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Resignations and retirements

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11 October 2024

BOOTH. The Revd Ian Booth, Area Dean of Haringey, remaining Team Rector in the Wood Green with Bounds Green Team Ministry (Lon­­don).

COUCH. The Revd Felicity Couch, Rural Dean of Shingay, remaining Rector of the Orwell Group (Ely).

FRITZE-SHANKS. The Revd Annette Fritze-Shanks, NS Assistant Curate of Emmanuel Church, West Hampstead, remaining Bishop’s Ad­­viser for Self-Supporting Ministry (London).

JONES. The Revd Wyn Jones, Vicar of West Hayes (London): 12 Octo­ber.

LEACH. The Revd Andrew Leach, NS Assistant Curate (Associate Priest) of the Beacon Benefice (Glou­­­­ces­ter).

McCLELLAND. The Revd Clifford McClelland, Chaplain of HM Prison Winchester (Winchester).

PATON-WILLIAMS. The Revd David Paton-Williams, Rector of St Columba’s, Edinburgh (Edinburgh): 6 October.

SALAKO. The Revd Olusegun Salako, NS Assistant Curate (As­so­ciate Minister) of St John the Evan­­gelist, Sheffield.

SHE­­­PHERD. The Revd Stephen Shepherd, NS Assistant Curate of Castleton Moor (Manchester).

SMITH. The Revd Dr Linnet Smith, Hon. Assistant Curate of St Mary’s, Rushden, with Newton Bromswold (Peterborough).

STEEL. The Revd Christine Steel, NS Assistant Curate of Hey and of Leesfield (Manchester).

SUCH. The Revd Nicola Such, Assis­­t­­­ant Area Dean of Basingstoke, re­­maining Vicar of the Basingstoke Down Benefice (Winchester).

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