Nicholas Henshall

Nicholas James Henshall (born 6 April 1962) has been Dean of Chelmsford since 2014.

The son of Michael Henshall, long-serving Bishop of Warrington, Nicholas Henshall was born in Mossley, educated at Manchester Grammar School, Wadham College, Oxford and Ripon College Cuddesdon; and ordained in 1989. After a curacy at, St Mary, Blyth he was Vicar of St Margaret, Scotswood from 1992 to 2002 when he became Canon Precentor of Derby Cathedral. He was Vicar of Christ Church, Harrogate from 2008 to 2014; and acting Archdeacon of Richmond during his final year there. He was instituted at Chelmsford Cathedral on 2 February 2014.