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Appointments

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08 April 2022

BEST. The Revd Gary Best, Vicar of Shortlands (Rochester), to be Priest-in-Charge of the Mid Loes Benefice (St Edmundsbury & Ipswich).

CRACKNELL. The Revd Heather Cracknell, Head of Development, Fresh Expressions, for the Archbishops’ Council, to be Director of HeartEdge, in St Martin-in-the-Fields, London (London).

EDMONDSON. The Very Revd Dr John Edmondson, formerly Dean of and Vicar of Battle (Chichester), now Hon. Assistant Curate (Assistant Priest) of High Oak, Hingham, Scoulton with Wood Rising, and Rural Dean of Humbleyard (Norwich).

FRANCIS-DEHQANI. The Revd Lee Francis-Dehqani, formerly Priest-in-Charge in the Fosse Team Ministry (Leicester), to be Priest-in-Charge of Ingatestone with Fryerning and of Margaretting with Mountnessing and Buttsbury (Chelmsford).

GILLESPIE. The Revd Jonathan Gillespie, formerly Priest-in-Charge of Stanmer with Falmer, and Assistant Chaplain of Sussex University (Chichester), to be NS Assistant Curate (Associate Vicar) of All Souls’ Clubhouse, All Souls’, Langham Place (London).

HAMILTON-BOX. The Revd William Hamilton-Box, Assistant Curate of St Luke’s, Hammersmith (London), to be Chaplain of Wycliffe College (Gloucester).

HARRISON. The Revd Daniel Harrison, Assistant Rural Dean of Gipping Valley, to be Acting Rural Dean, remaining Rector of the South Bosmere Benefice (St Edmundsbury & Ipswich).

HEDDERLY. The Revd Katherine Hedderly, Vicar of All Hallows Berkynchirche-by-the-Tower with St Dunstan-in-the-East, London, and Area Dean of the City, now also Priest-in-Charge of St Mary at Hill with St Andrew Hubbard, St George Botolph Lane and St Botolph by Billingsgate, London (London).

HEWISH. The Revd Lesley Hewish, Managing Chaplain of HM Prison Leyhill, to be Interim Priest-in-Charge of the Tyndale Benefice (Gloucester).

JENKINS. The Revd Sarah Jenkins, Rector of Combs and Finborough, to be also Acting Assistant Rural Dean of Gipping Valley (St Edmundsbury & Ipswich).

LAND. The Revd Edward Land, Interim Priest-in-Charge of Costessey, and Assistant Curate (Associate Priest) of the Mitre Benefice (Norwich), to be Assistant Curate (Associate Minister) of the Lightwave Rural Hub, Bungay (St Edmundsbury & Ipswich).

SAYBURN. The Revd Christopher Sayburn, Assistant Curate of St Philip with St Stephen, Salford (Manchester), to be Interim Assistant Curate (Associate Priest) of Burley (Leeds).

STAYTE. The Revd Samantha Stayte, Rector of Lynton, Brendon, Countisbury, Parracombe, Martinhoe and Trentishoe, to be also Dean of Women in Ministry (Exeter).

THOMAS. The Revd Timothy Thomas, Priest-in-Charge of St John’s, Bowling (Leeds), to be Vicar.

WALSHAW. The Revd Caroline Walshaw, NS Assistant Curate of the Northanger Benefice (Winchester), now house-for-duty Priest-in-Charge.

WILLIAMS. The Revd Lea Williams, formerly Assistant Curate of Great Dunmow and Barnston (Chelmsford), to be Assistant Chaplain of St Clement’s, Prague (Europe).

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