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Resignations and retirements

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01 September 2023

ALDERTON-FORD. The Revd Jonathan Alderton-Ford, Vicar of Christ Church, Moreton Hall, Bury St Edmunds, and Hon. Canon of St Edmundsbury Cathedral (St Edmundsbury & Ipswich): 1 November.

ANDREWS. The Revd Richard Andrews, Canon of Liturgy of Derby Cathedral (Derby): 30 September, becoming Canon Emeritus.

BATE. The Revd Dr Stephen Bate, Rector of Albury, Little Hadham and Much Hadham (St Albans): 24 September.

BELL. The Revd Julia Bell, Assistant Curate of Stockton Parish Church (Durham): 30 September.

BLAND. The Revd Elizabeth Bland, Team Vicar in the Upper Skerne Team Ministry (Durham).

BUTLER. The Revd Stephen Butler, Priest-in-Charge of St John the Evangelist, Pittenweem, and of St Michael and All Angels, Elie and Earlsferry (St Andrews, Dunkeld & Dunblane).

COLLISHAW. The Revd Ashley Collishaw, Priest-in-Charge of St Michael’s Local Ecumenical Partnership, Cheltenham, remaining Vicar of the Holy Apostles’, Charlton Kings (Gloucester).

COPE. The Revd James Cope, Vicar of Castle Vale with Minworth (Birmingham): 31 December.

DUFF. The Revd Emma Duff, Priest-in-Charge of St John the Evangelist, Wallsend (Newcastle).

FOX. The Revd Tina Fox, NS Assistant Curate (Associate Priest) in the Nadder Valley Team Ministry, remaining Chaplain of Church House, Salisbury (Salisbury).

FRENCH. The Revd Julia French, Lead Chaplain of Somerset NHS Foundation Trust, remaining NS Assistant Curate (Associate Priest) of St Mary Magdalene’s and St John the Evangelist, Taunton (Bath & Wells).

HASLAM. The Revd Michael Haslam, Assistant Curate (Associate Priest) of the Alfred Jewel Benefice, remaining Chaplaincy Adviser and Mission Team Leader (Salisbury).

HEBDEN. The Revd Shirley Hebden, Rural Dean of North Holderness, remaining NS Assistant Curate of Beeford with Frodingham and Foston (York).

HENDERSON SMITH. The Revd Judith Henderson Smith, Priest-in-Charge of Ault Hucknall and Scarcliffe (Derby): 30 September.

HUGHES. The Revd Peter Hughes, Rector of Wickersley, and Priest-in-Charge of Ravenfield, Hooton Roberts and Braithwell (Sheffield): 15 October.

LILLICRAP. The Revd Dr Stephen Lillicrap, Rector of Kingsdown, Creekside and High Downs, Area Dean of Ospringe, and Hon. Canon of Canterbury Cathedral (Canterbury): 30 September.

LOVE. The Revd Alison Love, Assistant Curate (Associate Priest) of Cirencester (Gloucester): 18 September.

LUKE. The Revd Anthony Luke, Rector of Aston on Trent, Elvaston, Weston on Trent and Shardlow, Barrow upon Trent with Twyford and Swarkestone (Derby): 31 August 2024.

McCARTAN. The Revd Audrey McCartan, house-for-duty Priest-in-Charge of Longhorsley (Newcastle): 29 August.

MORAY-EVANS. The Revd Shena Moray-Evans, Vicar of Newby and of St Luke’s, Scarborough (York): 31 October.

PARRETT. The Revd Stephen Parrett, NS Assistant Curate (Associate Minister) of Reculver (Canterbury).

PAUL. The Revd Rosalind Paul, Canon Pastor of Wells Cathedral, now Canon Emeritus (Bath & Wells).

PEGLER. The Revd Eve Pegler, Assistant Curate of Gillingham, Milton-on-Stour and Silton (Salisbury).

PIKI. The Revd Elizabeth Piki, Assistant Curate of All Saints with Holy Trinity, Loughborough (Leicester).

POWNALL. The Revd Stephen Pownall, Team Vicar in the Westborough Team Ministry (Guildford).

PRICE. The Revd Mary Price, NS Assistant Curate (Associate Priest) of Melbourn and of Meldreth (Ely).

RANDALL. The Revd Gordon Randall, Assistant Curate (Assistant Priest) of the Resurrection, Alton (Winchester): 27 October.

RUNDELL. The Revd Simon Rundell, Priest-in-Charge of Bickleigh Roborough and Shaugh Prior (Exeter).

RUSBY. The Revd Paul Rusby, NS Assistant Curate of Morpeth (Newcastle).

RUTTER. The Revd Martin Rutter, Vicar of Great Barr, and Prebendary of Lichfield Cathedral (Lichfield).

SCHWIER. The Revd Paul Schwier, OLM of Dickleburgh and the Pulhams (Norwich): 17 September.

SEDGEWICK. The Revd Clive Sedgewick, Team Rector in the Axminster, Chardstock, All Saints, Combpyne with Rousdon and Membury Team Ministry (Exeter).

SHOCK. The Revd Rachel Shock, Chaplain of St Stephen’s, Costa Brava, Spain (Europe).

SOUTHGATE. The Revd Patricia Southgate, Assistant Curate (Associate Priest) of St Peter and St Osmund, Parkstone, with Branksea (Salisbury).

THOMAS. The Revd Alison Thomas, Assistant Curate (Interim Minister) of Eccleshall (Lichfield).

TICE. The Revd Richard Tice, Assistant Curate of Langham Place (London).

UPSON. The Revd Rosemary Upson, Assistant Curate of Todwick (Sheffield).

WALKER. The Revd John Walker, Vicar of St John with the Lady Margaret, Walworth (Southwark): 1 October.

WEEKES. The Revd Robin Weekes, Senior Minister of Emmanuel Proprietary Chapel, Ridgeway, Wimbledon (Southwark).

WHEELER. The Revd Nicholas Wheeler, Rector of Holy Trinity and St Saviour’s, Upper Chelsea (London): 8 October.

WILSON. The Revd Rose-Marie Wilson, NS Assistant Curate of St James’s and St Paul’s, West Bromwich (Lichfield).

WOODS. The Revd Michael Woods, Rector of Croston, Bretherton and Mawdesley with Bispham (Blackburn): 30 November.

YATES. The Revd Stephen Yates, Team Rector in the Brixham with Churston Ferrers and Kingswear Team Ministry (Exeter).

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