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Resignations and retirements

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16 September 2022

ANDREWS. The Revd Jean Andrews, NS Assistant Curate (Associate Priest) of Downham with South Hanningfield and Ramsden Bellhouse (Chelmsford): 28 September.

BENCE. The Revd Helen Bence, NS Assistant Curate (Associate Minister) in the Cornerstone Team Ministry (Leicester).

BENNETTS. The Revd Rachel Bennetts, Prior of the Community of the Tree of Life, Leicester (Leicester): October.

BRYSON. The Revd Neil Bryson, Vicar of St Michael and All Angels, Maidstone (Canterbury).

CHING. The Revd Hin Lai (Harry) Ching, Assistant Curate (Associate Vicar) of St Martin-in-the-Fields, London (London): 30 September.

DICKS. The Revd Gareth Dicks, Assistant Curate (Associate Minister) of St Peter’s, Farnborough (Guildford): 31 October.

FISHER-BAILEY. The Revd Carol Fisher-Bailey, Rector of Lockington and Lund and Scorborough with Leconfield (York): 30 September.

HERROD. The Revd Kathryn Herrod, Priest-in-Charge of Barnburgh with Melton-on-the-Hill and Adwick-upon-Dearne, and of the Bilham Benefice, and Assistant Diocesan Director of Ordinands (Sheffield): 8 October.

ISKANDER. The Revd Susan Iskander, part-time Priest-in-Charge of All Saints’, Springfield (Chelmsford): 31 October.

KEAR. The Revd Cara Kear, Assistant Curate of Holy Trinity, Twickenham Common (London): 30 September.

NORTH. The Rt Revd Philip North, Residentiary Canon of Blackburn Cathedral, remaining Suffragan Bishop of Burnley (Burnley), Assistant Bishop (Manchester), and Hon. Assistant Bishop (Chester).

NURSEY. The Revd Jane Nursey, Assistant Curate in the Dereham and District Team Ministry, and Chaplain of the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (Norwich): 31 October.

OSBORNE. The Revd Malcolm (Max) Osborne, Rural Dean of Thingoe, remaining Rector of Horringer, Priest-in-Charge of Hawstead and Nowton in the St Edmund Way Benefice, Assistant Diocesan Director of Ordinands, and Hon. Canon of St Edmundsbury Cathedral (St Edmundsbury & Ipswich).

RAZZALL. The Revd Charles Razzall, Vicar of North Thornaby (York): 31 October.

RING. The Revd Elisabeth Ring, NS Assistant Curate of the Two Rivers Benefice (Chelmsford): 31 October.

ROBINSON. The Revd Christopher Robinson, Rural Dean of Lavenham, remaining Rector of Rattlesden with Thorpe Morieux, Brettenham and Hitcham (St Edmundsbury & Ipswich).

TARRY. The Revd Gordon Tarry, Vicar of St Aidan’s, the Fairway, Leigh-on-Sea, and Hon. Canon of Chelmsford Cathedral (Chelmsford): 31 October.

TIGHE. The Revd Derek Tighe, Vicar of St Martin’s, Dorking, and Rector of Ranmore (Guildford).

TILL. The Revd Sandra Till, Assistant Curate of Alvaston (Derby).

YANDELL. The Revd Dr Caroline Yandell, NS Assistant Curate (Associate Minister) of Bluntisham cum Earith with Colne and Holywell cum Needingworth (Ely): 14 September.

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