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Deaths

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10 October 2025

ANDERTON. — On 25 September, the Revd David Edward Anderton: Team Vicar in the Newark with Coddington Team Ministry (2009-16); Vicar of St James’s, Collier Row, and Havering-atte-Bower since 2016; Priest-in-Charge of Noak Hill since 2021; aged 65.

BOREHAM. — On 22 September, the Revd Harold Leslie Boreham: Rector of Saxmundham (1977-85); Vicar of Felixstowe (1985-96); Chaplain of Felixstowe Hospital (1985-96); Bartlett Hospital (19965-96); Priest-in-Charge of St Mark’s, Ramsgate (1996-2001); Vicar (2001-03); Chaplain of the East Kent NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust (1998-2003); aged 88.

BROOKES. — On 27 August, the Revd Robin Keenan Brookes: Priest-in-Charge of Bawdeswell with Foxley (1980-83); Rector of Donagh with Tyholland and Errigal Truagh (1983-91); Clogher Diocesan Communications Officer (1990-91); Rector of Drumcondra with North Strand, Dublin (1991-99); Chaplain in Ayia Napa, Cyprus (1999-2006); Famagusta, Cyprus (2006-10); aged 78.

CALVERT. — On 2 October, the Revd Jean Calvert: Deaconess of St John’s, South Bank (1978-94); Chaplain’s Assistant of Rampton Hospital, Retford (1984-88); Deacon-in-Charge of Dunham-on-Trent with Darlton, Ragnall, Fledborough and East Drayton (1988-94); Priest-in-Charge (1994-2004); Hon. Canon of Southwell Cathedral (1993-2004); aged 91.

DEEMING. — On 25 September, the Revd Paul Leyland Deeming: with the Church Missionary Society in Pakistan (1971-82); Rector of East and West Horndon with Little Warley (1983-89); Vicar of St Andrew’s, Great Ilford (1989-2001); Co-ordinating Chaplain of Heatherwood and Wexham Park Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (2001-09); aged 81.

FRAYNE. — On 15 September, the Very Revd David Frayne: Assistant Curate of St John the Baptist, Southend, Lewisham, in charge of St Barnabas’s (1963-67); Vicar of North Sheen (1967-73); Rector of Caterham (1973-83); Rural Dean of Caterham (1980-83); Hon. Canon of Southwark Cathedral (1982-83); Vicar of St Mary the Virgin, Redcliffe, with Temple and St John the Baptist, Bedminster, Bristol (1983-92); Rural Dean of Bedminster (1986-92); Hon. Canon of Bristol Cathedral (1991-92; Provost of Blackburn (1992-2000); Dean of Blackburn (2000-01); aged 90.

MAKOWER. — On 2 October, the Revd Dr Malory Makower: Tutor of Ridley Hall, Cambridge (1969-71); Senior Tutor (1971-76); Curate-in-Charge of Lode and Long Meadow (1976-84); Ely Diocesan Director of Communications (1976-84); Warden of the East Anglian Ministerial Training Course (1977-79); Principal (1979-84); Norwich Diocesan Director of Post-Ordination Training for NSMs (1984-90); Chaplain of HM Detention Centre Kidlington (1980-84); Assistant Curate in the Great Yarmouth Team Ministry (1984-89); Team Vicar (1989-95); Norwich Diocesan NSM Officer (1988-95); Hon. Canon of Norwich Cathedral (1994-97); Principal of the LNSM Training Scheme (1994-97); aged 87.

MAUCHAN. — On 19 September, the Revd Andrew Mauchan, Vicar of St Paul’s, Alverthorpe (1994-20001); Rector of Wombwell (2001-07); aged 81.

STAFFORD. — On 27 June, the Revd Dhenis Delaney Stafford: Assistant Curate of St Thomas’s, Norbury (2004-06); St Mark’s, Bredbury (2006-08); aged 66.

SWEED. — On 27 September, the Revd John William Sweed: Assistant Curate of St John the Evangelist, Park, Sheffield (1964-70); Vicar of St James’s, Doncaster (1970-79); Hatfield, Doncaster (1979-2000); Rural Dean of Snaith and Hatfield (1984-93); aged 90.

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