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Appointments

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27 November 2015

BANISTER. The Revd Jane Banister, NS Associate Minister in the Tring Team Ministry (St Albans), now Team Vicar.

BENT. The Revd Helen Bent, Head of Ministerial Training of the Royal School of Church Music, and Assistant Curate (Associate Vicar) in the Rivers Team Ministry, to be also Hon. Canon of Sheffield Cathedral (Sheffield).

BOWLER. The Revd Neil Bowler, Vicar of Ranmoor, and Bishop’s Adviser in Spirituality, to be also Hon. Canon of Sheffield Cathedral (Sheffield).

BRADFORD. The Revd Simon Bradford, NS Assistant Curate of Milton, of Landbeach, and of Waterbeach (Ely), to be Associate Priest of each.

CAPPER. The Revd Katherine Capper, Hon. Assistant Curate (Associate Vicar) of Betchworth and Buckland, to be half-time Assistant Curate (Associate Vicar) of St Mary Magdalene, Reigate (Southwark).

CARR. The Revd Leighton Carr, NSM of Christ Church with Emmanuel, Clifton (Bristol), now Kingston Episcopal Area Missioner for Emerging Communities (Southwark).

CHELASHAW. The Revd Kiprotich Chelashaw, Assistant Curate of Alsagers Bank, Audley and Talke (Lichfield), now Assistant Curate (Assistant Minister) of East Dean with Friston and Jevington (Chichester).

COCKAYNE. The Revd Mark Cockayne, Director of the Parish Support Team, to be also Hon. Canon of Sheffield Cathedral (Sheffield).

CUTTING. The Ven. Alastair Cutting, Archdeacon of Lewisham and Greenwich, now also Priest-in-Charge of Holy Trinity with St Augustine, Sydenham (Southwark).

FRASER. The Revd Jeremy Fraser, Priest-in-Charge of St Paul and St James, Stratford, to be Vicar, remaining Area Dean of Newham, and Hon. Canon of Chelmsford Cathedral (Chelmsford).

GAMBLE. The Revd Stephen Gamble, Vicar of Kirby Misperton with Nomanby and Salton, and Rector of Middleton, Newton and Sinnington (York), to be Rector of Kirklington with Burneston, Wath and Pickhill (West Yorkshire & the Dales).

GIBBON. The Revd Matthew Gibbon, Priest-in-Charge of Treharris, Trelewis, Bedlinog and Llanfabon, to be Priest-in-Charge of Aberaman and Abercwmboi with Cwmaman (Llandaff).

GILKS. The Revd Peter Gilks, formerly Vicar of Ampfield, Chilworth and North Baddesley, now Team Rector in the Portway and Danebury Team Ministry, and Assistant Area Dean of Andover (Winchester).

GILLARD. The Revd David Gillard, Vicar of St Elisabeth’s, Eastbourne, now also Rural Dean of Eastbourne (Chichester).

HALL. The Revd Stephen Hall, Vicar of St Mary the Virgin, Lewisham, to be also Chaplain of Colfe’s School (Southwark).

HARLING. The Revd Timothy Harling, Chaplain of Queens’ College, Cambridge, to be also Interim Rural Dean of Cambridge South (Ely).

HODGSON. The Revd Gary Hodgson, Vicar of Cottingley and Area Dean of Airedale, to be Vicar of Tong and Laisterdyke, remaining Hon. Canon of Bradford Cathedral (West Yorkshire & the Dales).

HODGSON. The Revd Helen Hodgson, Assistant Curate of Cottingley, to be part-time Assistant Curate (Associate Minister) of Tong and Laisterdyke (West Yorkshire & the Dales).

JEFFERY. The Revd Hannah Jeffery, Chaplain of Bishop Stopford School, and Clergy Continuing Ministerial Development Officer (Peterborough), to be Director of Ministry for Christian charity Prospects.

LAZENBY. The Revd Dr Donna Lazenby, Tutor of St Mellitus College, to be also NS Assistant Curate (Assistant Priest) of All Saints’, Kenley, and of St Barnabas’s, Purley (Southwark).

MOOKERJI. The Revd Michael Mookerji, formerly Assistant Curate of Hartshorne and Bretby, to be joint Retirement Chaplain (Derby).

NORBURY. The Revd Robert Norbury, Vicar of St John the Evangelist, Crowborough, now Vicar of St Michael and All Angels and St Paul, Brighton (Chichester).

OGUNYEMI. The Revd Dele Ogunyemi, Priest-in-Charge of Nunhead (Southwark), to be Vicar.

POWELL. The Revd Dr Mark Powell, Vicar of Melbourne, Ticknall, Smisby and Stanton by Bridge (Derby), to be Canon of St George’s Chapel, Windsor.

REES. The Revd Stephen Rees, Vicar of Little Heath (St Albans), to be Vicar of All Saints’, Crowborough (Chichester).

RICHARDS. The Revd John Richards, formerly Vicar of Yardley Wood, to be Diocesan Retirement Officer (Birmingham).

STAINER. The Revd David Stainer, NS Assistant Curate of Collier Row and Havering-Atte-Bower, to be Assistant Curate (Associate Priest) of Rainham with Wennington (Chelmsford).

TAYLOR. The Revd Michael Taylor, Vicar of St Andrew’s, Jersey (Winchester), to be Priest-in-Charge of Freshford with Limpley Stoke and Hinton Charterhouse, and Bath Deanery Mission Enabler (Bath & Wells).

TRETHEWEY. The Revd Richard Trethewey, Assistant Curate (Associate Vicar) of Knowle (Birmingham), to be Rector of Glenfield and Newtown Linford (Leicester).

WILSON. The Revd Neil Wilson, Vicar of Haltwhistle and Greenhead, to be also Chaplain of Haltwhistle Hospital (Newcastle).

WORTLEY. The Revd Lyn Wortley, Priest-in-Charge of Greasborough, Assistant Curate of Rawmarsh with Parkgate, of Kimberworth, and of Kimberworth Park, and Area Dean of Rotherham, to be also Hon. Canon of Sheffield Cathedral (Sheffield).

 

WALES

HUGHES. The Ven. Roger Hughes, Priest-in-Charge (Transitional Minister) of Llangunnor with Cwmffrwd, now Transitional Minister of Llanelli, remaining Archdeacon of Carmarthen (St Davids) (correction).

 

ECUMENICAL

NEWTON. The Revd Gillian Newton, Chair of Sheffield District of the Methodist Church, to be Hon. Ecumenical Canon of Sheffield Cathedral (Sheffield).

 

LAY APPOINTMENTS

GORE. Dr Christine Gore, Director of Formation for Ministry, to be also Hon. Lay Canon of Sheffield Cathedral (Sheffield).

HIGTON. Professor Michael Higton, Professor of Theology and Religion of Durham University (Durham), to be also Hon. Canon Theologian of Sheffield Cathedral (Sheffield).

LUCAS, Adrian Lucas to be Head of Choral Studies at the Royal School of Church Music.

MOOKERJI. Rachel Mookerji to be joint Retirement Chaplain (Derby).

 

READERS (LLMs) (admitted and licensed)

Diocese of York (by the Archbishop in his Cathedral on 14 November): Martin Adams, Heather Bingley, Margaret Hall, Geoff Hill, Susan Hill, Alison Hutchinson, Sylvia Swan.

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