Swindon retirement

THE Rt Revd Dr Lee Rayfield, Suffragan Bishop of Swindon, in Bristol diocese, since 2005, is to retire on 30 April. Dr Rayfield was ordained priest in 1994, served his title in Chelmsford diocese, before moving to Oxford diocese, where he served as an incumbent and area dean. The Bishop of Bristol, the Rt Revd Vivienne Faull, thanked Dr Rayfield for his long service: “Bishop Lee has served as Bishop of Swindon with great compassion and deep faithfulness, modelling the virtues of creativity, generosity, bravery, and openness, which our diocese holds dear.”