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Resignations and retirements

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22 May 2015

BATTISON. The Revd Mark Battison, Priest-in-Charge of Barrowden and Wakerley with South Luffen-ham and Morcott with Duddington and Tixover (Peterborough): 31 August.

CONNOLLY. The Revd Lynne Connolly, Vicar of St James's, East Crompton (Manchester): 30 November.

COTTAM. The Revd Michael Cottam, Vicar of Llangadog and Gwnfe with Llanddeusant (St Davids): 14 February 2016.

EARL. The Revd Simon Earl, Vicar of Hooe and Rector of Ninfield (Chichester): 31 May.

GARBUTT. The Revd Mary Garbutt, as Hon. Canon of Peterborough Cathedral: 3 June, becoming Canon Emeritus; as Rural Dean of Brixworth: 25 June, remaining Rector of the Faxton Group (Maid- well with Draughton and Lamport with Faxton, and Arthingworth and Harrington with Oxendon and East Farndon), and Diocesan Bungoma Link Officer (Peterborough).

JOYCE. The Revd Gordon Joyce, Area Dean of Bury: 1 September, remaining Vicar of Bury, Roch Valley, Priest-in-Charge of Bircle and Assistant Curate of St Mary's, Bury (Manchester).

MORTON. The Revd Rex Morton, Auxiliary Area Dean of West Barnet, remaining Vicar of Golders Green (London).

ROE. The Revd Daniel Roe, Assistant Curate of Clifton (York).

WASHFORD. The Revd Rhonwen Washford, NS Assistant Priest of St Andrew and the Good Shepherd, Thorpe (Norwich): 9 June.

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