Michael Mayne
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The Very Reverend Michael Mayne KCVO |
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| Dean of Westminster | |
| Church | Church of England |
| In office | 1986 to 1996 |
| Predecessor | Edward Carpenter |
| Successor | Wesley Carr |
| Other posts | Vicar of Church of St Mary the Great, Cambridge (1979–1986) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1957 |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
10 September 1929 Harlestone, Northamptonshire, England |
| Died | 22 October 2006 (aged 77) |
| Nationality | British |
| Denomination | Anglicanism |
| Education | The King's School, Canterbury |
| Alma mater |
Corpus Christi College, Cambridge Cuddesdon Theological College |
Michael Clement Otway Mayne, KCVO (10 September 1929 – 22 October 2006) was an English priest of the Church of England who served as the Dean of Westminster.
Michael Clement Otway Mayne was born at Harlestone, Northamptonshire, the son of Rev. Michael Ashton Otway Mayne, rector of that parish, and his wife Sylvia Clementia Lumley Ellis. His father committed suicide when Mayne was three years old, after which his mother moved the family to Torbay and then London. With the support of clerical charities, Mayne was educated at The King's School, Canterbury and later at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge and Cuddesdon Theological College, Oxford. His early passion for acting and drama flourished while at university, though his former headmaster encouraged him to take up the priesthood.
Mayne served his curacy at St John's Harpenden (1957–1959) and then spent six years as chaplain to , Bishop of Southwark (1959–1965). In 1965, newly married, he became vicar of the Parish of Norton, Letchworth Garden City, where he carried out an effective ministry for the next seven years.
In 1972 Mayne was made the head of religious programmes for BBC Radio and in 1979 he became the vicar of Great St. Mary's, the university church of Cambridge.
In 1986 he was invited by Queen Elizabeth II to become Dean of Westminster Abbey, a position he held until 1996. During his tenure he selected various people to be commemorated in the abbey, including Oscar Wilde, Alexander Pope, Edward Lear, Robert Herrick and Matthew Arnold. On his retirement in 1996 he was made Dean Emeritus of Westminster and also received his KCVO.
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