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Resignations and retirements

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08 July 2022

ADAMS. The Revd Nicholas Adams, Team Vicar in the Islwyn Ministry Area, and Pioneer Priest in the diocese of Monmouth (Monmouth).

BAMFORTH. The Revd Marvin Bamforth, Hon. Assistant Curate (Assistant Priest) in the North West Hampshire Benefice (Winchester): 30 September.

BROOKER. The Revd Anna Brooker, Chaplain of St John’s College, Durham: 31 July, remaining Priest-in-Charge of Brancepeth, and Hon. Canon of Durham Cathedral (Durham).

CLARK. The Revd Stephanie Clark, Vicar of Stanley and South Moor, remaining Hon. Canon of Durham Cathedral (Durham).

COOPER. The Revd Stephen Cooper, Vicar of St John the Evangelist, Middlesbrough, and of St Columba with St Paul, Middlesbrough (York): 31 October.

CROFT. The Revd James Croft, Vicar of Longstone, Curbar and Stoney Middleton (Derby).

ISAACSON. The Revd Alan Isaacson, Rector of Bradfield, and Diocesan Discipleship Development Officer (Sheffield): 14 September.

ISAACSON. The Revd Hilda Isaacson, Vicar of the Cornerstone Benefice, and Chaplain to the Mothers’ Union (Sheffield): 22 January 2023.

KELLY. The Revd Stephen Kelly, Vicar of St Giles’s, Northampton, and Hon. Canon of Peterborough Cathedral (Peterborough): 30 October, becoming Canon Emeritus.

LEES-SMITH. The Revd Anthony Lees-Smith, Area Dean of City of Leicester: 4 September, remaining Vicar of Evington (Leicester).

MANN. The Revd Christopher Mann, Priest-in-Charge of Shenfield (Chelmsford): 30 November.

OLEY. The Revd Carolyn Oley, Assistant Curate (Associate Priest) of the Chenderit Benefice, and Rural Dean of Brackley (Peterborough): 30 September.

PARKER. The Revd John Parker, Vicar of Wath-upon-Dearne (Sheffield): 31 August.

PEARSE. The Revd Jeffery Pearse, Assistant Curate of St Mary’s, Abergavenny, with Llanwenarth Citra (Monmouth).

RELF-PENNINGTON. The Revd Catherine Relf-Pennington, Vicar of Wymondham with Silfield and Spooner Row (Norwich).

ROBERTS. The Revd Mark Roberts, Rector of Sandwich and Worth, and Hon. Canon of Canterbury Cathedral (Canterbury): 30 September.

SILK. The Revd Timothy Silk, Vicar of St Philip and St Jacob with Emmanuel Church, Bristol (Bristol): 30 September.

SUMMERS. The Revd Neil Summers, Team Vicar in the Richmond Team Ministry (Southwark): 10 October.

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