Archdeacon’s move

THE Ven. Michael Power, Archdeacon of Southend, in Chelmsford diocese, since 2022, is to become Archdeacon of West Ham, in the same diocese. Archdeacon Power was trained at Westcott House, Cambridge, and was ordained deacon in 2012. He has served all his ministry in Chelmsford diocese, as parish priest, area dean, and Bradwell Area Mission and Stewardship Adviser, and is an Hon. Canon of Chelmsford Cathedral. He succeeds the Ven. Elwin Cockett, who retires on 30 September (Gazette, 2 August).

BARSTOW. The Revd Robert Barstow, Assistant Curate (Associate Vicar) of St Mark’s, Battersea Rise (Southwark), now Assistant Curate (Associate Vicar) of St Peter’s, Brighton (Chichester).

BLAND. The Revd Nicole Bland, Vicar of the Staughtons with Hail Weston, and Rural Dean of St Neots, to be also Hon. Canon of Ely Cathedral (Ely).

BROWN. The Revd Caroline Brown, house-for-duty Curate-in-Charge of Donnington (Chichester), to be house-for-duty Vicar.

EDGAR. The Revd Ian Edgar, Assistant Curate (Associate Vicar) of Lancing with Coombes, and of South Lancing and Sompting, now Priest-in-Charge of Sidley (Chichester).

EGHTEDARIAN. The Revd Mohammad Eghtedarian, formerly Intercultural Pioneer Minister in the Oadby Great Glen Team Ministry (Leicester), to be Assistant Curate (Associate Minister) of Fletchamstead (Coventry).

HARRISON. The Revd Christopher Harrison, formerly Rector of St Peter and St James and All Saints’, Nottingham (Southwell & Nottingham), to be Chaplain of St Andrew’s, Pau, France (Europe).

HIBBERT. The Revd Richard Hibbert, Priest-in-Charge of Holy Trinity, Coventry (Coventry), now Vicar.

HOWSON. The Revd Philip Howson, Rector of the South Leightonstone Benefice and of the West Leightonstone Benefice, Assistant Rural Dean of Huntington, and Bishop’s Adviser on Well-being, to be also Hon. Canon of Ely Cathedral (Ely).

JENSEN. The Revd Dr Alexander Jensen, Principal of the Eastern Region Ministry Course, to be also Hon. Canon of Ely Cathedral (Ely).

MARSHALL. The Revd Angela Marshall, formerly Hon. Assistant Curate of Collier Row and Havering-atte-Bower (Chelmsford), now Diocesan Retirement Officer (Europe).

MARSHALL. The Revd David Marshall, formerly Vicar of Collier Row and Havering-atte-Bower (Chelmsford), now Diocesan Retirement Officer (Europe).

MARSHALL. The Revd Dr David Marshall, formerly Associate Professor at Duke Divinity School, Durham, North Carolina, to be Assistant Chaplain of St Ursula’s, Berne, Switzerland (Europe).

MATTHEWS. The Revd Sandra Matthews, Director of the Anglican International School, Jerusalem, to be Rector of Whippingham with East Cowes (Portsmouth).

OATES. The Revd Dr Fraser Oates, Assistant Curate of St Nicholas and All Saints’ and St Helen’s, Worcester, to be Assistant Curate (Associate Priest, Renewal Leader) in the Holy Trinity Team Ministry, Redditch, with special responsibility for St Stephen’s, Redditch (Worcester).

PARKER. The Revd Richard Parker, Diocesan Chaplain to the Mothers’ Union, to be also Assistant Curate of St Matthew’s, Carver Street, Sheffield (Sheffield).

PARKIN. The Revd Raymond Parkin, NS Assistant Curate of St Leonard and St Jude, Doncaster, to be also NS Assistant Curate of New Bentley with Arksey (Sheffield).

PAYNE. The Revd Ceri Payne, NS Assistant Curate of St John the Evangelist, Cambridge (Ely), now NS Associate Vicar.

ROBERTS. The Revd David Roberts, Assistant Curate of Andover (Winchester), now Associate Minister.

SHAKESPEARE. The Revd James Shakespeare, Vicar of St John the Evangelist, Cambridge, Rural Dean of Cambridge South, Assistant Diocesan Director of Ordinands, and Bishop’s Adviser on Spirituality, to be also Hon. Canon of Ely Cathedral (Ely).

SHEFFIELD. The Revd Sean Sheffield, Priest-in-Charge of Bewsborough (Canterbury), to be Rector.

SMITH. The Revd Janice Smith, NS Assistant Curate (Associate Minister) of Huntingdon, Minister-in-Charge of Cambridgeshire Deaf Church (Bishop’s Mission Order), and Chaplain among Deaf and Deafblind People, to be also Hon. Canon of Ely Cathedral (Ely).

SPENCER. The Revd Emily Spencer, Assistant Curate of Knowle (Birmingham), to be Team Vicar in the Malvern Chase Team Ministry (Worcester).

STAGG. The Revd Russell Stagg, Vicar of Colgate and Roffey (Chichester), now Vicar of St James with St Michael and All Angels and St Augustine, Beckenham (Rochester).

STILWELL. The Revd Timothy Stilwell, Vicar of St Dionis’s, Parson’s Green, Fulham (London), to be Vicar of Holbrook (Chichester).

SWEERTS-VERMEULEN. The Revd Evelyn Sweerts-Vermeulen, formerly Assistant Chaplain in Luxembourg, now Bishop’s Chaplain (Europe).

WEATHERILL. The Revd Martha Weatherill, Priest-in-Charge of Lavant, and Rural Dean of Chichester (Chichester), now Vicar of St John with St Alban, St Bartholomew, and St Mary and St John, Cowley (Oxford).

LAY APPOINTMENTS

GULLON. Alex Gullon, Lay Chair of Wisbech Lynn Marshland Deanery, to be also Hon. Lay Canon of Ely Cathedral (Ely).

MINGHELLA. Loretta Minghella, Master of Clare College, Cambridge, to be also Hon. Lay Canon of Ely Cathedral (Ely).

WATTS. Catherine Watts, Diocesan Warden of Readers, to be also Hon. Lay Canon of Ely Cathedral (Ely).