Henry Edward Champneys Stapleton MBE[1] (born 17 June 1932[2]) was Dean of Carlisle from 1988 to 1998.
He was Vicar of Seaton Ross then Rector of Skelton.
From 1975 to 1981 he was Vicar of Wroxham and then a canon residentiary at Rochester Cathedral[4] until his appointment as Dean of Carlisle.
[5] An author, his writings include Skelton Village (1971).
Heirs without Title (1974), The Skilful Master Builder (1975), The Model Working Parson (1976) and The Churchyards Handbook (with Peter Burman, 1988).