ATTY. — On 12 January, the Revd Norman Hughes Atty: Assistant Master of Billinge School, Blackburn (1967-71); City of Leicester Boys’ School (1971-73); Worcester Diocesan Assistant Youth Officer (1973-74); Youth Chaplain (1974-78); Curate-in-Charge of Elmley with Hampton Lovett (1973-78); Rector of Elmbridge with Rushock (1974-78); Rector of Elmley with Hampton Lovett with Elmbridge and Rushock (1978-85); Hon. Canon of Worcester Cathedral (1981-85); aged 82.

BACON. — In October, the Revd John Martindale Bacon: Curate-in-Charge of St Thomas’s Conventional District, Clifton Green (1959-71); Vicar of Astley Bridge (1971-87; aged 100.

BREWIN. — On 17 December, the Revd Dr David Frederick Brewin: Vicar of St Hugh’s, Eyres Monsell (1973-79); East Goscote (1979-82); East Goscote with Ratcliffe on the Wreake and Rearsby (1982-90); Rector of Thurcaston (1990-91); Thurcaston with Cropston (1992-2005); aged 83.

BRIGGS. — On 21 December, the Revd Christopher Ronald Briggs: in Hong Kong (1993-97); Vicar of Norton (1997-2000); Senior Chaplain of Haileybury College (2000-19); Chaplain of Shiplake School, Henley-on-Thames, since 2019; aged 64.

FORSHAW. — On 31 December, the Revd David Oliver Forshaw: Chaplain of St Andrew’s School, Singapore (1955-59); Vicar of Heptonstall (1959-66); St Nicholas’s, Whitehaven (1966-76); Curate-in-Charge of Holy Trinity with Christ Church, Whitehaven (1973-76); Vicar of Benchill (1976-89); Assistant Curate of Elton (1989-92); aged 95.

GATES. — On 25 December, the Revd John Richard Gates: Assistant Curate of Broadwater, in charge of St Stephen’s (1976-79); Norwich Diocesan Youth Officer (1979-81); Vicar of Cosby (1982-86); Assistant Chaplain of the Resurrection, Bucharest (1998-99); aged 75.

GLOSSOP. — On 8 December, the Revd Jonathan Mark Glossop: OLM of St Andrew’s, Immingham; aged 67.

HILL. — On 5 January, the Revd David Rowland Hill: Assistant Curate of Richmond (1963-68); Vicar of Lutton with Gedney and Holbeach Bank (1968-75); Lutton with Gedney (1975-82); Pinchbeck (1982-99); aged 88.

JOHNSON. — On 4 January, the Revd David Francis Johnson: Assistant Curate of Attenborough with Bramcote and Chilwell (1961-62); Vicar of Ravenstone with Weston Underwood (1962-66); Christ Church, Crewe (1966-70); Curate-in-Charge of St Peter’s, Crewe (1967-70); Vicar of Thornton with Allerthorpe and Melbourne (1970-79); St Michael and All Angels, Hull (1979-81); Leyburn with Bellerby (1981-88); Coxwold and Husthwaite (1988-97); aged 90.

LISTER. — On 31 December, the Revd Mary Phyllis Lister: Deaconess of Inkberrow with Cookhill and Kington with Dormston (1980-82); Ancaster (1982-87); Assistant Curate (1987-88); aged 94.

PIERCE. — On 18 November, the Revd Brian William Pierce, Team Vicar in the Manningham Team Ministry (1993-98); Vicar of Tipton (1998-2007); aged 80.

RUSSELL. — On 3 January, the Revd Eric Watson Russell: Team Vicar in the Barking Team Ministry (1977-82); Vicar of Lozells (1982-95); Rural Dean of Aston (1989-94); Priest-in-Charge of Barston (1995-2004); Assistant Curate of Knowle (1995-2004); Rector of Kells with Balrathboyne, Moynalty, Donaghpatrick and Castletown (2004-09); aged 83.

THOMSON. — On 2 January, the Revd Julian Harley Thomson: Canon Precentor of Ely Cathedral (1974-80); Curate-in-Charge of Stuntney (1974-80); Vicar of Arrington (1980-91); Croydon with Clopton (1980-91); Orwell (1980-91); Wimpole (1980-91); Priest-in-Charge of Castle Camps (1991-96); Vicar of Linton (1991-6); Rector of Bartlow (1991-96); Team Rector in the Linton Team Ministry (1996-2001); Rural Dean of Linton (1999-2001); aged 79.