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Appointments

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29 March 2018

BAILEY. The Revd Justin Bailey, Priest-in-Charge in the Bruton and District Team Ministry, to be Rector of Bruton, Brewham, Pitcombe and Shepton Montague (Bath & Wells).

BONE. The Revd Simon Bone, Priest-in-Charge of Chacewater with St Day and Carharrack, and of St Stythians with Perranarworthal and Gwennap, of Feock, and of Devoran, Assistant Rural Link Oficer, and Assistant Diocesan Director of Ordinands, to be also Hon. Canon of Truro Cathedral (Truro).

CHANDLER. The Revd Dr Quentin Chandler, Priest-in-Charge of Mars­ton Morteyne with Litlington, to be Rector, remaining Diocesan Director of Ordinands (St Albans).

CROMPTON-BATTERSBY. The Revd Simon Crompton-Battersby, Chaplain of Culford School, to be Priest-in Charge of Elmsett with Aldham, Hintlesham, Chattisham and Kersey (St Edmundsbury & Ipswich).

DOWLING. The Revd Graham Dowling, Vicar of St Patrick’s, Barking, to be Colchester Episcopal Area Rural Adviser, and house-for-duty Assistant Curate (Associate Priest) in the Witham and Villages Team Ministry (Chelmsford).

FERRIS. The Revd Amanda Ferris, NS Assistant Curate (Associate Minister) of St Paul’s, Letchworth, with Willan, now also Spiritual Care Co-Ordinator of Garden House Hospice, Letchworth (St Albans).

FRANCIS. The Revd Peter Francis, Priest-in-Charge of Woodchester and Brimscombe, and of Rodborough, to be Rector of Rodborough, Woodchester and Brimscombe (Gloucester).

GLOVER. The Revd Thomas Glover, Rector of Winlaton, and Area Dean of Gateshead West, to be Priest-in-Charge of St Giles’s, Durham, and of Shadforth and Sherburn (Durham).

GRIFFITHS. The Revd Shane Griffiths, Vicar of Mullion and Cury with Gunwalloe, and Chaplain of Cornwall Pirates Rugby Team, to be also Hon. Canon of Truro Cathedral (Truro).

HAMILTON. The Revd Wayne Hamil­ton, NS Assistant Curate of St John the Evangelist with St Peter, Ladywood, to be Assistant Curate (Assistant Priest) of St James’s, Handsworth (Birmingham).

HORNER. The Revd Graham Hor­ner, Vicar of Great Wyrley (Lich­field), to be Vicar of Riccall, Barlby and Hemingbrough (York).

JEEWAN. The Revd Alexander Jeewan, Assistant Curate in the Witham and Villages Team Ministry, to be Team Vicar in the Saffron Walden and Villages Team Ministry (Chelmsford).

JONES. The Revd Stephen Jones, NS Assistant Curate of Rednal, to be Assistant Priest, remaining Bishop’s Adviser on Disability (Birmingham).

LEWIS. The Revd Alaric Lewis, Chaplain of St Andrew’s, Costa del Sol East, Spain (Europe), to be Priest-in-Charge of St George’s, Colegate, Norwich, and Assistant Curate of St George’s, Tombland, Norwich, and Diocesan Vocations Outreach Officer (Norwich).

LEWIS. The Revd Simon Lewis, Priest-in-Charge of Brent Knoll and East Brent and Lympsham, to be Rector of Blagdon with Compton Martin and Ubley (Bath & Wells).

LEWIS-ANTHONY. The Revd Dr Justin Lewis-Anthony, Research Fellow of Ripon College, Cudddesdon, now Deputy Director of the Anglican Centre at Rome.

LUNN. The Revd Sarah Lunn, Team Rector in the Heart of Eden Team Ministry, and Diocesan Rural Officer (Carlisle), to be Priest-in-Charge of Chollerton with Birtley and Thockrington (Newcastle).

MACHIRIDZA. The Revd Douglas Machiridza, Vicar of St Andrew’s, Handsworth, to be also Priest-in-Charge of St James’s, Handsworth (Birmingham).

MOODY. The Revd Christopher Moody, Vicar of St Alfege’s, Greenwich, to be also Hon. Canon of Southwark Cathedral (Southwark).

STEPHENS. The Revd Anthony Stephens, Rector of the Callington Cluster, and Chaplain of Duchy College, to be also Hon. Canon of Truro Cathedral (Truro).

WHITEHEAD. The Revd Joanne Whitehead, formerly Lead Chaplain of Derbyshire Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Service, now Diocesan Enablement Officer (Derby).

 

LAY APPOINTMENTS

BURGUM. Nicole Burgum, Warden of Southwark Diocesan Association of Readers, to be also Hon. Lay Canon of Southwark Cathedral (Southwark).

NOUWEN. Deborah Nouwen now Deputy National Waterways Chaplain (Leeds).

OSBORNE. Jo Osborne, Diocesan Director for Schools, to be also Hon. Lay Canon of Truro Cathedral (Truro).

PIPER. Sally Piper, Head of Accompanied Ministry Development, to be also Hon. Lay Canon of Truro Cathedral (Truro).

TUCKER. Caroline Tucker, Secre­tary for Readers, to be also Hon. Lay Canon of Truro Cathedral (Truro).

WALKER. Ronan Walker to be Anglican Chaplaincy Worker of HM Prison and Young Offenders’ Institution Doncaster (Sheffield).

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