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Resignations and retirements

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30 September 2016

BALL. The Revd Mark Ball, Priest-in-Charge of St Peter with St Alphege and St Mildred, and St Margaret with St Mary de Castro, and of St Dunstan with Holy Cross, Canterbury, and Hon. Chaplain of the Marlowe Theatre (Canterbury): 20 November.

CHARMLEY. The Revd Mark Charmley, Rector of St Pierre du Bois, and of St Marguerite de la Foret, Guernsey: 31 October, re­­maining Rector of St Philippe de Torteval, and of St Saviour’s, Guern­­sey (Canterbury and Win­chester).

CHARMLEY. The Revd Tracy-Belinda Charmley, Assistant Curate (Assistant Priest) of St Pierre du Bois, and of St Marguerite de la Foret, Guernsey: 31 October, re­­maining Assistant Curate (Assistant Priest) of St Philippe de Torteval, and of St Saviour’s, Guernsey (Can­terbury and Winchester).

DATTA. The Revd Dr Adrian Datte, Assistant Curate of St Phil­ippe de Torteval, St Pierre du Bois, St Saviour’s, and St Marguerite de La Foret, Guernsey (Canterbury and Winchester).

DOE. The Revd Martin Doe, Senior Chaplain of York Teaching Hospitals

NHS Foundation Trust (York): 30 September.

DUDLEY. The Revd Dr Martin Dudley, Rector of St Bartholomew the Great, Smithfield (London): 31 December.

FLINT. The Revd Edward Flint, Assistant Curate of St Mary’s Bryanston Square, with St Mark’s, Marylebone (London).

GRAINGER-SMITH. The Revd James Grainger-Smith: Rural Dean of North Holderness, remaining Vicar of Brandesburton and Leven (York).

HAWES. The Revd Rachel Hawes, Priest-in-Charge of St Martin’s, Ludgate, London (London).

KINGSTON. The Revd Michael Kingston, Rural Dean of Depwade: 2 November, remaining Team Rector in the Hempnall Team Min­istry (Norwich).

LOFTUS. The Revd Francis Loftus, Vicar of Riccall, Barlby and Hem­ingbrough (York): 31 January.

LOVERIDGE. The Revd Douglas Loveridge, Bishop’s Adviser for Hospital Chaplaincies, and Chaplain of West Hertfordshire Hospital Trust (St Albans).

MEAD. The Revd Lynda Mead, NS Assistant Curate of Boldre with South Baddesley (Winchester): 31 De­­cember.

MERCURIO. The Revd Frank Mercurio, Priest-in-Charge of Alfre­ton, and of Riddings and Ironville, and Hon. Canon of Derby Cathedral (Derby): 14 October, becoming Canon Emeritus.

ROBINSON. The Revd Paul Robinson, Rector of East and West Tilbury and Lindford (Chelmsford).

THISTLETHWAITE. The Revd Dr Nicholas Thistlethwaite, Sub Dean, Residentiary Canon, and Precentor of Guildford Cathedral (Guildford): 31 December.

THOMAS. The Revd Professor David Thomas, Hon. Canon Theo­logian of Derby Cathedral, and
Hon. Associate Priest of Melbourne, Smis­­by, Ticknall, and Stanton-by-Bridge (Derby): 1 November, ­­be­­coming Canon Emeritus.

TOMLINSON. The Revd Barry Tomlinson, Priest-in-Charge of St Andrew’s, Brin­­ton, Briningham, Hunworth, Stody, Swanton Novers and Thornage (Norwich): 27 Nov­ember.

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