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Appointments

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12 September 2025

ALLISON. The Revd Francesca Allison, Assistant Curate in the Holy Trinity, Ilfracombe, Lee, Woolacombe, Bittadon and Mortehoe Team Ministry (Exeter), to be Vicar of St Alban’s, Coventry (Coventry).

ANDREWS. The Revd Sharon Andrews, NS Assistant Curate (Associate Priest) of St Anne’s and St Paul with St Augustine, Leicester, to be also Chaplain of Wyggestons and Trinity Almshouses (Leicester).

BLUNT. The Revd Joshua Blunt, Assistant Curate of Penn Fields (Lichfield), to be Assistant Curate (Associate Vicar) of St Peter’s, Farnborough (Guildford).

BREMNER. The Revd James Bremner, Assistant Curate of Binley, to be Priest-in-Charge of Chilvers Coton with Astley (Coventry).

CHAMBERLIN. The Revd Julia Chamberlin, formerly Interim Priest-in-Charge of Roughton and Felbrigg, in Roughton and Felbrigg, Metton, Sustead, Bessingham and Gunton with Hanworth, and Interim Assistant Curate (Associate Priest) of Cromer, to be Vicar of St Helen’s, Norwich, and Chaplain of the Great Hospital, Norwich (Norwich).

CLARK. The Revd Thomas Clark, formerly Assistant Curate of Holy Trinity, Brompton, with St Paul’s, Onslow Square, and St Augustine’s, South Kensington, now Assistant Curate (Associate Vicar) of Parsons Green (London).

DAWKINS. The Revd Staffan Dawkins, Vicar of St Paul the Apostle and St John the Baptist, Tottenham, to be Vicar of St Michael and All Angels, Enfield (London).

EDWARDS. The Revd Lara Edwards, Assistant Curate of St Luke’s, Oseney Crescent, to be Chaplain of St Mary Magdalene Academy (London).

GARDNER. The Revd Mike Gardner to be Worcester Archdeaconry Chaplain to the Mothers’ Union (Worcester).

GREENFIELD. The Revd James Greenfield, Assistant Curate of Balderstone and of Christ Church and St Saviour’s, Chadderton (Manchester), to be Assistant Curate (Associate Minister) of Christ Church, Blackburn (Blackburn).

HUTTON. The Revd Sarah Hutton, NS Assistant Curate (Associate Minister) of Shere, to be also Area Dean of Cranleigh (Guildford).

JOINER. The Revd Giles Joiner, Assistant Curate of Droitwich and Salwarpe and Hindlip with Martin Hussingtree, to be Team Vicar in the Gornal and Sedgley Team Ministry (Worcester).

NELSON. The Revd Stacy Nelson, Assistant Curate of St Paul’s, Foleshill, Coventry, now Chaplain of the University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust (Coventry).

RUFFLE. The Revd Glen Ruffle, Assistant Curate of Holy Trinity, Geneva, Switzerland (Europe), to be Vicar of the Lye and Stambermill (Worcester).

SABLAN. The Revd Lucy Sablan, Team Rector in the Sheffield Manor Team Ministry, Senior Leader of St Leonard’s Community Church (Bishop’s Mission Order), and Joint Area Dean of Attercliffe, to be also Residentiary Canon for Urban Evangelism of Sheffield Cathedral (Sheffield).

TAN. The Revd Rudolph Tan, Assistant Curate of Christ Church, Feltham (Bishop’s Mission Order) (London), to be Vicar of St Matthew’s, Reading (Oxford).

MOORE. The Ven. Dr Paul Moore, Priest-in-Charge of Hathersage with Bamford and Derwent, and Grindleford (Derby), to be Rector.

WRIGHT. The Revd Lawrence Wright, Rector of Kings Norton (Birmingham), now Hon. Assistant Curate (Associate Minister) of Wilmcote with Billesley (Coventry).

YATES. The Revd Lindsay Yates, Diocesan Generous Giving Adviser and Hon. Minor Canon of Canterbury Cathedral, to be Canon Precentor of Canterbury Cathedral (Canterbury).

SCOTLAND

SVIHEL. The Revd David Svihel, Associate Rector of the Church of the Ascension, Orlando (Southwest Florida, ECUSA), now Priest-in-Charge of Christ Church, Kincardine O’Neil (Aberdeen & Orkney).

IRELAND

AYLWARD. The Revd Dr Claire Aylward, Priest-in-Charge of Kilmore and Inch, now also Area Dean of Lecale (Down & Dromore).

DOYLE. The Revd Alastair Doyle, Assistant Curate of Galway with Kilcummin (Tuam, Killala & Achonry), to be Rector of Arklow with Inch and Kilbride (Dublin & Glendalough).

GAMBLE. The Revd Dr Stanley Gamble, Rector of Killinchy with Kilmood and Tullynakill, now also Area Dean of Dufferin (Down & Dromore), and to be Prebendary of St Patrick’s Cathedral, Dublin.

LONEY. The Revd Mark Loney, Rector of Dungiven with Bovevagh (Derry & Raphoe), now Diocesan Curate, with responsibility for Magheraculmoney (Clogher).

McCLAFFERTY. The Revd Sean McClafferty, Deacon Assistant of the Ardstraw Group, now OLM of the Taughboyne Group (Derry & Raphoe).

WRIGHT. The Revd Timothy Wright, formerly Dean of Kildare (Meath & Kildare), to be Recruitment and Short-Term Mission Manager of the Intercontinental Church Society.

LAY APPOINTMENT

LANGDON. Dr Genevieve Langdon to be Sub-Prior of the Community of St Paulinus at Sheffield Cathedral (Sheffield).

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