*** DEBUG START ***
*** DEBUG END ***

Resignations and retirements

by
13 December 2019

CARR. The Revd Alan Carr, Rector of St Giles-in-the-Fields (London): 26 December.

COOK. The Revd Sister Anita Cook CSC, Hon. Assistant Curate (Associate Priest) of East Clevedon with Clapton in Gordano, Walton Clevedon, Walton in Gordano and Weston in Gordano (Bath & Wells): 21 December.

COOPER. The Revd Judith Cooper, Vicar of Westleigh (Manchester).

COWLING-GREEN. The Revd Felicity Cowling-Green, Assistant Curate of St Thomas’s, Ashton-in-Makerfield (Liverpool).

COWLING-GREEN. The Revd Samuel Cowling-Green, Assistant Curate of St Thomas’s, Ashton-in-Makerfield (Liverpool).

DRAKE. The Revd Leslie Drake, house-for-duty Vicar of South Benfleet (Chelmsford): 5 January 2020.

FEAK. The Revd Christopher Feak, Priest-in-Charge in the Aber-Morfa Mission Area (St Asaph).

FOX. The Revd Jonathan Fox, Rector of the Revel Group (Coventry): 31 December.

GARRATT. The Revd Alan Garratt, Team Rector in the Thame Team Ministry (Oxford).

HART. The Revd Mildred Hart, NS Assistant Curate (Associate Priest) of the Len Valley Benefice (Canterbury).

HAY. The Revd Nicholas Hay, Area Dean of Bristol South: 31 December, remaining Priest-in-Charge of St Aldhelm and St Paul, Bedminster, and Hon. Canon of Bristol Cathedral (Bristol).

HUNTER JONES. The Revd Karen Hunter Jones, Assistant Curate (Associate Priest) of St Stithians with Perranarworthal and Gwennap; of Chacewater with St Day and Carharrack; of Feock; and of Devoran (Truro).

HUTCHINSON. The Revd Alison Hutchinson, NS Assistant Curate in the Whortlon Group, and Assistant Chaplain of HM Prison and Young Offenders’ Institution Kirklevington Grange (York): 25 January 2020.

JONES. The Revd Bryn Jones, Priest-in-Charge of the Borderlands Mission Area (St Asaph).

LIYANAGE. The Revd Sylvester Liyanage, Team Vicar in the Great Chesham Team Ministry (Oxford).

LOGAN. The Revd Elizabeth Logan, NS Assistant Curate of Crawley Down (Chichester).

MANSLEY. The Revd Colin Mansley, Mission Area Leader in the Denbigh Mission Area (St Asaph).

MOORE. The Revd Geoffrey Moore, NS Assistant Curate (Assistant Priest) of Aston-le-Walls (Peterborough): 31 January 2020.

MORRIS. The Revd Hermione Morris, Mission Area Leader in the Vyrnwy Mission Area (St Asaph): 31 January 2020, remaining Priest-in-Charge.

MWAMBA. The Rt Revd Trevor Mwamba, Team Rector in the St Margaret’s Team Ministry, Barking: 31 December, remaining Hon. Assistant Bishop (Chelmsford).

NORMAN. The Revd Lynette Norman, Mission Area Leader in the Tanat Valley Mission Area (St Asaph).

READ. The Revd James Read, Vicar of Heyside and Royton (Manchester).

SIMMONS. The Revd Peter Simmons, Vicar of Penn Street (Oxford).

SMITH. The Revd Deborah Smith, Priest-in-Charge of Tillington, of Duncton, and of Upwaltham, remaining Chaplain of St Wilfrid’s Hospice, Eastbourne (Chichester).

TATE. The Revd Pauline Tate, Assistant Curate (Assistant Priest) of Irthlingborough, Great and Little Addington and Woodford (Peterborough).

TATHAM. The Revd Dr Andrew Tatham, Hon. Assistant Curate (Associate Vicar) of the Quantock Coast Benefice (Bath & Wells).

TRASK. The Revd Marion Trask, Priest-in-Charge of Cowden, and Chaplain of Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, East Grinstead (Chichester).

WALTON. The Revd Michael Walton, Rector of Chadwell (Chelmsford): 8 January 2020.

WATTS. The Revd Roger Watts, house-for-duty Assistant Curate in the Aled Mission Area (St Asaph).

YATES. The Revd Esther Yates, NS Assistant Curate (Associate Priest) in the Pool Mission Area (St Asaph).

 

Browse Church and Charity jobs on the Church Times jobsite

The Church Times Archive

Read reports from issues stretching back to 1863, search for your parish or see if any of the clergy you know get a mention.

FREE for Church Times subscribers.

Explore the archive

Forthcoming Events

Church Times Festival of Preaching 2026

13 - 15 September 2026

An event to inspire, nurture, and celebrate all who are called to proclaim the gospel today.

tickets available now

English Mystics Series course

26 January - 25 May 2026

A short course at Sarum College.

tickets available now

 

This year, the Church Times is also delighted to sponsor two events: 

National Cathedrals Conference  Bristol, 18 to 21 May 2026

An event aimed at developing cathedrals as important places of prayer, inspiration, education, challenge, and debate. Find out more at nationalcathedralsconference.org

Public Faith Common Good  a day symposium at St John’s College Cambridge, Tuesday 21 July 2026

Speakers to include the former Archbishop of Canterbury Lord Williams; the Bishop of Chelmsford, Dr Guli Francis-Deqhani, Nick Spencer, and Anna Rowlands.

This event is free, but booking is required. Find out more at elydatabase.org/events

 

Visit our Events page for upcoming and past events

Welcome to the Church Times

To explore the Church Times website fully, please sign in or subscribe.

New to us? Non-subscribers can read up to four free articles a month. Simply sign up for a free account to receive the Church Times newsletter, plus exclusive offers and events, straight to your inbox. As a thank you for joining us, we are also currently offering a £5 discount for the Church House Bookshop online (valid for one order of £30 or more). See your welcome email for details.