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Appointments

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03 January 2020

ADDY. The Revd William Addy, NS Assistant Curate (Assistant Priest) of Our Lady and St Nicholas, Liverpool, now also Area Dean of Liverpool North (Liverpool).

ANDREW. The Revd Dr David Andrew, NS Assistant Curate (Associate Minster) of St Andrew and St Mary Magdalene, Maidenhead (Oxford), now NS Assistant Curate (Associate Minister) of St George’s, Chesterton (Ely).

ATKINSON. The Revd Peter Atkinson, Assistant Curate in the St Helens Town Centre Team Ministry (Liverpool), to be Minor Canon for Young People of Salisbury Cathedral (Salisbury).

BARNES. The Revd Helen Barnes, Team Vicar in the Cottesloe Team Ministry, now Team Rector in the Cherwell Valley Team Ministry (Oxford).

BATSON. The Revd Lee Batson, Team Rector in the Epping District Team Ministry, Rural Dean of Epping Forest and Ongar, Epping Forest North Mission and Ministry Unit Leader, and Hon. Canon of Chelmsford Cathedral, to be also Priest-in-Charge of North Weald Bassett (Chelmsford).

BEAUMONT. The Revd Martin Beaumont, formerly Rector of Chiddingstone with Chiddingstone Causeway (Rochester), now Hon. Assistant Curate (Associate Priest) in the Wellington and District Team Ministry (Bath & Wells).

BREWIS. The Revd Kalantha Brewis, Assistant Curate in the St Barnabas with Christ Church Team Ministry, Worcester, to be Priest-in-Charge of Hallow and Grimley with Holt, and Curate-in-Charge of St Clement’s, Worcester, and Lower Broadheath (Worcester).

CARTER. The Revd Stephen Carter, Assistant Curate of St Mary Bredin, Canterbury (Canterbury), to be Associate Priest.

CHESNEY. The Revd David Chesney, Vicar of the Ascension, Victoria Docks, now also Area Dean of Newham (Chelmsford).

DAVIES. The Revd Nigel Davies, Team Rector in the Beacon Team Ministry, and Hon. Canon of Carlisle Cathedral (Carlisle), to be Vicar of Salisbury Cathedral Close (Salisbury).

ENGLISH. The Revd Dana English, formerly Assistant Curate of All Saints’, Rome (Europe), now NS Assistant Curate of Holland Park (London).

FARROW. The Revd Keith Farrow, Canon Missioner of Sheffield Cathedral, now also Vice-Dean (Sheffield).

FIRTH. The Revd Rachel Firth, Vicar of Lindley, to be Vicar of St Peter’s, Huddersfield, remaining Area Dean of Huddersfield, Joint Area Dean of Kirkburton, Huddersfield Episcopal Area Adviser for Women’s Ministry, and Hon. Canon of Wakefield Cathedral (Leeds).

HEANEY. The Revd Eileen Heaney, Vicar of Scarisbrick, now also Area Dean of Ormskirk (Liverpool).

HERON. The Revd Simon Heron, Vicar of Lawford, Little Bentley and the Bromleys, Area Dean of Harwich, and Hon. Canon of Chelmsford Cathedral (Chelmsford), to be Vicar of Christ Church, Cheltenham (Gloucester).

HOBSON. The Revd Trudy Hobson, Priest-in-Charge in the Upper Wylye Valley Team Ministry (Salisbury), to be Team Rector.

JAQUET. The Revd Didier Jaquet, NS Assistant Curate (Associate Minister) in the Tring Team Ministry (St Albans), now NS Assistant Curate (Associate Minister) of Winslow with Great Horwood and Addington (Oxford).

KUIN LAWTON. The Revd Dr Theresa Kuin Lawton, Chaplain of Worcester College, Oxford, and NS Assistant Curate (Associate Minister) of Bampton with Clanfield, now also Area Dean of Witney (Oxford).

LEE. The Ven. Dr David Lee, formerly Archdeacon for Mission Resources (Leeds), to be Interim Priest-in-Charge of Aston and Nechells (Birmingham).

LEWIS. The Revd Ivor Lewis, Assistant Curate of Ladywood, now Interim Assistant Curate (Associate Minister) of Aston and Nechells (Birmingham).

MOBSBY. The Revd Ian Mobsby, Interim Pioneer Rector of Christ Church, Southwark, to be also Diocesan Spirituality Adviser (Southwark).

PARRY. The Revd Andrew Parry, Priest-in-Charge of Wexham (Oxford), to be Rector.

POND. The Revd Geraldine Pond, formerly Diocesan Director of Vocations with responsibility for clergy wellbeing, and Warden of Readers, now Interim Chaplain of Derby Cathedral, remaining Canon Emeritus of Derby Cathedral (Derby), and Hon. Chaplain to the Queen.

RODGERS. The Revd Daniel Rodgers, Assistant Curate of Buckingham, now Vicar of Loudwater (Oxford).

ROSE. The Revd Nadine Rose, Assistant Curate of the Wychert Vale Benefice, now Assistant Curate (Associate Priest) of Wendover and Halton (Oxford).

RUSSELL. The Revd Marion Russell, Vicar of Rastrick, Area Dean of Brighouse and Elland, Joint Area Dean of Calder Valley, to be Vicar of Embsay with Eastby, and Ripon Episcopal Area Clergy Development Officer, remaining Hon. Canon of Ripon Cathedral (Leeds).

SMITH. The Revd Ian Smith, NS Assistant Curate of Silsoe, Pulloxhill and Flitton, to be Assistant Curate of Renhold (St Albans) (diocesan correction).

WALKER. The Revd Jane Walker, formerly NS Assistant Curate of Sherwood, to be Assistant Curate (Associate Priest) of the Burrough Hill Parishes (Leicester).

YEADON. The Revd Jane Yeadon, Team Vicar in the Thamesmead Team Ministry (Southwark), to be Team Vicar in the Waltham Team Ministry, with responsibility for Youth Mission (Chelmsford).

YOUNG. The Revd Rachel Young, Succentor of Southwark Cathedral (Southwark), to be Assistant Curate (Associate Vicar) of Rotherham Minster and of Masbrough (Sheffield).

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