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Resignations and retirements

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10 March 2017

BARNETT. The Revd John Barnett, Priest-in-Charge of Pheasey (Lich­field): 2 July, remaining Canon Emeritus of Birmingham Cathedral (Birmingham).

BLACKBURN. The Revd Helen Blackburn, Team Rector in the East Widnes Team Ministry (Liverpool): 16 July.

CAMP. The Revd Lin Camp, OLM of Ormskirk (Liverpool): 31 March.

CARR. The Revd John Carr, Rector of St Mary’s and All Saints’, Walesby, and Hon. Canon of Lin­coln Cathedral (Lincoln): 31 May.

CASSWELL. The Revd David Cass­well, Vicar of Clifton, and Prebend­ary of York Minster (York): 12 August.

CROSS. The Revd Greville Cross, Chaplain of St Oswald’s Hospital, Worcester (Worcester).

DALLEN. The Revd Jula Dallen, Hon. Assistant Curate of Sark (Win­chester and Canterbury): 31 July.

EDWARDS. The Revd Nita Ed­­wards, Vicar of Clayton (Lichfield): 31 July.

HARRISON. The Revd Paul Harri­son, Hon. Priest-in-Charge of Churchill-In-Halfshire with Blakedown and Broome (Worcester): 5 April.

HASSELL. The Revd Christopher Hassell, Assistant Curate of Ald­ridge (Lichfield): 1 May.

HAWKSWORTH. The Revd Mald­wyn Hawksworth, Hon. Priest-in-Charge of Yoxall (Lichfield): 23 April.

HEWLETT. The Revd Dr David Hewlett, Vicar of Corbridge with Halton and Newton Hall, and Area Dean of Corbridge (Newcastle): 10 July.

LANDER. The Revd Eileen Lander, Assistant Curate (Associate Priest) of St Mary’s, Eastry and Wood­nesborough, and Assistant Diocesan Director of Ordinands (Canter­bury): 4 June.

MAGORRIAN. The Revd Dr Brian Magorrian, Vicar of Walton (Derby): 21 May.

MORRISON. The Revd Richard Morrison, Vicar of the Elloe Fen Group (Lincoln): 31 May.

RYLANDS. The Revd Amanda Ry­­lands, Shrewsbury Area Represent­ative for Women in Min­istry, Assist­ant Area Dean of Shrewsbury, and NS Associate Minister of St Chad’s, St Mary’s, and St Alkmund’s, Shrewsbury (Lichfield): 30 April, remaining Prebendary Emer­itus of Exeter Cathedral (Exeter).

SOWDEN. The Revd Charles Sow­den, Priest-in-Charge of St Leo­degar, Wy­­­ber­­ton, and of Frampton (Lincoln).

WELCH. The Revd Harry Welch, Team Rector in the Eccleston Team Ministry (Liverpool): 4 May.

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