These are the dean, the precentor, the chancellor and the treasurer. In the absence of the dean and precentor the chancellor is president of the chapter. The precentor of the new Coventry Cathedral at the opening service was Joseph Poole. Milo Crispin, who was precentor at Bec and died in 1149. For a long time Kyteman was the precentor of the choir. The precentor is Tim Schofield who was educated at Durham University and Christ's College, Cambridge. Most cathedrals have a precentor in charge of the organisation of liturgy and worship. A precentor is a person, usually ordained, who is in charge of preparing worship services. In 2003, she was appointed precentor and a canon residentiary of St Paul's. Adrian Mumford is the honorary Lay Canon Precentor. The Dean held a prebend, as did the Precentor. A precentor is a person who helps facilitate worship. He continued as precentor at St. Mark's, however, until 1877. The role of precentor was carried over from the synagogues into the early church. A precentor is a member of a church who helps facilitate worship.