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Resignations and retirements

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18 March 2022

BISHOP. The Revd Stephen Bishop, NS Assistant Curate of Christ Church, Purley (Southwark).

BLOOMFIELD. The Revd Christine Bloomfield, Chaplain of Christ Church, Lausanne, with Nuchâtel, Switzerland (Europe).

BOON. The Revd William Boon, Vicar of Sharpness, Purton, Brookend and Slimbridge (Gloucester): 31 August.

BOOYS. The Revd. Susan Booys, Team Rector in the Dorchester Team Ministry, Vicar of Warborough, and Hon. Canon of Christ Church, Oxford, becoming Canon Emeritus (Oxford).

BRENNAND. The Revd Carol Brennand, Rector of the West Leightonstone Benefice (Ely): 31 July.

BROWNHILL. The Revd Diane Brownhill, Team Vicar in the Heatons Team Ministry (Manchester).

COTSON . The Revd Tony Cotson, Vicar of Newington with St Andrew’s, Hull (York): 30 June.

DALE. The Revd Martin Dale, Vicar of the East Marshland Benefice (Ely): 31 October.

ELLIOTT. The Revd Anne Elliott, NS Assistant Curate (Associate Priest) of Hordle (Winchester): 12 June.

ELLIOTT. The Revd Richard Elliott, NS Assistant Curate (Assistant Priest) of Boldre with South Baddesley (Winchester): 27 June.

ENSOR. The Revd Paul Ensor, Vicar of St Agnes’s, Kennington Park (Southwark): 30 June.

FANCOURT. The Revd Dr Graeme Fancourt, Interim Assistant Curate (Associate Minister) of St Mary the Virgin, Reading, and part-time Area Dean of Reading (Oxford).

FAULKS. The Revd Simon Faulks, Rector of Newton Longville, Mursley, Swanbourne, Little Horwood and Drayton Parslow (Oxford).

FEWINGS. The Revd Peter Fewings, NS Assistant Curate (Associate Priest) of Lower Cam with Coaley (Gloucester): 10 July.

FOSTER. The Revd Simon Foster, Vicar of St Matthew’s, Croydon, and Area Dean of Croydon Central (Southwark): 31 August.

FRASER. The Revd Gemma Fraser, Priest-in-Charge of St John the Evangelist, and of St Luke’s, Moulsham, and Assistant Curate (Associate Priest) of Galleywood Common and of Widford (Chelmsford): 30 April.

GOODACRE. The Revd Philip Goodacre, Priest-in-Charge of Hillsborough and Wadsley Bridge (Sheffield): 31 July.

GUMBEL. The Revd Nicholas Gumbel, Vicar of Holy Trinity, Brompton, with St Paul’s, Onslow Square, and St Augustine’s, South Kensington, and of St Luke’s, South Kensington (London): 31 July.

HALL. The Revd Brian Hall, Vicar of St Andrew’s, Gorleston (Norwich): 30 June.

HARDY. The Revd John Hardy, Rector of St Mary’s, Newmarket, with St Agnes’s, Exning, and Priest-in-Charge of St Martin’s and St Philip’s, Exning, with Landwade (St Edmundsbury & Ipswich): 30 September.

HUMPHREYS. The Revd Lydia Humphreys, Vicar of Shepshed and Oaks in Charnwood (Leicester): 30 June.

JONES. The Revd Elaine Jones, Assistant Curate (Associate Priest) of St John the Evangelist, Derby, and Hon. Canon of Derby Cathedral (Derby), becoming Canon Emeritus.

LEAHY. The Revd Adrian Leahy, Vicar of Four Oaks, and Hon. Canon of St Philip’s Cathedral, Birmingham (Birmingham): 29 May, becoming Canon Emeritus.

MACLUSKIE. The Revd Linda Macluskie, part-time Vicar of Sandylands, and Hon. Canon of Blackburn Cathedral (Blackburn): 31 May.

McCLURE. The Revd John McClure, Rector of Muckamore (Connor).

MILLER. The Revd Philip Miller, Vicar of Langley, and Hon. Canon of Manchester Cathedral (Manchester): 30 June.

MORGAN. The Revd Susan Morgan, NS Assistant Curate (Associate Priest) of Langley (Manchester): 31 May.

PENN. The Revd Jane Penn, house-for-duty Priest-in-Charge of Bempton with Flamborough, Reighton with Speeton (York): 4 September.

PEPPIATT. The Revd Quintin Peppiatt, Team Vicar in the Holy Trinity Team Ministry, East Ham (Chelmsford): 31 May.

PESTELL. The Revd Robert Pestell, Chaplain of the Sue Ryder Leckhampton Court Hospice, Leckhampton (Gloucester): 31 July.

ROBERTS. The Revd Alison Roberts, Assistant Curate (Associate Minister) of Aston Clinton with Buckland and Drayton Beauchamp (Oxford).

TRUBY. The Revd David Truby, Team Rector in the Wirksworth Team Ministry, Acting Area Dean of Carsington, and Hon. Canon of Derby Cathedral (Derby): 31 July, becoming Canon Emeritus.

WEAVER. The Revd Duncan Weaver, Chaplain of Bloxham School (Oxford).

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