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Appointments

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01 November 2024

ALDER. The Revd Alison Alder, NS Assistant Curate (Associate Priest) in the Blyth Valley Team Ministry, to be also Hon. Canon of St Edmundsbury Cathedral (St Edmundsbury & Ipswich).

BAYLOR. The Revd David Baylor, Assistant Curate of Falmouth (Truro), to be Vicar of St Stephen’s, Castle Hill, Ealing (London).

BICKLEY-PERCIVAL. The Revd Helena Bickley-Percival, Minor Canon and Chaplain of Westminster Abbey, to be Minor Canon and Sacrist.

BIRKS. The Revd Andrew Birks, Vicar of Melbourn and of Meldreth, now also Rural Dean of Shingay (Ely).

BULLEN. The Revd Neil Bullen, Rector of the Ringstone in Aveland Group (Lincoln), to be Rector of the Four Spires Benefice (Peterborough).

BURGESS. The Revd Adele Burgess, formerly Chaplain of London Heathrow Airport, now Chaplain of Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (London).

CLARK. The Revd Lilian Clark, NS Assistant Curate of St Gabriel’s, Bishopwearmouth (Durham), to be NS Associate Priest.

DAVEY. The Revd Christopher Dave, Rector of Framlingham with Saxtead, and Rural Dean of Loes, to be also Hon. Canon of St Edmundsbury Cathedral (St Edmundsbury & Ipswich).

FALCONER. The Revd Paulette Falconer, NS Assistant Curate of St George’s and St Mary Magdalen’s, Tilehurst, now NS Associate Minister, remaining Diocesan BAME Development Enabler (Oxford).

FITZPATRICK. The Revd Dr Paul Fitzpatrick, Rector of Ashwater, Halwill, Beaworthy, Clawton, Tet­cott with Luffincott, Black Torring­ton, and Highampton, now also Rural Dean of Holsworthy (Exeter).

FOSTER. The Revd Marianne Foster, Priest-in-Charge of Stanmore, to be also Assistant Area Dean of Winchester (Winchester).

FRY. The Revd John Fry, Vicar of the Theydon Parishes, to be Team Rector in the Epping District Team Ministry, remaining Rural Dean of Epping Forest and Ongar (Chelmsford).

GAYLE. The Revd Steve Gayle, Vicar of St Michael and All Angels, Stoke Newington Common, now also Associate Area Dean of Hackney (London).

GLEDHILL. The Revd Rachael Gledhill, Assistant Curate of St John the Evangelist, Upper Norwood (Southwark), to be Associate Vicar.

GUILDER. The Revd Matthew Guilder, part-time Interim Vicar of Over Kellet, to be also Interim Chaplain of the University of Lancaster (Blackburn).

HAMILTON-GREY. The Revd Deborah Hamilton-Grey, formerly Vicar of Ludham, Potter Heigham, Hickling and Catfield (Norwich), to be Vicar of Sutton Park and Wawne (York).

HUGHESDON. The Revd James Hughesdon, Vicar of St Mary’s, Islington, now also Associate Area Dean of Islington (London).

ILIFFE. The Revd Alison Iliffe, Team Vicar in the Market Harborough Team Ministry, now also Assistant Area Dean of Gartree (Leicester).

JOHNSON. The Revd Dr Victoria Johnson, Dean of Chapel of St John’s College, Cambridge (Ely), to be also Canon Theologian of St Edmundsbury Cathedral (St Edmundsbury & Ipswich).

JONES. The Revd Michelle Jones, NS Assistant Curate of Cottingham, to be Assistant Curate of South Cave and Ellerker with Broomfleet (York).

LATHAM. The Revd Robert Latham, Minor Canon and Sacrist of Westminster Abbey, to be Minor Canon and Precentor.

LAVELLE. The Revd Elizabeth Lavelle, Priest-in-Charge of Dunton with Wrestlingworth and Eyeworth (St Albans), to be Rector.

LOTAY. The Revd Kiran Lotay, Assistant Curate of All Hallows’, Ipswich, now also Assistant Area Dean of Ipswich (St Edmundsbury & Ipswich).

MACAULAY. The Revd Philip Macaulay, Assistant Curate of Sandy, and Diocesan Vocations Adviser (St Albans), now Rector of the Coker Ridger Benefice (Bath & Wells).

