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Resignations and retirements

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21 May 2021

Halifax retirement

THE Ven. Dr Anne Dawtry, Archdeacon of Halifax since 2011, now in Leeds diocese, is to retire on 31 October. She was ordained priest in 1994 and served in Salisbury and Manchester dioceses, before taking up her current post. She has served in parishes, as a university chaplain, as Warden of Readers, and as director of training courses. She has also been an Hon. Canon of both Bradford and Ripon Cathedrals since 2015. 

 

BOULTER. The Revd Paul Boulter, Vicar of Over Kellett, remaining Vicar of Caton with Littledale (Blackburn).

CAINE. The Revd Diane Caine, Assistant Curate (Associate Priest) of Yelverton, Meavy, Sheepstor, Walkhampton, Sampford Spiney and Horrabridge (Exeter).

CHAPMAN. The Revd Gorran Chapman, Vicar of St Martin’s, Barton, Torquay, and Prebendary of Exeter Cathedral (Exeter).

CHURCH. The Revd Annette Church, Rector of Shaldon, Stokeinteignhead, Combeinteignhead and Haccombe (Exeter).

GUISE. The Revd Stephen Guise, Hon. Priest-in-Charge of Sidlesham (Chichester).

HARPER. The Revd Timothy Harper, Joint Area Dean of Amersham, remaining Rector of Amersham, and Hon. Canon of Christ Church, Oxford (Oxford).

INGRAM. The Revd Peter Ingram, Vicar of Abbeydale and Millhouses, and Hon. Canon of Sheffield Cathedral (Sheffield): 31 May.

JUPP. The Revd Vincent Jupp, Diocesan Transitional Enabler (Interim Priest) (Leicester): 31 May.

MARSTON. The Revd William Marston, Vicar of Middleton (Chichester): 23 May.

MERCER. The Revd Timothy Mercer, Deputy Head of Chaplaincy at King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, remaining Bishop’s Adviser in Hospital Chaplaincy, and Hon. Canon of Rochester Cathedral (Rochester).

MOCK. The Revd David Mock, Priest-in-Charge of Christ Church, Barnton, and of St Luke’s, Northwich (Chester).

NEWMAN. The Revd Elizabeth Newman, NS Assistant Curate (Associate Minister) of St Nicolas’s, Earley (Oxford).

PETERS-WOTHERSPOON. The Revd Dr Ann Peters-Wotherspoon, house-for-duty Assistant Curate of the Upper Coquetdale Benefice (Newcastle).

RICHARDS. The Revd Keith Richards, Rector of Balcombe (Chichester): 31 May.

STEVENS. The Revd Simon Stevens, Pioneer Minister of St Peter’s Community Church, Belgrave (Bishop’s Mission Order) (Leicester).

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