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Resignations and retirements

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07 December 2018

BING. The Revd Alan Bing, Rural Dean of Furness (Carlisle): 31 January 2019, remaining Rector of Ulverston, and Hon. Canon of Carlisle Cathedral.

BURGESS. The Revd John Burgess, Interim Priest-in-Charge of Hempton and Pudding Norton (Norwich): 16 January 2019.

CANT. The Revd Anthony Cant, Chaplain of Anglia Ruskin University (Chelmsford): 14 January 2019.

CHIDLAW. The Revd Richard Chidlaw, NSM (Associate Priest) of Berkeley with Wick, Breadstone, Newport, Stone, Woodford and Hill (Gloucester): 4 March 2019.

COOMBS. The Revd Christopher Coombs, OLM Associate Minister of Rodbourne Chaney (Bristol): 13 January 2019.

DALTRY. The Revd Paul Daltry, Priest-in-Charge of the North Blackwater Benefice (Chelmsford) 13 January 2019.

FARRELL. The Revd Ronald Farrell, Vicar of St Peter’s, West Bromwich (Lichfield), remaining Vicar of St Francis’s, West Bromwich.

HAWKER. The Revd Alan Hawker, Rector of Narborough and Huncote (Leicester): 7 January 2019.

HENWOOD. The Revd Gillian Henwood, Priest-in-Charge of Rydal and of Grasmere (Carlisle): 15 February 2019.

LATHAM. The Revd Robert Latham, Rector of Hallow and Grimley with Holt (Worcester): 31 December.

LORD. The Revd Tanya Lord, Vicar of Southmead (Bristol): 5 January 2019.

PARKIN. The Revd Jennifer Parkin, Chaplain to Retired Clergy and Clergy Widows and Widowers in the Greater Northampton, Wellingborough and Brixworth deaneries (Peterborough).

PRETTY. The Revd John Pretty, OLM of Walsall Wood (Lichfield).

REES-JONES. The Revd Diana Rees-Jones, Assistant Curate (Associate Vicar) of St Giles’s, Northampton (Peterborough): 31 January 2019.

REYNOLDS. The Revd Stephen Reynolds, NSM (Associate Minister) of Cannock and Huntington, and of Hatherton (Lichfield): 31 December 2018.

ROBINSON. The Revd Eric Robinson, Assistant Curate of Holy Trinity, Micklegate, York (York): 31 December.

STOKES-HARRISON. The Revd David Stokes-Harrison, NSM of Tibberton with Bolas Magna and Waters Upton, and of Edgmond with Kynnersley and Preston Wealdmoors (Lichfield).

THOMAS. The Revd Peter Thomas, Rector of the Ham Hill Villages (Bath & Wells): 6 January 2019.

VAN ROSSUM. The Revd Paul Rossum, Chaplain to the Bishop of Bristol (Bristol): 31 December, remaining OLM of St Mary the Virgin, Almondsbury, and Olveston.

WEBBER. The Revd Michael Webber, Team Rector in the Daventry Team Ministry, and Hon. Canon of Peterborough Cathedral (Peterborough): 28 February 2019, becoming Canon Emeritus.

WOOD. The Revd Carolyn Wood, Priest-in-Charge of Carew and Cosheston and Nash and Redberth (St Davids): 27 January 2019.

WOOD. The Revd Martin Wood, Bradwell Area Mission and Ministry Adviser, Hon Assistant Curate of St Martin’s, Basildon, and Hon. Canon of Chelmsford Cathedral (Chelmsford): 20 January 2019.

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