Minor Canons of St Paul's

The Minor Canons of St Paul's Cathedral, London, whose origins predate the Norman conquest of England, unusually were independent of the senior canons and – being priests – were of higher status than the lay vicars choral. Medieval Hereford furnishes the only other example of such an office.

There were three full-time clergy at St. Paul's who were part of its ministry and mission team but not members of the cathedral chapter. Notwithstanding the abolition of the college, there remain two minor canons: the succentor and the sacrist. They organise and take part in services in the cathedral, with particular areas of specialist responsibility such as ceremony, music, liturgy, and daily services. The chaplain is responsible for the pastoral care of the cathedral. The role of chaplain is not that of a minor canon but is in the newly established category of priest vicar.

Minor canons and priest vicar (as of July 2024)
succentor minor canon Robert Kozak since 23 February 2022
sacrist minor canon Robert Coupland since 6 October 2019
chaplain priest vicar Paula Hollingsworth since 14 February 2020
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