Posted on: 15th January 2026

The Diocese of Leeds is pleased to announce that the Revd Canon Jonathan Triffitt has been appointed as Interim Dean of Bradford for a period of three years.

Revd Jonathan will be licensed on Sunday, March 1 at 3pm at Bradford Cathedral, with the Rt Revd Toby Howarth, Interim Bishop of Leeds, officiating.

He is currently serving as Director of Ministry and Mission and Deputy Diocesan Secretary (Bishop's Missioner) in the Diocese of Salisbury.

Revd Jonathan grew up in Bradford and came to faith at St Augustine’s Church, where his vocation to ministry was first nurtured.

Revd Jonathan said: “I am deeply grateful and humbled to be appointed Interim Dean of Bradford and delighted to be returning to my home city. 

“I look forward to serving the Cathedral and the communities it exists to serve, reconnecting with familiar faces and forming new relationships across Bradford and the wider diocese. 

“I am very much looking forward to working alongside cathedral colleagues and fellow deans, as together we serve the life and mission of the Church across the Diocese of Leeds. 

“I am also profoundly thankful to the Diocese of Salisbury, whose formation and encouragement have prepared me to respond to God’s call to this role.”

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