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Appointments

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17 January 2025

BEARD. The Revd Clive Beard, Assistant Curate of St Luke’s, Hedge End (Winchester), to be Vicar of St Stephen’s, Preston (Blackburn).

BROWNING. The Revd Rosheen Browning, Priest-in-Charge of Camborne, Tuckingmill and Penponds and of Crowan and Treslothan (Truro), to be Vicar of both.

BUTLER. The Revd Christopher Butler, Vicar of Holy Trinity, Ripon (Leeds), to be Priest-in-Charge of Gulval and Madron (Truro).

DAVIES. The Revd Dr Deborah Davies, Assistant Curate of Liverpool Cathedral (Liverpool), now Tutor of Mission and Pioneer Ministry of Ridley Hall, Cambridge.

EDWARDS. The Revd Dr Owen Edwards, Rector of Brede with Udimore and Beckley and Peasmarsh (Chichester), to be Vicar of Penwerris, and Interim Priest-in-Charge of St George the Martyr, Truro (Truro).

FRENCH. The Revd Christine French, Priest-in-Charge of Kirk Hallam, and Assistant Curate (Associate Priest) of St John the Evangelist, Ilkeston, to be also Priest-in-Charge of West Hallam and Mapperley with Stanley (Derby).

HEWETT. The Revd Kristian Hewett, Assistant Curate of the Good Shepherd, Chesterton (Ely), to be Associate Priest.

HILL-BROWN. The Revd Duncan Hill-Brown, Vicar of Dorridge, and Hon. Canon of Birmingham Cathedral, now also Priest-in-Charge of Nuthurst cum Hockley Heath, in Packwood with Hockley Heath (Birmingham) (correction).

KENNINGTON. The Very Revd Paul Kennington, Priest-in-Charge of St Andrew’s, Leytonstone, to be Vicar, remaining Diocesan Healing and Deliverance Adviser (Chelmsford), and Dean Emeritus of Christ Church Cathedral, Montreal (Anglican Church of Canada).

MARTIN. The Revd Stephen Martin, Interim Assistant Curate of Belmont and Pittington (Durham), to be Vicar of St Aidan’s, Bamber Bridge, and Walton-le-Dale (Blackburn).

SELMAN. The Revd Lesley Selman, Assistant Curate of Menheniot, of St Cleer and of St Ive and Pensilva with Quethiock (Truro), to be Priest-in-Charge of all three.

STAZIKER. The Revd Catherine Staziker, formerly Team Vicar in the Digswell and Panshanger Team Ministry (St Albans), now Assistant Curate (Associate Priest) of Abbeydale and Millhouses (Sheffield).

THOMAS. The Revd Adam Thomas, formerly Director of Whalley Abbey Conference and Retreat House (Blackburn), to be Priest-in-Charge of St Buryan, St Levan and Sennen, and Assistant Curate of Paul (Truro).

WEBB. The Revd Alwyn Webb, Assistant Curate of Holy Trinity, Brompton, with St Paul’s, Onslow Square, and St Augustine’s, South Kensington, now Chaplain of Greycoat Hospital School (London).

WILLIAMS. The Revd Stephen Williams, NS Assistant Curate (Associate Priest) of the Camelside Benefice, to be Priest-in-Charge of St Goran with Caerhays, and Assistant Curate of St Mewan with Mevagissey and St Ewe and of St Austell (Truro).

LAY APPOINTMENT

AMBROSE-THURMAN. Alice Ambrose-Thurman, Director and Company Secretary of Faltec Europe, to be Canon Treasurer of Durham Cathedral (Durham).

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