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Resignations and retirements

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19 August 2016

BAKER. The Revd Dr Jenifer Baker, OLM of St John the Baptist, Ruyton-XI-Towns with Great and Little Ness (Lichfield): 31 October.

BARTON. The Revd Dale Barton, Priest-in-Charge of St Augustine’s, Undercliffe, Bradford, and of St Clement’s, Bradford (Leeds).

BEAL. The Revd David Beal, Rural Dean of Storrington, remaining Rector of St Mary, West Chiltington (Chi­ches­ter).

BERRY. The Revd Heather Berry, Rector of St Mary’s, Rougham, Weasen­­ham and Wellingham (Nor­wich): 14 October.

BUSHAU. The Revd Reginald Bushau, Vicar of St Stephen’s, South Kensington (London): 31 October.

BUTTERWORTH. The Revd John Butterworth, Vicar of St Mary Magdalene’s, Outwood (Leeds).

CROWE. The Revd Ralph Crowe, Vicar of St Chad’s, Toller Lane, and Hon. Canon of Bradford Cathedral (Leeds): 30 September.

DAVIES. The Revd Christopher Davies, Vicar of Wymondham (Nor­wich): 31 October, remaining Hon. Canon of Southwark Cathedral (South­wark).

ELDRIDGE. The Revd Stephen Eldridge, Team Vicar in the North Cheltenham Team Ministry (Glou­cester): 30 September.

ELFRED. The Revd Michael Elfred, Vicar of Tadworth (Southwark): 5 September.

GRIGG. The Revd Deborah Grigg, Assistant Curate of Bodmin with Lanhydrock and Lanivet (Truro).

GWYTHER. The Revd Geoffrey Gwyther, Canon Treasurer of St Davids Cathedral (St Davids): 30 November.

HINDER. The Revd Dr Richard Hinder, Hon. Assistant Curate (As­­sist­­ant Priest) of St Matthew’s, Croy­don (Southwark).

IWANUSCHAK. The Revd Victor Iwanuschak, Priest-in-Charge of All Saints’, Pontefract (Leeds).

JACKSON. The Revd Michael Jackson, Vicar of Kirkby-In-Mal­ham­dale (Leeds): 30 September.

MARSH. Correction. The Revd John Marsh, OLM of Ockley, Oke­wood and Forest Green (Guildford), has not resigned, as stated on 8 July, but remains in post. Guildford diocese apologises for the error.

MORRELL. The Revd Paul Morrell, Team Vicar in the Heavitree and St Mary Steps Team Ministry (Exeter): 31 August.

OLLIER. The Revd Jane Ollier, Priest-in-Charge of St Mark, St Matthew and St Sidwell, Exeter (Exeter): 31 August.

PARKIN. The Revd Jonathan Parkin, Assistant Curate of Branston with Nocton and Potterhanworth, and of Metheringham with Blankney and Dunston, Lead Missioner to the Luminous Community, and Dio­cesan Fresh Expressions Enabler (Lincoln): 31 August.

PIPER. The Revd Clifford Piper, Rector of St John the Evangelist, Forres, remaining Hon. Canon of
St Andrew’s Cathedral, Inverness (Moray, Ross & Caithness).

PLESSIS. The Revd Dr John Plessis, Priest-in-Charge of Llangennech and Hendy and Llwynhendy (St Davids): 11 September.

POOLE. The Revd Denise Poole, Ministry and Mission Officer, and Hon. Canon of Bradford Cathedral (Leeds).

RAILTON-CROWDER. The Revd Mary Railton-Crowder, Vicar of St Cuthbert’s, Birkby and Birchencliffe (Leeds).

VEEN. The Revd Keith Veen, OLM Assistant Curate (Assistant Priest) of Christ Church, Broad Green, Croy­don (Southwark).

WARD. The Revd David Ward, Vicar of Bradley, and Priest-in-Charge of Fixby and Cowcliffe, and Hon. Canon of Wakefield Cathedral (Leeds).

WILD. The Revd Alan Wild, Hon. Assistant Curate (Assistant Priest)
of St Peter’s, Walworth, remaining Hon. Canon of Southwark Cathedral (Southwark).

WRIGHT. The Revd Frank Wright, Rector of St John the Baptist, West­bourne (Chichester).

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