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Resignations and retirements

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28 September 2018

ALLEN. The Revd Zachary Allen, Vicar of Rustington (Chichester).

BERESFORD. The Revd Patrick Larner, Team Vicar in the Horsham Team Ministry (Chichester): 30 September.

BROWN. The Revd Mark Brown, Area Dean of Tonbridge: 15 October, remaining Priest-in-Charge of St Peter and St Paul, Tonbridge, and Hon. Canon of Rochester Cathedral (Rochester).

CHUMU MUTUKU. The Revd Norbert Chumu Mutuku, Team Vicar in the Wickford and Runwell Team Ministry (Chelmsford): 23 September.

DAVIES. The Revd Nicholas Davies, Area Dean of Cheltenham, remaining Team Rector in the South Cheltenham Team Ministry (Gloucester).

FAREY. The Revd David Farey, Vicar of Hellingly and Upper Dicker (Chichester): 30 September.

HARKIN. The Revd Terence Harkin, Priest-in-Charge of the Priory Church of St Mary of Mount Carmel, South Queensferry, and Rector of Emmanuel Church, Edinburgh (Edinburgh): 14 October.

HEBBLEWHITE. The Revd David Hebblewhite, Area Dean of Guthlaxton (Leicester): 30 September, remaining Rector of the Four Saints Benefice.

HIRST. The Revd Rachel Hirst, Rural Dean of Southern Ryedale (York): 26 September, remaining Vicar of Norton Juxta Malton.

HOLMES. The Revd Stephen Holmes, Assistant Curate (Associate Rector) of St John the Evangelist, Edinburgh (Edinburgh): 11 October.

HUGHES. The Revd Steven Hughes, Team Vicar in the North Downs Team Ministry, and Area Dean of North Downs (Canterbury).

HUNT. The Revd Simon Hunt, Vicar of Higher Walton (Blackburn): 30 September.

HUTCHINSON CERVANTES. The Revd Ian Hutchinson Cervantes, Rector of Nuthurst and Mannings Heath, and diocesan World Mission Officer (Chichester): 30 September.

JENKINS. The Revd Garry Jenkins, Vicar of St George the Martyr, Brentwood (Chelmsford): 8 October.

KINGSTON. The Revd Michael Kingston, Vicar of St Bartholomew’s, Sydenham, and Hon. Canon of Southwark Cathedral (Southwark): 1 October, becoming Canon Emeritus.

KORNAHRENS. The Revd Dr Douglas Kornahrens, Rector of Holy Cross, Edinburgh, and Hon. Canon of St Mary’s Cathedral, Edinburgh (Edinburgh): 31 October.

MILTON. The Revd Andrew Milton, Vicar of Huntingdon with St Benedict and the Stukeleys (Ely): 31 October.

NISSEN. The Revd Peter Nissen, Assistant Curate in the Alyn Mission Area (St Asaph).

OGBEDE. The Revd Olufunke Ogbede, Hon. Assistant Curate of Stockwell (Southwark).

PAYNE. The Revd Trudy Payne, NS Assistant Curate of St Barnabas’s, Mitcham (Southwark).

PIGGOTT. The Revd Clive Piggott, OLM of St James’s, Malden (Southwark).

RODLEY. The Revd James Rodley, Priest-in-Charge of North Weald Bassett: 30 September, remaining Vicar of St Mary Magdalene’s, Harlow (Chelmsford).

SAMSON. The Revd Hilary Samson, Priest-in-Charge of St Enoder and of Newlyn, and Hon. Canon of Truro Cathedral (Truro): 31 October.

STARLING. The Revd Deborah Starling, NS Assistant Curate (Assistant Priest) in the Melton Mowbray Team Ministry, remaining Diocesan Disability Awareness Adviser (Leicester).

STAZIKER. The Revd Catherine Staziker, Team Vicar in the Digswell Team Ministry, with special responsibility for Christ the King, Haldens (St Albans).

THOMAS. The Revd David Thomas, Assistant Chaplain of Richmond Charities’ Almshouses (Southwark): 7 October.

TRANTER. The Revd John Tranter, Area Dean of Orpington (Rochester), remaining Rector of Chelsfield.

VICKERY. The Revd Robin Vickery, NSM in North Lambeth deanery (Southwark).

WHALLEY. The Revd Alice Whalley, Assistant Curate of St Swithun’s, East Grinstead (Chichester).

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