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Resignations and retirements

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03 March 2017

Archdeacon retires

THE Ven. Clive Mansell, Archdeacon of Tonbridge, in Rochester diocese, since 2002, will retire on 31 July. Before his present appointment, he had held posts in Ripon & Leeds diocese since 1985, having served his title in Worcester diocese.

 

HAMPTON. The Revd Carla Hampton, Assistant Curate (Associ­ate Priest) of All Saints’, Springfield, and Bradwell Area Healing and De­­liverance Adviser, remaining Mal­don and Dengie Deanery Vocations Adviser (Chelmsford).

JESTY. The Revd Helen Jesty, Anna Chaplain of Older People (Win­chester): 9 April.

SKINNER. The Revd Teresa Skin­ner, Hon. Priest-in-Charge of St Theodore of Canterbury, Leicester (Leicester): 3 September.

THOMAS. The Revd Philip Thomas, Vicar of Christ Church, Cinderhill (South­well & Notting­ham): 1 September.

THORBURN. The Revd Simon Thor­burn, Rector of Christ Church, Rhydycroesau, Vicar of St Oswald’s, Oswestry, and Prebendary of Lichfield Cathedral (Lichfield); 3 June.

USHER. The Revd Robin Usher, Team Vicar in the Wythenshawe Team Ministry (Manchester): 30 April.

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