Adrian Dorber

The Reverend

Adrian Dorber
The Reverend; Adrian Dorber
Dean of Lichfield
Church	Church of England
Diocese	Diocese of Lichfield
Installed	24 September 2005
Term ended	31 March 2023
Predecessor	Michael Yorke
Successor	Jan McFarlane
Other post(s)	Director of Ministries and Training, Diocese of Durham (1997–2005)
Orders
Ordination	1979 (deacon) ; 1980 (priest)
Personal details
Born	23 September 1952 (age 72)
Denomination	Anglican
Spouse	Caroline
Children	Five
Alma mater	St John's College, Durham

Adrian John Dorber (born 23 September 1952) is a British retired Anglican priest. From 2005 until his retirement in March 2023, he was 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. Dorber retired effective 31 March 2023.^[7]

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v t e 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 Weldon Champneys Edward Bickersteth Herbert Mortimer Luckock Henry Savage Frederic Iremonger William MacPherson George Holderness John Lang Tom Wright Michael Yorke Adrian Dorber Pete Wilcox (Acting) Jan McFarlane

v t e 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 Tim Wambunya, area Bishop of Wolverhampton Sarah Bullock, area Bishop of Shrewsbury Matthew Parker, area Bishop of Stafford Jan McFarlane, Dean of Lichfield and honorary assistant bishop Anne Hollinghurst, Principal of The Queen's Foundation and honorary assistant bishop AEO: the Bishop suffragan of Oswestry & Rob Munro, Bishop suffragan of Ebbsfleet Sue Weller, Archdeacon of Lichfield Megan Smith, Archdeacon of Stoke Archdeacon of Salop (vacant) Archdeacon of Walsall (vacant)
Provincial episcopal visitors	Paul Thomas, Bishop suffragan of Oswestry
Historic offices	Archdeacon of Chester (12th century – 1541; erected into Chester diocese) Archdeacon of Stafford (12 C. – 1980; renamed to Lichfield archdeaconry) Archdeacon of Coventry (12 C. – 1837; moved to Worcester then erected into Coventry diocese) Archdeacon of Derby (12th C. – 1884; moved to Southwell then erected into Derby diocese)