Andrew Tremlett

Andrew Tremlett (born 9 March 1964) is a British Church of England priest. Since 2022, he has served as Dean of St Paul's, and is therefore the head of the Chapter of St Paul's Cathedral and the most senior priest in the Diocese of London. Previously, he was a canon residentiary of Bristol Cathedral (2008–2010), a canon residentiary of Westminster Abbey (2010–2016) and Dean of Durham (2016–2022).

Early life and education Tremlett was born on 9 March 1964. His father is Anthony Tremlett, who was a Church of England priest and former archdeacon. He then matriculated into Pembroke College, Cambridge to study classics.

In 1986, Tremlett began training for ordination at Wycliffe Hall, Oxford, a theological college in the Evangelical Anglicanism tradition. During this time, he also studied theology at The Queen's College, Oxford, and graduated from the University of Oxford with a BA degree in 1988; as per tradition, his BA was promoted to an MA (Oxon) in 1995.

During his ordained ministry, Tremlett has continued to study. In 1996, he graduated from the University of Exeter with a Master of Philosophy (MPhil) degree. From 1992 to 1995, he was based in the Diocese of Europe.

In July 2010, it was announced that Tremlett was to be made a Canon of Westminster and Rector of St Margaret's Church, Westminster. There was controversy surrounding the appointment. The rector of St Margaret's had also been the Chaplain to the Speaker of the House of Commons for the previous 40 years. However, John Bercow blocked the appointment of Tremlett having described him as "another white middle aged man", and instead appointed Rose Hudson-Wilkin as chaplain. In October 2010, he was installed as a canon at Westminster Abbey. Tremlett was to be installed as dean in the summer of 2016. On 17 July 2016, he was installed as dean in a service at Durham Cathedral. He has also been rector of St Chad's College, Durham, from 2017. Tremlett was formally appointed on 21 September 2022, and installed on 25 September 2022.

Personal life Tremlett married Ali, a teacher, in 1988 and has three children; they separated in 2016 and divorced in 2021. He married Maggi Dawn in April 2022.

Tremlett had a cat called Badger which became well known among the students of Durham University and residents living in the city. Badger had over 3,000 followers on Twitter. Announcing the news of Badger's death, Tremlett said: "Very sadly, after a short illness, he has found his place in the sun."