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Resignations and retirements

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14 November 2025

ASBRIDGE. The Revd Nigel Asbridge, Vicar of St Mary with St John, and St Mary’s Centre, Edmonton (London): 31 December.

BUCKLEY. The Revd Christopher Buckley, Vicar of Belle Isle and Hunslet (Leeds): 1 January 2026.

COLVER. The Revd Sarah Colver, Assistant Area Dean of North East Derbyshire, remaining Rector of Old Brampton and Great Barlow, and Priest-in-Charge of Loundsley Green Local Ecumenical Partnership (Derby).

COULSON. The Revd Stephen Coulson, Vicar of St Mark’s, Kennington, and Priest-in-Charge of St Stephen’s, South Lambeth (Southwark): 30 November.

CURTIS. The Revd Susannah Curtis, Assistant Area Dean of Derby City, remaining Diocesan Ordained Ministry Development Officer (Derby).

DREYER. The Revd Rodney Dreyer, Vicar of Hawkhurst (Canterbury): 28 December.

GUILDER. The Revd Matthew Guilder, Interim Vicar of Over Kellet: 4 January 2026, remaining Chaplain of the University of Lancaster (Blackburn).

HADDON-REECE. The Revd Christine Haddon-Reece, Priest-in-Charge of Lastingham with Appleton-le-Moors, Rosedale and Cropton (York): 22 January 2026.

HARRIS. The Revd Dr Harriet Harris, Chaplain of the University of Edinburgh (Edinburgh): December.

HAWTHORNE. The Revd Juanita Hawthorne, NS Assistant Curate (Associate Priest) of the Grimshoe Benefice (Ely): 4 January 2026.

JACKSON. The Revd Sarah Jackson, NS Assistant Curate (Associate Priest) of Bradford on Avon, Westwood and Wingfield (Salisbury).

LATIMER. The Revd Carol Latimer, NS Assistant Curate (Assistant Priest) of St Serf’s, Burntisland (St Andrews, Dunkeld & Dunblane).

LAW. The Revd Dr Jeremy Law, Dean of Chapel of Canterbury Christ Church University (Canterbury): 14 January 2026.

OMOBUDE. The Revd Osaro Omobude, Chaplain of Roseberry Park Hospital, Middlesbrough (York): 30 November.

POTTERTON. The Revd David Potterton, Vicar of Lyndhurst and Emery Down and Minstead (Winchester): 31 January 2026.

PREUSS-HIGHAM. The Revd Margaret Preuss-Higham, NS Assistant Curate of the Bride Valley and Chesil Benefice (Salisbury).

ROSS. The Revd Jane Ross, Rector of St Ninian’s, Prestwick (Glasgow & Galloway): 24 November.

SNAPP. The Revd Dr Russell Snap, NS Assistant Curate (Associate Priest) of Holy Trinity and St Augustine’s, Upper Tooting (Southwark).

STOREY. The Revd Earl Storey, Diocesan Communications Officer (Meath & Kildare), and part-time Chaplain to the Defence Forces.

STUDDERT-KENNEDY. The Revd Andrew Studdert-Kennedy, Team Rector in the Uxbridge Team Ministry (London), remaining Chaplain to the King.

TAYLOR. The Revd Dr Nicholas Taylor, Rector of St Aidan’s, Clarkston (Glasgow & Galloway), remaining Fellow of New College, Edinburgh University, and Canon Theologian of Mutare Cathedral, Zimbabwe (Province of Central Africa).

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