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“The themes that are important in Christianity permeate her writing: good and bad, light and darkness,” said the Rev. Patrick Malloy, subdean of the cathedral.

From Washington Post • Mar. 8, 2018

In 1839 Margaret Scott married the Rev. Alfred Gatty, D.D., vicar of Ecclesfield near Sheffield, subdean of York cathedral, and the author of various works both secular and religious.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" by Various

James IV. endowed the chapel with large revenues, and in 1501 erected it into a collegiate church for dean, subdean, chanter, sacristan, treasurer, chancellor, archpriests, sixteen chaplains, six singing boys and a choir master.

From Scottish Cathedrals and Abbeys by Butler, Dugald

The dean was present: also three canons—Dr. Burrows, who was subdean, Dr. Gardner, and Mr. Mence.

From The Channings by Wood, Henry, Mrs.

He kept a sufficiently handsome establishment as subdean, but he was stingy.

From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 14, No. 388, September 5, 1829 by Various