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Appointments

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11 July 2025

ALLFORD. The Revd Judith Allford, Vicar of Englefield Green (Guildford), to be house-for-duty Priest.

BUSSEY. The Revd Diane Bussey, NS Assistant Curate (Associate Minister) of Newbold on Avon, now NS Assistant Curate (Associate Minister) of Clifton upon Drunsmore with Newton and Brownsover (Coventry).

CAHILL-NICHOLLS. The Revd Benjamin Cahill-Nicholls, NS Assistant Curate of the Bourne and Tilford, now house-for-duty Priest (Guildford), remaining Chief Executive of the Clergy Support Trust.

CHAMBERLAIN. The Revd Ruth Chamberlain, formerly Assistant Curate of Histon and of Impington (Ely), to be NS Assistant Curate (Associate Vicar).

CHASE. The Revd Ti Chase, Assistant Curate of Great Clacton (Chelmsford), now Rector of Bidborough and Southborough (Rochester).

CLARK. The Revd Erin Clark, Rector of St Matthew with St James the Great, Bethnal Green (London), to be Vicar of St Mary’s, Battersea (Southwark).

COOKE. The Revd Daniel Cooke, Rector of Brimington, to be Rector of Killamarsh and Renishaw, remaining Area Dean of North East Derbyshire (Derby).

DONOVAN. The Revd Rosemary Donovan, Vicar of Christ Church, Epsom Common, Area Dean of Epsom, Bishop’s Adviser for Women’s Ministry, and Hon. Canon of Guildford Cathedral (Guildford), to be Vicar of Melbourne, Ticknall, Smisby and Stanton by Bridge (Derby).

FARQUHAR. The Revd Peter Farquhar, Assistant Curate of All Saints with St Peter, Luton (St Albans), to be Priest-in-Charge of the Church in the Woottons (Norwich).

FERGUSON. The Revd John Ferguson, Assistant Curate of Ripley and of Swanwick and Pentrich, to be Vicar of Ripley, and Priest-in-Charge of Swanwick and Pentrich (Derby).

FRASER. The Revd Stephen Fraser, Assistant Curate of Frogmore (St Albans), to be Vicar of St Luke’s, Wimbledon Park (Southwark).

GEORGE. The Revd Nicholas George, Vicar of St Giles’s and St Matthew’s, Camberwell (Southwark), to be house-ford-duty Chaplain of Bromley and Sheppard’s Colleges, Bromley (Rochester).

GRIGGS. The Revd Alan Griggs, Agricultural Chaplain to Derbyshire Rural Chaplaincy, to be Vicar of St Barnabas’s, Derby (Derby).

HOUGHTON. The Revd Jennifer Houghton, Assistant Curate (Assistant Priest) of St Andrew’s, Ham, to be Team Vicar in the Tolworth, Hook and Surbiton Team Ministry, with responsibility for St Paul’s, Hook (Southwark).

HUNT. The Revd Dr Ailsa Hunt, Assistant Curate of Kirk Hallam, now also Assistant Curate of West Hallam and Mapperley with Stanley (Derby).

ILSLEY. The Revd Elizabeth Ilsley, NS Assistant Curate of Rotherham, and of Masbrough (Sheffield), now Assistant Curate of both.

JOHNS-PERRING. The Revd Michael Johns-Perring, Priest-in-Charge of St Fillan’s, Edinburgh (Edinburgh), to be Interim Vicar of St Mary Magdalene’s, Wandsworth Common (Southwark).

LION. The Revd Christopher Lion, Rector of St Mary Magdalene’s and St Leonard’s, Newark-on-Trent (Southwell & Nottingham), to be Rector of the Godalming Minster Benefice (Guildford).

MacNEANEY. The Revd Jonathan MacNeaney, Vicar of St Mary and St John the Divine, Balham, to be also Area Dean of Tooting (Southwark).

MALE. The Revd David Male, Hon. Canon of Ely Cathedral, to be also Bishop’s Adviser (Pioneer Coach) (Ely).

McDONALD. The Revd Martin McDonald, Lead Chaplain of Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, to be also NS Assistant Curate of Woodplumpton (Blackburn).

McKERAN. The Revd James McKeran, Vicar of Witley (Guildford), now Chaplain of Pilsdon at Malling Community (Rochester).

MONTAGUE. The Revd Marc Montague, Priest-in-Charge of Seaton and Beer, to be Incumbent of the Seaton and Beer Coastal Mission Community (Exeter).

MORITZ. The Revd Michael Moritz, Assistant Curate of Lee-on-the-Solent (Portsmouth), now Assistant Curate (Associate Minister) of the Godalming Minster Benefice (Guildford).

MORRIS. The Revd Dr Trudie Morris, Priest-in-Charge of Brinton, Briningham, Hunworth, Stody, Swanton Novers and Thornage, and of Briston, Burgh Parva, Hindolveston and Melton Constable, to be Rector of Briston and Briningham (Norwich).

MYLES. The Revd Oliver Myles, NS Assistant Curate of Padstow, St Merryn and St Issey with St Petroc Minor (Truro), now Assistant Curate.

OSGOOD. The Revd Eileen Osgood, Assistant Area Dean of Richmond and Barnes, to be Area Dean, remaining Interim Vicar of Holy Trinity and Christ Church, Richmond (Southwark).

RAYMENT. The Revd Alexander Rayment, Priest-in-Charge of St Barnabas’s, Penny Lane (Liverpool), now Vicar.

REYNOLDS. The Revd Mandy Reynolds, Team Vicar in the Wilford Peninsula Team Ministry, to be Team Rector, remaining Rural Dean of Woodbridge (St Edmundsbury & Ipswich).

RICHARDSON. The Revd Anne Richardson, part-time Assistant Curate (Associate Rector) of Cove, to be Priest-in-Charge of Chertsey, Lyne and Longcross (Guildford).

RICHARDSON. The Revd Philip Richardson, part-time Assistant Curate (Associate Rector) of Cove, to be Assistant Curate (Associate Vicar) of Chertsey, Lyne and Longcross (Guildford).

ROBERTS. The Revd David Roberts, Assistant Curate (Associate Minister) of Andover (Winchester), to be Assistant Curate (Planting Curate) of Holy Trinity, Brompton, with St Paul’s, Onslow Square, and St Augustine’s, South Kensington (London).

SAMPSON. The Revd Julian Sampson, Vicar of All Saints’, Small Heath, and Hon. Canon of Birmingham Cathedral (Birmingham), to be Vicar of Crofton Park (Southwark).

TWIGG. The Revd Joanna Twigg, Assistant Curate of St Paul and St George, Edinburgh (Edinburgh), to be Assistant Curate (Associate Minister) of Holy Trinity, Clapham (Southwark).

WATSON. The Revd Aidan Watson, Diocesan Strategic Lead for Youth Ministry (Derby), to be Team Rector in the Keynsham Team Ministry (Bath & Wells).

WILLIAMS. The Revd Claire Williams, Chaplain of MHA Gledhow Care Home, Leeds, to be Chaplain and Chaplaincy Co-Ordinator of the University of Bradford (Leeds).

WRAGG. The Revd Alison Wragg, NS Assistant Curate of Ranmoor, to be Assistant Curate (Associate Priest) of Ranmoor and of Walkley (Sheffield).

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