MARSHALL. The Revd Tracy Marshall, Team Rector in Atherton, Hindsford and Howe Bridge Team Ministry (Manchester), to be Rector of Croston, Bretherton and Mawdesley with Bispham (Blackburn).

MAYNARD. The Revd Benjamin Maynard, Assistant Curate in the Newton Abbot Team Ministry, now Rector of the Culm Valley Mission Community (Exeter).

MIDDLETON. The Revd Jennifer Middleton, Interim Priest-in-Charge of All Saints’, Halifax (Leeds), to be Priest-in-Charge.

MUMFORD. The Revd Thomas Mumford, Vicar of St Mary le Tower and St Nicholas, Ipswich, and Diocesan Interfaith Adviser, now also Assistant Area Dean of Ipswich (St Edmundsbury & Ipswich).

NORTON. The Revd Sam Norton, Vicar of Parkend and Viney Hill, and Associate Diocesan Director of Ordinands and Vocations Adviser (Gloucester), to be Rector of Backwell with Chelvey and Brockley (Bath & Wells).

OTULE. The Revd Robert Otule, Vicar of All Saints’, Newmarket, to be also Hon. Canon of St Edmundsbury Cathedral (St Edmundsbury & Ipswich).

PEARCE. The Revd Catherine Pearce, Assistant Curate of the North Buckingham with Stowe Benefice (Oxford), now Associate Minister.

REID. The Revd Claire Reid, Assistant Curate of Walmley (Birmingham), to be Associate Vicar.

REVELY. The Revd Rachel Revely, Priest-in-Charge of St Thomas’s, Ipswich, now also Assistant Area Dean of Ipswich (St Edmundsbury & Ipswich).

ROONEY. The Revd Anita Rooney, Assistant Curate of St Edmundsbury Cathedral, to be Rector of the Horringer Benefice (St Edmundsbury & Ipswich).

ROSSER. The Revd Judith Rosser, Chaplain of Queen Elizabeth Hospital King’s Lynn NHS Foundation Trust, to be Chaplain of the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, remaining Assistant Curate of Matlaske (Norwich).

SCOTT. The Revd Philippa Scott, Assistant Curate of St Mary the Virgin, the Lace Market, Nottingham (Southwell & Nottingham), to be Assistant Curate (Associate Priest) of St Mary le Tower, Ipswich (St Edmundsbury & Ipswich).

SMITH. The Revd Alice Smith, Vicar of St John’s, Brownswood Park, and Priest-in-Charge of Finsbury Park (London), to be Vicar of the Good Shepherd, Preston, Brighton (Chichester).

SMITH. The Revd Sarah Smith, NS Assistant Curate of Iver (Oxford), now NS Associate Minister.

STUART. The Revd Professor Elizabeth Stuart, Assistant Area Dean of Winchester, to be Area Dean, remaining NS Assistant Curate of St Matthew’s and St Paul’s Mission Church, Winchester, and Hon. Canon of Winchester Cathedral (Winchester).

TINSLEY. The Revd Matthew Tinsley, Interim Minister of St Mark’s, Tollington Park, to be Vicar of Upper Holloway (London).

TORR. The Revd Holly Torr, Chaplain of Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, now also NS Assistant Curate (Associate Minister) of Eccleston and Pulford (Chester).

TRUST. The Revd Larissa Trust, Assistant Curate of Christ Church and Emmanuel Church, Weston super Mare, now Vicar of Hutton and Locking (Bath & Wells).

WEARING. The Revd Dr Malcolm Wearing, OLM in the Blackrod, Daisy Hill, Westhoughton and Wingates Team Ministry (Manchester), to be NS Team Vicar.

AIR TRAINING CORPS

The following now Hon. Chaplain: the Revd Calum Burke (Pudsey Squadron).

LAY APPOINTMENTS

AKERS. David Akers, Head Teacher of Ward Jackson C of E Primary School, Hartlepool, to be Diocesan Director of Education (Newcastle & Durham).

BURRAS. Bethany Burras, Lead Formation Tutor for the Church Army, to be Diocesan Director of Focal Ministry (Sheffield).

MOTHERSOLE. Graham Mothersole to be Hon. Lay Canon of St Edmundsbury Cathedral (St Edmundsbury & Ipswich).

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