Richard Montague Stephens Eyre (16 May 1929 – 12 December 2012) was an Anglican priest. He was the Dean of Exeter from 1981 to 1995. Eyre was educated at Charterhouse School and Oriel College, Oxford. He was ordained as an Anglican priest in 1957 and began his ministry as a curate at St Mark's Portsea, Portsmouth. After this, he was a tutor at Chichester Theological College then a chaplain at Eastbourne College. From 1965 to 1973, he was the Vicar of Arundel and from 1975 to 1981, the Archdeacon of Chichester, before his appointment as the Dean of Exeter. References 1929 births 2012 deaths Archdeacons of Chichester Deans of Exeter British Anglo-Catholics Anglo-Catholic clergy People educated at Charterhouse School Alumni of Oriel College, Oxford