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Deaths

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01 April 2022

ALLSOP. — On 10 March, the Revd Peter William Allsop: Vicar of St George’s, Wigan (1964-71); Curate-in-Charge of Marham (1971-72); Team Vicar in the Priory Cross Group (1972-74); Fincham Team Ministry (1974-76); Vicar of Trawden (1976-90); Assistant Curate of Marton (1990-92); Holy Trinity, South Shore (1992-98); aged 88.

LAWRINSON. — On 12 March, the Revd Leslie Norman Lawrinson: OLM of St Peter’s, Onchan (1999-2005); NSM of Scarisbrick (2005-08); aged 87.

PEDERSEN. — On 22 March, the Revd Katharine Margaret Pedersen: Assistant Curate of Holy Trinity, Melrose, since 2017; aged 60.

RICHARDSON. — On 13 March, the Revd Neil Richardson: Curate-in-Charge of St Hugh’s Conventional District, Holts (1977-82); Rector of Greenford (1982-2013); Prebendary of St Paul’s Cathedral (2002-13); aged 76.

SIBSON. — On 22 March, the Revd Edward John Sibson: Curate-in-Charge of St Leonard’s, Colchester (1972-77); Team Vicar in the St Leonard with St Mary Magdalen and St Stephen Team Ministry, Colchester (1977-80); Industrial Chaplain in Colchester (1972-80); Vicar of Layer-de-la-Haye, Chelmsford (1980-90); Rector of Chipping Ongar with Shelley (1990-98); Rural Dean of Ongar (1994-98); Priest-in-Charge of High Easter and Good Easter with Margaret Roding (1998-2004); Hon. Canon of Chelmsford Cathedral (2001-04); Priest-in-Charge of Great Canfield with High Roding and Aythorpe Roding (2002-04); aged 82.

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