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Resignations and retirements

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11 July 2025

AYO. The Revd Margaret Ayo, NS Assistant Curate (Assistant Priest) of St Philip’s, Earl’s Court Road (London): 17 July.

BANNER. The Revd Samuel Banner, Assistant Curate of St Michael with St Philip, Chester Square (London): 31 August.

BRIGGS. The Revd William Briggs, Vicar of St Timothy and the Vine, Sheffield (Sheffield): 2 August.

CURRAN. The Ven. Patrick Curran, Chaplain of Christ Church, Vienna, and Canon of St Paul’s Pro-Cathedral, Valletta, Malta (Europe): 1 January 2026.

HANKER. The Revd Rupert Hanker, Team Vicar in the Billericay and Burstead Team Ministry (Chelmsford).

HUSTWICK. The Revd Joanne Hustwick, Vicar of St Cuthbert’s, Birkby, Huddersfield, and Birchencliffe (Leeds): 30 September.

JAMESON. The Revd Beverley Jameson, Rector of Lymm, and Rural Dean of Great Budworth (Chester): 13 July.

JUDGE. The Revd Alison Judge, Team Vicar in the Merton Priory Team Ministry (Southwark): 31 October.

KENNAUGH. The Revd Garry Kennaugh, Priest-in-Charge of Millbrook: 31 August, remaining Vicar of Holy Trinity and Christ Church, Stalybridge, and Rural Dean of Mottram (Chester).

LIMBERT. The Revd Dr Chrichton Limbert, Vicar of Christ Church, Southgate (London): 7 September.

MUDD. The Revd Linda Mudd, Vicar of Mancetter (Coventry): 30 September.

MUNDY. The Revd Dr David Mundy, Priest-in-Charge in the Buxton with Burbage and King Sterndale Team Ministry, and Acting Area Dean of Peak (Derby): 31 July.

PERRY. The Revd David Perry, NS Assistant Curate (Associate Priest) of St Edward the Confessor, Romford (Chelmsford): 21 September.

PHILLIP. The Revd Gail Phillip, Priest-in-Charge of Fillongley and Corley and of Ansley and Arley, remaining Vicar of Exhall (Coventry).

PITKIN. The Revd Susan Pitkin, Chaplain of University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust (Winchester).

SCARISBRICK. The Revd Helen Scarisbrick, Vicar of Gee Cross (Chester): 31 August.

SHAW. The Revd Neil Shaw, Team Rector in the Warrington East Team Ministry (Liverpool): 31 August.

SHAW. The Revd William Shaw, Rector of St Mary’s, Grangemouth, and of St Catharine’s, Bo’ness (Edinburgh).

STEWART. The Revd Brenda Stewart, Rector of Holkham with Egmere with Warham, Wells-next-the-Sea and Wighton (Norwich): 31 October.

STEWART. The Revd Susan Stewart, Vicar of Mosborough, and Joint Area Dean of Attercliffe (Sheffield): 31 July.

TEAR. The Revd Jeremy Tear, Team Rector in the Warrington West Team Ministry (Liverpool).

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