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Resignations and retirements

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18 March 2016

BAGGALEY. The Revd Patricia Baggaley, house-for-duty Assistant Curate (Associate Priest) of the Trunch Group (Norwich): 31 March.

BATES. The Revd William Bates, Vicar of St Nicholas’s, Allestree, and Priest-in-Charge of Quarndon (Derby): 13 July.

DALZELL. The Revd Paul Dalzell, Priest-in-Charge of Montreux with Anzere, Gstaad and Monthey, Switzerland (Europe): 17 July.

HEDGES. The Revd Anne Hedges, Chaplain of HM Prison Bure (Norwich).

IRWIN. The Revd George Irwin, Rector of Ballymacash, and Canon Chancellor of Christ Church Cathedral, Lisburn (Connor): 30 April.

LOVETT. The Revd Dr Ian Lovett, Team Vicar in the Bideford, Northam, Westward Ho!, Appledore, Weare Giffard, Littleham, Landcross and Monkleigh Team Ministry (Exeter): 30 April.

MARTIN. The Revd Susan Martin, part-time Chaplain of Queen Elizabeth Hospital King’s Lynn NHS Trust: 31 March, remaining Volunteer Chaplain of the Norfolk Hospice (Norwich).

MITCHELL. The Revd Stephen Mitchell, Vicar of Dalham, Gazeley, Higham, Kentford and Moulton, Priest-in-Charge of Mildenhall, and Hon. Canon of St Edmundsbury Cathedral (St Edmundsbury & Ipswich): 29 May, becoming Canon Emeritus.

NICHOLS. The Revd Robert Nichols, Rector of the Wayland Group: Caston, Griston, Merton, Thompson, Stow Bedon, Breckles and Great Hockam (Norwich): 14 June.

SPURWAY. The Revd Christine Spurway, Rector of Riddlesdown and Area Dean of South Croydon (Southwark): as Area Dean: 18 April; as Rector: 16 May.

TAYLOR. The Revd Dr Michael Taylor, Rector of Gedling, Priest-in-Charge of Lambley, and Hon. Canon of Southwell Minster (Southwell & Nottingham): 31 March.

VASEY-SAUNDERS. The Revd Dr Mark Vasey-Saunders, Pioneer Minister and Team Vicar for Fresh Expressions in the Retford Area Team Ministry, with responsibility for Babworth and Scofton, and St Michael’s, West Retford (Southwell & Nottingham): 31 July.

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