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Appointments

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10 June 2016

ANDREW. The Revd Paul Andrew, Royal Navy Chaplain, to be Chap­lain of HMS Ocean (Royal Naval Chaplaincy Service).

AUSTIN. The Revd David Austin, NS Assistant Curate of Kemble, Poole Keynes, Somerford Keynes with Sharncote, Coates, Rodmarton and Sapperton with Frampton Man­sell, to be house-for-duty Associate Priest in the Thameshead Benefice (Gloucester), remaining On-Call Locum Chaplain of Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Swindon (Bristol).

BATTISON. The Revd Mark Batti­son, formerly Priest-in-Charge of Barrowden and Wakerley with South Luffenham and Morcott with Duddington and Tixover (Peter­borough), to be Priest-in-Charge of St Margaret and All Saints, Leicester Abbey (Leicester).

BOWDEN. The Revd Mary Bow­den, Priest-in-Charge of Hasle­mere and Grayswood (Guildford), to be Rector.

BOWERS. The Revd David Bowers, Vicar of South Cerney with Cerney Wick, Siddington and Preston, to be Rector of the Sodbury Vale Bene­fice, remaining Hon. Canon of Gloucester Cathedral (Gloucester).

BROWN. The Revd Anne Brown, Priest-in-Charge of Three Rivers, to be Priest-in-Charge of St Agnes and Mount Hawke with Mithian, and of Perranzabuloe and Crantock with Cubert, remaining Hon. Canon of Truro Cathedral (Truro).

CHALLIS. The Revd Clare Challis, Assistant Curate of Bursledon (Win­chester), to be Assistant Curate (Associate Minister) of Churt, in the Churt and Hindhead Benefice (Guild­ford) (correction).

CHANDLER. The Revd Quentin Chandler, Continuing Ministerial Education Officer, Principal of the Lay Ministry Course, and Assistant Curate (Assistant Priest) of Great with Little Harrowden and Orling­bury and Isham with Pytchley (Peterborough), to be Priest-in-Charge of Marston Morteyne with Litlington, and Diocesan Director of Ordinands (St Albans).

CHAPMAN. The Revd Dr Mark Chapman, Hon. Assistant Curate of Garsington, Cuddesdon and Horse­path, Vice-Principal of Ripon College, Cuddesdon, and Professor of the History of Modern Theology in the University of Oxford (Ox-
ford), to be also Canon Theologian of Truro Cathedral (Truro).

CHEESEMAN. The Revd Nicholas Cheeseman, Vicar of St Mark with All Saints, Reading, now also Berk­shire Archdeaconry Area Director of Ordinands (Oxford).

COOKE. The Revd Susan Cooke, Assistant Curate of Sunningdale (Oxford), to be Vicar of All Saints’, West Ewell (Guildford).

COWIE. The Revd David Cowie, Assistant Curate of Holy Trinity without the Walls, Chester, now Assistant Curate of St Mary without the Walls, Handbridge (Chester).

EVENS. The Rt Revd Robert Evens, Hon. Assistant Bishop, now also Bishop’s Visitor to the Cheltenham Network Church (Bishop’s Mission order) (Gloucester).

FREEMAN. The Revd Dorothy Free­man, NS Assistant Curate (Asso­ciate Priest) of St George’s, Swallowbeck, Lincoln, to be Rector of Withamside (Lincoln).

GRADY. The Revd Gary Grady, Assistant Curate of Cirencester, to be Team Vicar in the South Chel­tenham Churches, with responsibil­ity for St Peter’s, Leckhampton, and the Church in Warden Hill (Glouc­ester).

GRENHAM-THOMPSON. The Revd Sharon Grenham-Thompson, Senior Chaplain of HM Prison Bedford (St Albans), now Team Vicar in the Watling Valley Team Ministry (Oxford).

GRIFFITHS. The Revd Christopher Griffiths, Assistant Curate in the Wimbledon Team Ministry (South­wark), to be Priest-in-Charge of Horringer (St Edmundsbury & Ips­wich).

HARWOOD. The Revd Peter Harwood, Vicar of Christ Church, Woking, to be also Area Dean of Woking (Guildford).

HOLDEN. The Revd Richard Hol­den, Priest-in-Charge of St Aidan’s, Cleethorpes, and of Old Clee, to be Rector of the Skegness Group (Lincoln).

HUMM. The Revd Andrew Humm, Assistant Curate of Emmanuel Church, Loughborough (Leicester), to be Priest-in-Charge of St George and St Paul, Tiverton (Exeter).

LINDNER. The Revd Christoph Lindner, NS Assistant Curate of Gerrards Cross and Fulmer, now Rector of Denham (Oxford).

MURPHY. The Revd Christopher Murphy, Assistant Curate of Bovey Tracey with Hennock (Exeter), to be Assistant Curate (Associate Minis­ter) of Barnston (Chester).

