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Resignations and retirements

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07 October 2016

AGER. The Revd David Ager, NS Associate Priest of the Blackdown Benefice: 1 November, remaining Taunton Archdeaconry Bishop’s Officer for Ordained Non-Stipendiary Ministry (Bath & Wells).

CARTER. The Revd Adrian Carter, Team Vicar in the Winchcombe Team Ministry (Gloucester): 16 April 2017.

DRAKELEY. The Revd Stephen Drakeley, Priest-in-Charge of All Saints’, Falmouth (Truro): 30 November.

DUERDEN. The Revd Martin Duerden, Assistant Curate of Langho Billington, remaining Vicar of Salesbury (Blackburn).

GIRLING . The Revd Ian Girling, Team Vicar in the Aberystwyth Rectorial Benefice (St Davids): 31 January.

GWYTHER. The Revd Geoffrey Gwyther, Rector of Prendergast with Rudbaxton, and Canon Treasurer of St Davids Cathedral (St Davids): 30 November.

HARTLEY. The Revd Susan Hartley, NS Associate Priest of St Paul’s, Hainault (Chelmsford): 30 November.

HOWELL. The Revd Geoffrey Howell, Team Vicar in the Monkton Rectorial Benefice (St Davids).

KNIGHT. The Revd Susan Knight, Team Vicar in Central Swansea Rectorial Benefice (Swansea & Brecon).

LEWIS. The Revd Eric Lewis, house-for-duty Priest-in-Charge of Ovingham (Newcastle): 27 October.

LLEWELLYN. The Revd Brian Llewellyn, Chaplain of St George’s, Ypres, Belgium (Europe): 31 December.

McPHERSON. The Revd Andrew McPherson, Area Dean of Bournemouth, remaining Vicar of Holdenhurst and Iford, and Hon. Canon of Winchester Cathedral (Winchester).

MURRAY. The Revd Stephen Murray, Priest-in-Charge of St George’s, Knokke, remaining Priest-in-Charge of St John the Evangelist, Ghent, Belgium (Europe).

RUSSELL. The Revd Janet Russell, Canon Residentiary of Brecon Cathedral, and Director of Mission (Swansea & Brecon).

SIMPSON. The Revd Ursula Simpson, Hon. Priest-in-Charge of St Barnabas’s, York (York).

WADSWORTH. The Revd Peter Wadsworth, Vicar of St Saviour’s, St Albans, and Hon. Canon of St Albans Cathedral (St Albans): 1 March 2017.

WEDGEWOOD. The Revd Karsten Wedgewood, Priest-in-Charge of Sancreed, remaining Priest-in-Charge of Pendeen with Morvah, and of St Just in Penwith (Truro).

WEIR. The Revd Graham Weir, Chaplain of the Order of the Holy Paraclete (York): 16 April 2017.

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