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Resignations and retirements

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21 October 2016

ASTIN. The Revd Dr Timothy Astin, Priest-in-Charge of Bottesford with Ashby (Lincoln).

BURKITT. The Revd Paul Burkitt, Priest-in-Charge of St Mary Lowgate, Kingston upon Hull (York): 30 October.

BURNETT-HALL. The Revd Karen Burnett-Hall, house-for-duty Priest-in-Charge of Wimbotsham with Stow Bardolph and Stow Bridge with Nordelph (Ely): 29 January 2017.

FLINTOFT-CHAPMAN. The Revd Margaret Flintoft-Chapman, Hon. Assistant Curate (Associate Priest) of Holy Trinity, Barkingside (Chelmsford): 20 November.

MASTERS. The Revd Stephen Masters, Vicar of St Anne’s, Alderney (Canterbury and Winchester): 31 October.

RICHARDSON. The Revd James Richardson, Hon. Assistant Curate (Associate Priest) of Barrow-upon-Soar with Walton le Wolds, and of Wymeswold and Prestwold with Holton (Leicetsr): 31 October.

SILK. The Revd Ian Silk, Vicar of St George’s, Swallowbeck, Lincoln: 12 September, remaining Prebendary of Lincoln Cathedral (Lincoln).

SLOGGETT. The Revd Donald Sloggett, Rector of Stoulton with Drakes Broughton and Pirton and Norton (Worcester).

SUMNER. The Revd John Sumner, house-for-duty Assistant Curate in the West Worcestershire Rural Team Ministry, and Bishop’s Adviser on New Religious Movements and Alternative Spiritualities (Worcester): 31 October.

SUNLEY. The Revd Carol Sunley, Hon. Assistant Curate of Ormesby (York): 31 December.

SWIFT. The Revd Ian Swift, Priest-in-Charge of Crosscrake (Carlisle): 6 November.

VALE. The Revd Thomas Vale, Vicar of Blackfordby and Woodville (Leicester): 30 April 2017.

WIDDESS. The Revd Margaret Widdess, Hon. Assistant Curate (Associate Priest) of St Botolph’s, Cambridge (Ely): 4 December.

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