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Ordinations

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18 January 2019

Martin Sheppard/Diocese of York

BLACKBURN

By the Bishop in Wellfield Pioneer Church, Leyland, on 13 January:

Deacon: Peter Harvey (Wellfield Pioneer Church).
 

LEEDS

By the Bishop of Bradford in St Luke’s, East Morton, on 6 January:

Priest: Gareth Howles.
 

YORK

By the Archbishop in his cathedral, on 13 January:

Deacons: Diane Berry (South Holderness Coast Benefice); Bronnie Broadhurst (Pocklington); Janet Caldwell (Ormesby); Judith Dean (Seamer with Ayton and Cayton); Kath Dean (St Oswald’s and St Chad’s, Middlesbrough); Jean Fowler (St Mary’s, Priory Church, Bridlington); David Haddon-Reece (Lastingham with Appleton le Moors, Rosedale and Cropton); Margaret Hall (the West Buckrose Benefice); Shirley Hebden (Beeford with Frodingham and Foston); Dot Hicks (Strensall); Peter Higson (the Middle Esk Moor Benefice); Judy Lindsey (Huntington); Wendy Plant (Sherburn in Elmet with Saxton); Bob Sidgwick (Thirsk); Ken Townley (the Barmby Moor Group); John Wells (St Mary with Christ Church and Holy Apostles, Scarborough); Sally Wilson (Danby with Castleton and Commondale).

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