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Resignations and retirements

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05 October 2018

Malmesbury retirement

THE Ven. Christine Froude, Archdeacon of Malmesbury in Bristol diocese, since 2011, retired on 30 September. She had also served as Acting Archdeacon of Bristol. Archdeacon Froude was ordained in 1995 and served all her ministry in Bristol diocese, in parishes, as a hospital chaplain, as Dean of Women’s Ministry, and an Hon. Canon of Bristol Cathedral.

 

BOWDEN. The Revd Mary Bowden, Rector of Haslemere and Grayswood (Guildford): 3 February 2019.

BOWERMAN. The Revd Andrew Bowerman, Hon. Assistant Curate of the Hardington Vale Benefice (Bath & Wells) and Co-Executive Director of Anglican Alliance: 31 October.

BRIGGS. The Revd Gillian Briggs, Assistant Curate of St Nicolas’s, Newbury, and St Mary’s, Speenhamland (Oxford).

CURTIS. The Revd Julia Curtis, Assistant Curate of Creech St Michael and Ruishton with Thornfalcon (Bath & Wells): 13 October.

FAYLE. The Revd David Fayle, Vicar of All Saints’, Taunton (Bath & Wells): 31 October.

GARRETT. The Revd Kein Garrett, Team Vicar in the Dover Town Team Ministry, and Vicar of St Martin’s, Dover (Canterbury).

HOLT. The Revd Stuart Holt, Priest-in-Charge of Fawley (Winchester).

JUDGE. The Revd Andrew Judge, Team Vicar in the Keynsham Team Ministry (Bath & Wells): 31 October.

LEGRAND. The Revd Nigel Legrand, NSM (Assistant Priest) of Holdenhurst and Iford, and of St Christopher’s, Southbourne (Winchester): 31 January 2019.

MACKIE. The Revd Andrew Mackie, OLM of Purley (Oxford).

PRADELLA. The Revd Henry Pradella, Vicar of Rainham with Wennington (Chelmsford): 31 October.

REYNOLDS. The Revd Paul Reynolds, Rector of Beercrocombe with Curry Mallet, Hatch Beauchamp, Orchard Portman, Staple Fitzpaine, Stoke St Mary with Thurlbear and West Hatch (Bath & Wells): 31 October.

ROBERTS. The Revd Anne Roberts, Palace Pastor in Wells (Bath & Wells).

WILLIAMS. The Revd Warren Williams, house-for-duty Assistant Curate (Assistant Priest) in the Yatton Moor Team Ministry (Bath & Wells).

WRIGHT. The Revd Sarah Wright, house-for-duty Priest of the Burrough Hill Parishes and of the South Croxton Group (Leicester), remaining Chaplain of University Hospitals of Leicester, and Leicester Partnership NHS Trusts.

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