*** DEBUG START ***
*** DEBUG END ***

Resignations and retirements

by
11 March 2016

Dean to retire

THE Very Revd Victor Stacey, Dean of St Patrick’s Cathedral, Dublin, since 2012, will retire on 31 March. Before his present appointment, he had held posts in Connor, Down & Dromore, and Dublin & Glendalough dioceses.

 

ALLEN. The Revd Philip Allen, Vicar of St Paul’s, Gatten, Shanklin (Portsmouth): 31 July.

BASTON. The Ven. Caroline Baston, Priest-in-Charge of North Swindon (Bristol): 2 July, remaining Archdeacon Emeritus of the Isle of Wight (Portsmouth), and Warden of the Community of St Mary the Virgin.

CARTER. The Revd Jacqueline Carter, Vicar of Rhosllannerchrugog and Penycae (St Asaph): 30 September.

HARMER. The Revd Timothy Harmer, house-for-duty Priest-in-Charge of Coniston and Torver (Carlisle): 31 July.

HARRIS. The Revd James Harris, Area Dean of Alyn: 31 March, remaining Vicar of Minera with Coedpoeth (St Asaph).

MITCHELL. The Revd Stephen Mitchell, Rural Dean of Mildenhall, remaining Vicar of Dalham, Gazeley, Higham, Kentford and Moulton, Priest-in-Charge of Mildenhall, and Hon. Canon of St Edmundsbury Catheral (St Edmundsbury & Ipswich).

OWEN. The Revd Dafydd Owen, Area Dean of Bristol South: 30 April, remaining Vicar of Stockwood, Bristol, and Hon. Canon of Bristol Cathedral (Bristol).

PRESTON. The Revd Deborah Preston, NS Assistant Curate (Assistant Priest) in the Kirkby Lonsdale Team Ministry (Carlisle): 12 May.

REDFERN. The Revd Paul Redfern, Rector of Kilbride (Connor): 31 March.

REGAN. The Revd Noel Regan, Rector of St Macartan’s Cathedral, Clogher, with Errigle, Portclare, Augher, Newtonsaville and Eskrahoole, and Precentor of St Macartan’s Cathedral, Clogher, and St Macartin’s Cathedral, Enniskillen (Clogher): 31 March.

ROBINS. The Revd Douglas Robins, Hon. Priest-in-Charge of Veryan with Ruan Lanihorne, and Hon. Canon of Truro Cathedral (Truro): 11 June.

STURROCK. The Revd Marian Sturrock, Rector of St Peter and St Michael and All Angels, Thundersley (Chelmsford): 19 May.

URQUHART. The Revd Ian Urquhart, Assistant Curate (Associate Minister) of Barnston (Chester): 30 April.

WARD-SMITH. The Revd Richard Ward-Smith, NS Assistant Curate in charge of Kilkhampton with Morwenstow (Truro): 5 April.

WYATT. The Revd Susan Wyatt, Vicar of St John the Evangelist, Cherry Hinton, and Hon. Canon of Ely Cathedral (Ely): 21 June.

Browse Church and Charity jobs on the Church Times jobsite

The Church Times Archive

Read reports from issues stretching back to 1863, search for your parish or see if any of the clergy you know get a mention.

FREE for Church Times subscribers.

Explore the archive

Forthcoming Events

Church Times Festival of Preaching 2026

13 - 15 September 2026

An event to inspire, nurture, and celebrate all who are called to proclaim the gospel today.

tickets available now

English Mystics Series course

26 January - 25 May 2026

A short course at Sarum College.

tickets available now

 

This year, the Church Times is also delighted to sponsor two events: 

National Cathedrals Conference  Bristol, 18 to 21 May 2026

An event aimed at developing cathedrals as important places of prayer, inspiration, education, challenge, and debate. Find out more at nationalcathedralsconference.org

Public Faith Common Good  a day symposium at St John’s College Cambridge, Tuesday 21 July 2026

Speakers to include the former Archbishop of Canterbury Lord Williams; the Bishop of Chelmsford, Dr Guli Francis-Deqhani, Nick Spencer, and Anna Rowlands.

This event is free, but booking is required. Find out more at elydatabase.org/events

 

Visit our Events page for upcoming and past events

Welcome to the Church Times

To explore the Church Times website fully, please sign in or subscribe.

New to us? Non-subscribers can read up to four free articles a month. Simply sign up for a free account to receive the Church Times newsletter, plus exclusive offers and events, straight to your inbox. As a thank you for joining us, we are also currently offering a £5 discount for the Church House Bookshop online (valid for one order of £30 or more). See your welcome email for details.