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Resignations and retirements

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02 June 2023

BAKKER. The Revd Gregory Bakker, Assistant Curate (Mission Priest) of Holy Trinity with St Columba, Fareham: 31 July, remain­ing Diocesan Pioneer Development Officer (Portsmouth).

HARLAND. The Revd Brenda Harland, NS Assistant Curate (As­­sociate Minister) of Thatcham (Ox­­ford).
KEY. The Revd Roderick Key, Vicar of St Andrew’s, Chippenham, with Tytherton Lucas (Bristol).

KIRKBRIDE. The Revd Martin Kirk­bride, Priest-in-Charge (Acting Team Rector) in the Wellington and District Team Ministry (Bath & Wells).

LUNN. The Revd Rosemary Lunn, Palace Pastor of the Bishop’s Palace, Wells (Bath & Wells).

McWILLIAMS. The Revd Dr Evan McWilliams, Assistant Curate (Hos­pitaller) of Great St Bartholomew, Smithfield, London, and Chaplain of Barts Health NHS Trust (London).

RIORDAN. The Revd Sean Riordan, Vicar of Emmanuel Church, Wood­­ley (Oxford).

ROSE. The Revd Susan Rose, Vo­­cations Team Leader, remaining Prebendary of Wells Cathedral (Bath & Wells).

SAMPSON. The Revd Susan Sampson, Vicar of St Mary’s, Hitcham (Ox­­ford).

SPIERS. The Revd John Spiers, NS Assistant Curate (Associate Priest) of Minchinhampton with Box and Am­­berley (Gloucester diocese): 5 June.

TALBOT. The Revd Michael Talbot, Priest-in-Charge of St Mary’s, Harmondsworth, and of St Peter and St Paul, Harlington (London).

WARD-HALL. The Revd Terence Ward-Hall, NS Assistant Curate of Sunningdale (Oxford).

WATERS. The Revd John Waters, Assistant Curate (Associate Priest) in the Severn Wye Ministry Area (Monmouth).

WILLIAMS. The Revd David Williams, Area Dean of Aylesbury, re­­maining Team Rector in the Ris­­borough Team Ministry (Ox­­ford).

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