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Resignations and retirements

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05 February 2021

DEAKIN. The Revd Christopher Deakin, Vicar of Hargrave (Chester).

DIGGORY. The Revd Susan Diggory, Vicar of Crockham Hill (Rochester).

FLENLEY. The Revd Benjamin Flenley, Hon. Assistant Curate (Associate Vicar) of the Quantock Towers Benefice, and Area Dean of Quantock (Bath & Wells).

FLENLEY. The Revd Kathryn Flenley, Assistant Curate (Associate Vicar) of Watchet and Williton, and Assistant Diocesan Director of Ordinands (Bath & Wells).

FOSTER. The Revd Stuart Foster, Chaplain to Belvoir Castle (Leicester).

FROGGATT. The Revd Peter Froggatt, Rural Dean of Wirral North, remaining Vicar of Barnston (Chester).

GILLARD. The Revd Dr David Gillard, Rural Dean of Eastbourne, remaining Vicar of St Elisabeth’s, Eastbourne, and Canon and Prebendary of Chichester Cathedral (Chichester) (correction).

GOSS. The Revd David Goss, Vicar of Wheatley Hills with Intake (Sheffield).

HOLE. The Revd Toby Hole, Area Dean of Ecclesall, remaining Vicar of Woodseats, Priest-in-Charge of Norton, and Assistant Curate of Norton Lees (Sheffield).

HOLLAND. The Revd Simon Holland, Priest-in-Charge of St Wilfrid’s, Chichester, remaining Rector of St Paul with Immanuel, Chichester, with Westhampnett, and Canon and Prebendary of Chichester Cathedral (Chichester).

KYRIAKIDES-YELDHIM. The Revd Dr Anthony Kyriakides-Yeldhim, Spiritual and Religious Care Lead and Chaplain of Marie Curie Hospice, Hampstead, remaining Bishop’s Adviser for Healthcare Chaplaincy (London), and Priest-Vicar of Westminster Abbey.

MONTGOMERIE. The Revd Alexander Montgomerie, Interim Priest of St Andrew’s, Ardrossan, of St Andrew’s Local Ecumenical Partnership, Irvine, and of St Peter’s, Dalry, Diocesan Ecumenical Relations Co-ordinator, and Canon of St Mary’s Cathedral, Glasgow, now Canon Emeritus (Glasgow).

MOORE. The Revd Christopher Moore, Vicar of St Chad’s, Over (Chester).

MORRIS. The Revd Victor Morris, OLM of Wigginton (Lichfield).

MOULDER. The Revd Kenneth Moulder, Vicar of St Mark’s, Byker, and Walkergate (Newcastle).

POOLEY. The Revd Clifford Pooley, NS Assistant Curate (Associate Priest) of the Churn Valley Benefice (Gloucester).

RENDALL. The Revd Richard Rendall, Rector of Broadwell, Evenlode, Oddington, Adlestrop and Westcote with Icomb and Bledington (Gloucester).

RESCH. The Revd Elizabeth Resch, Assistant Curate (Assistant Pioneer Curate) in the Sittingbourne with Bobbing Team Ministry (Canterbury).

ROWLANDS. The Revd Alun Rowlands, NS Assistant Curate (Associate Priest) of Mickleover (Derby).

SCULLY. The Revd Kevin Scully, Warden of the College of St Barnabas, Lingfield.

STONEHOUSE. The Revd Ian Stonehouse, Assistant Curate of Leatherhead and Mickleham (Guildford).

VALENTINE. The Revd John Valentine, Islington Area Church Planting Trainer and Theologian at Large (London).

VALIANT. The Revd Lesley Valiant, Chaplain to the Mothers’ Union (Norwich).

WARD-SMITH. The Revd Richard Ward-Smith, NS Assistant Curate of Kilkhampton with Morwenstow, of Poughill, and of Stratton and Launcells in the North Kernow Benefice (Truro).

WATMORE. The Revd Georgina Watmore, Rector of Tarporley (Chester).

WATSON. The Revd Craig Watson, NS Assistant Curate (Associate Priest) of Halliwell (Manchester).

WHITTELL. The Revd Jane Whittell, NS Assistant Curate in the Didsbury Team Ministry (Manchester).

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