The Deanery of Reading lies within the Church of England Archdeaconry of Berkshire in the Diocese of Oxford. As of 2007, there were reported to be 3,428 members of churches within the deanery.
Deans
Rural deans
1859 Rev. John Wilder
Area deans
-2013: Canon Brian Shenton
2014-2017: Rev'd Stephen Pullin
2017- : Rev'd Dr Graeme Fancourt
Churches
There are 39 churches in the Deanery of Reading, as of 2015:
St Mary The Virgin, Beech Hill
Caversham Park (LEP) St Andrew, Caversham St John the Baptist, Caversham St Peter, Caversham St Nicolas, Earley St Peter, Earley St Barnabas, Emmer Green Trinity Church, Lower Earley St Margaret's, Mapledurham All Saints, Reading Christ Church, Reading Greyfriars, Reading Holy Trinity, Reading Minister of St Mary the Virgin, Reading New Hope Community Church, Reading St Agnes, Reading St Barnabas, Reading St Bartholomew, Reading St Giles, Reading St John the Evangelist and St Stephen, Reading St Laurence, Reading St Luke, Reading St Mark, Reading St Matthews, Reading St Paul, Reading St Mary's, Shinfield St Michael's & All Angels, Spencer's Wood All Saints, Swallowfield Cornwell Community Church, Tilehurst St Birinus Mission, Tilehurst St Catherine of Sienna, Tilehurst St George, Tilehurst St Mary Magdalen, Tilehurst St Michael, Tilehurst Airfield, Woodley Emmanuel, Woodley St James, Woodley St John the Evangelist, Woodley