Stephen Waine

Stephen John Waine (born May 1959) is an Anglican priest. Since February 2015, he has been the Dean of Chichester. He had been the Archdeacon of Dorset from 2010 to 2015.

Waine was born in 1959. He studied Economic and Social Studies at the University of East Anglia and graduated Bachelor of Arts (BA) in 1980. He then trained for the priesthood at Westcott House, Cambridge.

Waine was ordained into the Church of England in 1985. He then served his curacy at St Peter's Church, Wolverhampton. He was Succentor at St Paul's Cathedral from 1988 to 1993. After this, he was Vicar of St Edward the Confessor Church, Romford. In 2010, he was appointed Archdeacon of Dorset.

In November 2014 it was announced that he would succeed Nicholas Frayling as Dean of Chichester. He took up the post in February 2015.