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Resignations and retirements

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08 April 2016

ALVEY. The Revd Martyn Alvey, Vicar of Worksop and Shireoaks (Southwell & Nottingham).

BIRKETT. The Revd Christine Birkett, Priest-in-Charge of Upton St Leonards (Gloucester).

BOND. The Revd Susan Bond, Vicar of Ampleforth with Oswaldkirk, Gilling East and Stonegrave (York): 31 July.

BOYCE. The Revd Kenneth Boyce, Team Rector in the Worcester South East Team Ministry and Hon. Canon of Worcester Cathedral (Worcester): 30 June, becoming Canon Emeritus.

BUTLER. The Revd Paul Butler, Area Dean of Deptford, remaining Rector of St Paul with St Mark, Deptford (Southwark).

CRANSTON. The Revd Margaret Cranston, Hon. Assistant Curate (Associate Vicar) of Isle Valley (Bath & Wells): 31 July.

FOSTER. The Revd Stephen Foster, Chaplain (Team Vicar) of Costa Blanca, Spain Europe).

GOODWIN. The Revd Susan Goodwin, Vicar of Werrington and Wetley Rocks, and Rural Dean of Cheadle (Lichfield): 31 July.

HEATHCOTE. The Revd Warwick Heathcote, Rector of Churn Valley (Gloucester).

HIRST. The Revd Anthony Hirst, Priest-in-Charge of Christ Church, Ashford South, and of St Francis’s, Ashford South (Canterbury).

KING. The Revd Peter King, Kingston Area Dean of Ministry in Secular Employment, remaining NS Assistant Curate (Assistant Priest) in the Mortlake with East Sheen Team Ministry (Southwark).

KNOWLING. The Revd Richard Knowling, Vicar of St Alphege’s, Edmonton, and Priest-in-Charge of St Matthew’s, Ponders End (London).

LAVARELLO-SMITH. The Revd Lorna Lavarrello-Smith, Assistant Curate of Great and Little Billing (Peterborough): 31 May.

LEESE. The Revd Jane Leese, NS Assistant Curate of The North Hampshire Downs Benefice (Winchester): 16 July.

MORRIS. The Revd Michael Morris, Rector of Harbledown (Canterbury): 30 June.

MORRIS. The Revd Stuart Morris, Hon. Assistant Curate of Watlington, of Holme Runcton with South Runcton and Wallington, and of Tottenhill with Wormegay (Ely): 29 May.

MOSELING. The Revd Peter Moseling, Area Dean of Godstone, remaining Rector of Bletchingley and Nutfield, and Hon. Canon of Southwark Cathedral (Southwark).

O’LOUGHLIN. The Revd Kathryn O’Loughlin, Assistant Curate of North Hampshire Downs (Winchester): 30 June.

PENDLEBURY. The Revd Stephen Pendlebury, Vicar of St Paul’s, Chester, and Priest-in-Charge of Huntington (Chester): 30 September.

ROGERS. The Revd Cyril Rogers, Rector of Andreas, Ballaugh, Jurby and Sulby, Co-ordinator of the Northern Mission Partnership, and Hon. Canon of St German’s Cathedral, Peel (Sodor & Man): 31 July.

SMITH. The Revd Dr John Smith, NS Assistant Curate (Assistant Priest) of St Peter and St Paul with St Michael and All Angels, Kettering (Peterborough): 10 April.

SMITH. The Revd Susan Smith, Priest-in-Charge of Hightown (Liverpool).

TAYLOR. The Revd Richard Taylor, Rural Dean of Locking, remaining Rector of St John the Baptist’s, Weston super Mare (Bath & Wells).

WELLINGTON. The Revd James Wellington, Rector of Keyworth and Stanton-On-The-Wolds and Bunny with Bradmore, and Area Dean of East Bingham (Southwell & Nottingham): 30 April.

WHEELER. The Revd Alexander (Alastair) Wheeler, Vicar of Wells Wookey Hole, Rural Dean of Shepton Mallet, and Prebendary of Wells Cathedral (Bath & Wells): as Rural Dean: 4 May; as Vicar: 31 May.

WITHDRAWAL OF RETIREMENT

GAYLER. The Revd Roger Gayler, Priest-in-Charge of Lambourne with Abridge and Stapleford Abbotts (Chelmsford), did not retire on 2 April, but will remain in post until 2018.

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