacon of Derby (12th century – 1884; moved to Southwell then erected into Derby diocese) Archdeacon of Stafford (13th century – 1980; renamed to Lichfield archdeaconry)

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