NATHANIEL. The Revd Dr Leslie Nathaniel, Archbishop of Canter­bury’s International Secretary for Ecumenical Affairs, and European Secretary of the Council of Chris­tian Unity, to be Chaplain of St Thomas a Becket, Hamburg, Ger­many, remaining Hon. Canon of the Cathedral Chapter (Europe).

POTTER. The Revd Neil Potter, NS Assistant Curate (Associate Priest) of Camborne and Tuckingmill, and of Penponds, now Assistant Curate (Associate Priest) of Camborne, Tuckingmill and Penponds (Truro).

RANDALL. The Revd Colin Ran­dall, Priest-in-Charge of Seven­hamp­ton with Charlton Abbots, Hawling and Whittington, Dowdes­well and Andoversford with The Shiptons and Cold Salperton, and Withington (Gloucester), to be Rector.

ROWBORY. The Revd Simon Row­bory, Assistant Curate of the Martyrs’, Leicester (Leicester), to be Priest-in-Charge of John Keble Church, Mill Hill (London).

RUGG. The Revd Richard Rugg, Assistant Curate of St Peter and St Paul, Buckingham (Oxford), to be Assistant Curate (Associate Minis­ter) of Claygate (Guildford).

STEPHENS. The Revd Martin Stephens, Team Vicar in the Buck­nall Team Ministry (Lichfield), to be Team Rector in the Maccles­field Team Parish (Chester).

THOMSON. The Revd Mark Thomson, Assistant Curate of the Uffington Group, with special responsibility for Barholm, Brace­bor­ough, Greatford, West Deeping and Wilsthorpe, to be Rector of Quarrington with Old Sleaford (Lincoln).

TOMALIN. The Revd Stanley Toma­lin, Assistant Curate of Hail­sham (Chichester), to be Assistant Curate (Associate Minister) of St Cuthbert with St Mary, Cheadle (Chester).

TREMTHTHANMOR. The Revd Chrys Tremththanmor, Training Officer designate for Continuing Ministerial Development, to be also Assistant Curate (Associate Vicar) of Abington (Peterborough).

UFFINDELL. The Revd David Uffindell, Vicar of Sunningdale, and Priest-in-Charge of Holy Trinity, Bracknell (Oxford), to be Rector of Farnham (Guildford).

WILKIN. The Revd Kenneth Wil­kin, Chaplain of HM Prison Hol­lo­way (London), to be Chaplain of HM Prison Down View (Guild­ford).

 

WALES

JONES. The Revd Tracy Jones, Ministry Area Leader of Bro Padrig, to be also Canon Quintus of Bangor Cathedral (Bangor).

RABJOHNS. The Revd Benjamin Rabjohns, Team Vicar in Aberavon Rectorial Benefice, to be Priest-in-Charge of Penrhiwceber, Matthews­town and Ynysboeth (Llandaff).

REES. The Revd Helen Rees, NSM of NS Assistant Curate of Gower­ton, to be part-time Assistant Cur­ate (Associate Priest) in the Central Swansea Rectorial Benefice, remain­ing Diocesan Director of Education (Swansea & Brecon).

REES. The Revd Ian Rees, Vicar of Gowerton, to be Team Rector in the Central Swansea Rectorial Benefice, remaining Bishop’s Officer for Calling, Discipleship and Lay Min­istry, and Hon. Canon of Brecon Cathedral (Swansea & Brecon).

WILLIAMS. The Revd Angela Williams, Vicar and Ministry Area Leader of Bro Tysilio, to be also Canon Treasurer of Bangor Cathed­ral (Bangor).

 

SCOTLAND

CROOK. The Revd Malcolm Crook, Priest-in-Charge of St Paul and St Stephen, Sculcoates, and of St Mary’s, Sculcoates, Hull (York), to be Team Rector in the Glasgow East End Team Ministry (Glasgow & Galloway).

 

AIR TRAINING CORPS

The following to be Hon. Chap­lains: the Revd Dr Peter Bowes (Easingwold Squadron); the Revd Kay Dyer (Stratford-upon-Avon Squad­ron); the Revd Stuart Evans (Ruthin Squadron); the Revd Alan Jesson (Ely Squadron); the Revd Lesley Mattacks (Batley Squad­ron); the Revd Neil McCathie (Britwell Squadron); the Revd Jo Mulliner (New Forest Squadron); the Revd Linda Ludkin (Lawnswood Squad­ron); the Revd Jacqueline Hyde (Innsworth Squadron); the Revd Susan Stewart (Mosborough Squad­ron); the Revd Michael Vickers (Hornchurch Squadron).

 

LAY APPOINTMENTS

CHAMBERLAIN. Jo Chamberlain to be Diocesan Environment Ad-
viser (Sheffield).

GANNON. Lesley Gannon to be Chief Executive Officer of the Dio-
cese of Chichester Academy Trust (Chichester).

McFARLANE. The Rt Hon. Lord Justice (Sir Andrew) McFarlane, Chancellor (Exeter), to be also Chair of the Cathedral Council (Here­ford).

PECOCARO. Domenica Pecocaro to be Kent Refugee Projects Officer (Canterbury).

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