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Appointments

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20 May 2016

New archdeacon
THE next Archdeacon of Buckingham, in Oxford diocese, is to be the Revd Guy Elsmore, Team Rector in the St Luke in the City Team Ministry, Liverpool, since 2010, and Area Dean of Toxteth and Wavertree, and Hon. Canon of Liverpool Cathedral in Liverpool diocese, since 2014. He has served in the diocese since 1993.

 

BEAHAN. The Revd Alan Beahan, Priest-in-Charge of Hindley, now Priest-in-Charge of Ormskirk (Liverpool).
BERRY. The Revd Paul Berry, Team Vicar in the Edgware Team Ministry (London), to be Team Rector.
BOND. The Revd Gita Bond, Assistant Curate (Associate Vicar) of the Ramseys and Upwood (Ely), to be house-for-duty Priest-in-Charge of Christ Church with St Peter, West Green (London).
BRADLEY. The Revd Andrew Bradley, Chaplaincy Site lead of Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, to be Priest-in-Charge of St Wilfrid’s, Northenden, remaining Chaplain of Christie Hospital NHS Trust (Manchester).
BRAE. The Revd David Brae, Team Vicar in the Bacup and Stacksteads Team Ministry (Manchester), to be Team Rector.
BRUCE. The Revd Amanda Bruce, Team Rector in the Sutton Team Ministry, to be Vicar of St Luke’s, Great Crosby (Liverpool).
BURTON. The Revd Barbara Burton, Priest-in-Charge of Boughton, of Barton Bendish with Beachamwell and Shingham, of Wereham, of Fincham, of Marham, of Shouldham, of Shouldham Thorpe, of Watlington, of Holme Runcton with South Runcton and Wallington, and of Tottenhill with Wormegay, and Rural Dean of Fincham and Feltwell, to be Priest-in-Charge of West Walton, and of Walpole St Peter with Walpole St Andrew, Walpole, and Deanery Fresh Expressions and Secondary School Minister (Ely).
CALOW. The Revd Jacqueline Calow, house-for-duty Assistant Curate in the Saddleworth Team Ministry, to be Priest-in-Charge of Tonge with Alkrington, and Assistant Curate of All Saints’, Rhodes, in Rhodes and Parkfield (Manchester).
CLARK. The Revd Dr Terence Clark, Team Rector in the Deane Team Ministry, and Area Dean of Deane, to be also Priest-in-Charge of St Thomas and St John, Lostock (Manchester).
DEAR. The Revd Virginia Dear, Assistant Curate in the Hertford Team Ministry, to be Vicar of St Ippolyts with Great and Little Wymondley (St Albans).
DEW. The Revd Lindsay Dew, Rector of Dunton with Wrestlingworth and Eyeworth, and Rural Dean of Biggleswade, now also Hon. Canon of St Albans Cathedral (St Albans).
DICK. The Revd Caroline Dick, Team Vicar in the Durham North Team Ministry, to be Team Rector, remaining Hon. Canon of Durhm Cathedral (Durham).
DURRANS. The Revd Janet Durrans, Assistant Curate of St Nicholas’s, Chislehurst (Rochester), to be Priest-in-Charge of St Peter in the Isle of Thanet (Canterbury).
FORBES STONE. The Revd Elizabeth Forbes Stone, Assistant Curate of St Francis of Assisi, North Radford, Coventry, to be Priest-in-Charge of St Catherine’s, Stoke Aldermoor, in the Coventry Caludon Team Ministry (Coventry).
GRANT. The Revd Amanda Grant, Assistant Curate of the Arle Valley Benefice (Winchester), to be Vicar of Kirkburton and Shelley (Leeds).
GREAVES. The Revd Kevin Greaves, Assistant Curate in the Castleford Team Ministry, to be Vicar of Chapelthorpe (Leeds)
GREGORY. The Revd Mary Gregory, Team Rector in the Ashby-de-la-Zouch and Breedon on the Hill Team Ministry, to be also Convener of the Ashby and Breedon Mission Partnership (Leicester).
HARRIS. The Revd David Harris, Rector of St Giles with St Saviour, Reading (Oxford), to be also Deputy Chairman of the Trustees of the Prayer Book Society.
HEWERDINE. The Revd Mark Hewerdine, Assistant Curate of Christ Church, West Didsbury, and St Christopher’s, Withington, to be Priest-in-Charge of Ladybarn, Withington Deanery Fresh Expressions Enabler, and Assistant Curate of St Nicholas’s, Burnage (Manchester).
HILL. The Revd Janice Hill, Diocesan Missioner, to be also part-time Priest-in-Charge of St Michael’s, Blundellsands (Liverpool).
HOPKINS. The Revd Neil Hopkins, Assistant Curate of Christ Church, Portswood, Southampton (Winchester), to be Vicar of Knaphill with Brookwood (Guildford).
JACKS. The Revd Dr David Jacks, Vicar of Llandrillo-yn-Rhos (St Asaph), to be Vicar of Christ Church, Ashton-under-Lyne (Manchester).
JONES. The Revd Sharon Jones, Priest-in-Charge of St Andrew’s, Dearnley, and of Wardle and Smallbridge, to be Team Rector in the Saddleworth Team Ministry, remaining Hon. Canon of Manchester Cathedral (Manchester).
LINDSEY. The Revd John (Sami) Lindsey, Assistant Curate of Holy Trinity with St John the Divine, Leicester, and Assistant Curate in the Emmaus Parish Team, to be Priest-in-Charge of St John the Baptist, Clarendon Park, in the Emmaus Parish Team (Leicester).
McKEE. The Revd Joanna McKee, Assistant Curate of Harwood, to be Priest-in-Charge of St Andrew’s, Black Lane, Radcliffe (Manchester).
McLEOD. The Revd Everton McLeod, Vicar of Trentham, and of Hanford (Lichfield), to be Team Vicar in the Hampreston Team Ministry (Salisbury).
NEWTON. The Revd Gordon Newton, Team Vicar in St Wilfrid’s Team Ministry, Harrogate, to be Vicar of Staincliffe and Carlinghow (Leeds).
THOMAS. The Revd Huw Thomas, Assistant Curate of Sacred Trinity and St Philip with St Stephen, Salford, to be Priest-in-Charge of St Michael’s, Flixton (Manchester).
WADSWORTH. The Revd Peter Wadsworth, Vicar of St Saviour’s, St Albans, now also Hon. Canon of St Albans Cathedral (St Albans).
WESTON. The Revd Phillip Weston, Priest-in-Charge of Gidea Park (Chelmsford), to be Vicar.

 

LAY APPOINTMENTS
DENNIS. Simon Dennis to be Bradford Area Assistant Warden of Readers (Leeds).
GRANGE. Ian Grange to be Huddersfield Area Assistant Warden of Readers (Leeds).
JACKSON. Freda Jackson to be Wakefield Area Assistant Warden of Readers (Leeds).
NICHOLL. Ann Nicholl, Lay Canon Emeritus of Ripon Cathedral, to be also Leeds Area Assistant Warden of Readers (Leeds).
SHIELD. Julie Shield to be Ripon Area Assistant Warden of Readers (Leeds).
STOKES. Helen Stokes, Reader, to be also half-time Lay Anglican Chaplain of HM Prison Leicester (Leicester).

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