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Resignations and retirements

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23 December 2022

BAILEY. The Revd Andrew Bailey, Rector of Milton (Winchester): 20 May.

BALFOUR. The Revd Rory Balfour, Assistant Curate of Lobley Hill and Marley Hill, Hillside (Durham): 16 December.

BRAMHALL. The Revd John Bramhall, NS Assistant Curate (Associate Minister) Greenham (Oxford).

BROWN. The Revd Marjorie Brown, Vicar of Primrose Hill with St Paul’s, Avenue Road, and Prebendary of St Paul’s Cathedral (London): 31 January.

CARTWRIGHT. The Revd Dr Simon Cartwright, Acting Area Dean of Derby City, remaining Team Vicar in the Epiphany Team Ministry, Walbrook (Derby).

CHAPMAN. The Revd Nigel Chapman, Vicar of Filey (York): 31 January.

COOPER. The Revd Angela Cooper, Rector of the Camel-Allen Benefice (Truro): 15 January.

COURT. The Revd Martin Court, Assistant Curate (Associate Priest) of St Elisabeth’s, Becontree, remaining Vicar of Chadwell Heath, Area Dean of Barking and Dagenham, and Hon. Canon of Chelmsford Cathedral (Chelmsford).

CRAWFORD. The Revd James Crawford, Assistant Curate (Associate Priest) of Bispham (Blackburn): 31 January.

CROFTS. The Revd Ian Crofts, Vicar of Forty Hill (London): 31 January.

CROWTHER-ALWYN. The Revd Benedict (Mark) Crowther-Alwyn, Rector of Matlock, Dethick, Lea and Holloway (Derby): 1 February.

ENGELSEN. The Revd Christopher Engelsen, Rector of Coltishall with Great Hautbois, Frettenham, Hainford, Horstead and Stratton Strawless (Norwich): 31 January.

FITZGERALD. The Revd Sarah Fitzgerald, Team Vicar in the Great Marlow with Marlow Bottom, Little Marlow and Bisham Team Ministry (Oxford).

FYFE. The Ven. Stewart Fyfe, Interim Rural Dean of Appleby: 4 January, remaining Archdeacon of West Cumberland, Priest-in-Charge of Aspatria with Hayton and Gilcrux, and Hon. Canon of Carlisle Cathedral (Carlisle).

GABADDON. The Revd Kenneth Gabbadon, Priest-in-Charge of Clifford (York): 8 January.

GARRETT. The Revd Natalie Garrett, NS Assistant Curate (Associate Vicar) of Holy Trinity, Twickenham Common (London): 30 January.

GIBBS. The Revd Richard Gibbs, Rector of Stilton with Denton and Caldecote with Folkesworth with Morborne and Haddon, and Vicar of Elton (Ely): 3 February.

GILES. The Revd Susan Giles, Vicar of the Anglesey Group (Ely): 10 February.

GRAYSHON. The Revd Matthew Grayshon, Assistant Curate (Associate Priest) of Portway and Danebury (Winchester).

HATTON. The Revd Vivienne Hatton, Priest-in-Charge of Wentnor with Ratlinghope, Myndtown, Norbury, More, Lydham and Snead, and Assistant Curate of Churchstoke with Hyssington and Sarn (Hereford): 31 December.

HILL. The Revd Christopher Hill, Team Rector in the Ely Team Ministry (Ely): 30 April.

HOGARTH. The Revd Alan Hogarth, Vicar of Heapey and Withnell (Blackburn): 30 April.

HORNER. The Revd Graham Horner, Vicar of Riccall, Barlby and Hemingbrough (York): 12 May.

HUMPHRIES. The Revd John Humphries, Priest-in-Charge of Llanarth with Clytha and Llansantffraed with Llanddewi Rhyderch and Llangattock-Juxta-Usk (Monmouth): 8 January.

HUTCHINSON. The Revd Andrew Hutchinson, Vicar in the East Cardiff Ministry Area (Monmouth): 31 December.

KENNY. The Revd Lynda Kenny, Team Vicar in the Howden Team Ministry (York): 23 January.

LOCK. The Revd Beverley Lock, Team Rector in the Loughrigg Team Ministry: 31 January.

MAIN. The Revd Clive Main, Vicar of Homerton (London): 31 January.

MITCHELL. The Revd Richard Mitchell, Canon Precentor of Gloucester Cathedral (Gloucester): 31 January.

NEAUM. The Revd Andrew Neaum, Hon. Assistant Curate (Assistant Priest) of Boldre with South Baddesley (Winchester): 31 January.

NEWBY. The Revd Ailsa Newby, Canon Pastor of Ripon Cathedral (Leeds): 5 February.

NORRIS. The Revd Michael Norris, Rector of St Saviour’s, Guildford (Guildford): 31 December.

PERKINS. The Revd David Perkins, Vicar of Beeley and Edensor (Derby): 8 January.

RICHARDSON. The Revd Susan Richardson, Vicar of St Oswald’s and St Chad’s, Middlesbrough: 31 December.

ROBERTS. The Revd Dr Vaughan Roberts, Team Rector in the New Warwick Team Ministry (Coventry): 31 January.

ROBERTSON. The Revd Beverley Robertson, Team Vicar in the Bromsgrove Team Ministry (Worcester): 31 December.

RODHAM. The Ven. Morris Rodham, house-for-duty Priest-in-Charge of Patterdale (Carlisle): 22 January.

ROWELL. The Revd Gillian Rowell, Vicar of Tilehurst and Calcot (Oxford).

SALT. The Revd Neil Salt, Vicar of Grimsargh (Blackburn): 31 January.

SHAW. The Revd Margaret Shaw, Team Rector in the Harwich Peninsula Team Ministry, Area Ordination Adviser for Colchester, and Hon. Canon of Chelmsford Cathedral (Chelmsford): 31 May.

SMITH. The Revd David Smith, Rector of Benefice of St Benedict (Ashmanhaugh, Barton Turf, Beeston St Lawrence, Horning, Irstead and Neatishead) (Norwich): 31 January.

WELSMAN. The Revd Derek Welsman, Rural Dean of Midhurst: 31 December, remaining Vicar of Easebourne, Lodsworth and Selham, and Prebendary of Chichester Cathedral (Chichester).

WHITEHEAD. The Revd Ian Whitehead, Priest-in-Charge of Crich and South Wingfield (Derby): 17 January.

WILSON. The Revd Ian Wilson, Rector of the Orwell and Deben Rural Benefice, and Hon. Canon of St Edmundsbury Cathedral (St Edmundsbury & Ipswich): 27 May.

WINGFIELD. The Revd Christopher Wingfield, Rector of Harton, and Rural Dean of Southern Ryedale (York): 30 April.

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