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Appointments

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18 July 2025

ADAMSON-HILL. The Revd David Adamson-Hill, Assistant Curate (Associate Priest) of St John the Baptist, Croydon, to be Vicar of St Mary’s, Lewisham (Southwark).

AGUOCHA. The Revd Chukwudum Aguocha, NS Assistant Curate of St Peter’s, Prittlewell, with St Cedd and the Saints of Essex, Westcliff, to be Assistant Curate of St Stephen’s, Prittlewell (Chelmsford).

ALLEN. The Revd Leila Allen, NS Assistant Curate in the Rossendale Team Ministry (Manchester), now NS Associate Priest.

BARR-HAMILTON. The Revd Nicholas Barr-Hamilton, Vicar of Fatfield (Durham), to be Rector of St Pancras and St John, Chichester (Chichester).

BIRD. The Revd Joel Bird, Assistant Curate of Holton-le-Clay, Tetney and North Cotes, of Humberston, of Immingham and of the Wolds Gateway Group (Lincoln), to be Vicar of the Headland Benefice (York).

BRIGGS. The Revd Dr Richard Briggs, Principal of Lindisfarne College of Theology, to be also NS Assistant Curate (Associate Priest) of New Brancepeth, in St John the Evangelist, Brnadon, and Ushaw Moor (Durham).

BROMBLEY. The Revd Peter Brombley, Assistant Curate (Associate Minister) of Basingstoke, to be Vicar of Valley Park Local Ecumenical Project (Winchester).

BULLEN. The Revd Neil Bullen, Rector of Raunds, Hargrave, Ringstead and Stanwick, now also Assistant Rural Dean of Higham (Peterborough).

BURTON. The Revd Daniel Burton, Vicar of St Mary with St Peter, Oldham, Borough Dean of Oldham, and Hon. Canon of Manchester Cathedral, now also Vicar of Coldhurst and St Stephen and All Martyrs, Oldham (Manchester).

CARMICHAEL. The Revd Edwin Carmichael, Assistant Curate (Associate Curate) of Christ Church, Cheltenham (Gloucester), to be Associate Priest.

CLIFF. The Revd Sarah Cliff, Vicar of Sandylands (Blackburn), to be Vicar of Great Ayton with Easby and Newton under Roseberry (York).

COLLIS. The Revd Dr Janet Collis, formerly Chaplain of University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust and of Plymouth Community Healthcare Trust, now Hon. Assistant Curate (Associate Priest) in the Plympton Team Ministry (Exeter).

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

CURRIN. The Revd Hannah Currin, Assistant Curate of St Mary with St Peter, Oldham, now also Assistant Curate of Coldhurst and St Stephen and All Martyrs, Oldham (Manchester).

DICKINSON. The Revd Samuel Dickinson, Assistant Curate of St Andrew’s, Blackburn (Blackburn), to be Vicar.

DOMINIC. The Revd Saji Dominic, formerly in the Roman Catholic Church, now Assistant Curate of Longthorpe (Peterborough).

FORREST. The Revd Rachel Forrest, Interim Priest-in-Charge of Wotton St Mary Without (Gloucester), now Priest-in-Charge.

FREEMAN. The Revd Keith Freeman, Team Rector in the Castleford Team Ministry (Leeds), now Vicar of Harelaw and Annfield Plan and Burnopfield and Dipton (Durham).

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

GUY. The Revd Jonathan Guy, Assistant Curate in the Drypool Team Ministry (York), to be Team Vicar.

HAGGAR. The Revd Emma Haggar, Priest-in-Charge of All Hallows’, Ipswich (St Edmundsbury & Ipswich), to be Vicar.

HARRIS. The Revd Christian Harris, Assistant Curate in the Totnes Team Ministry (Exeter), to be part-time Interim Assistant Curate (Associate Priest).

HART. The Revd Susan Hart, Assistant Chaplain of the University of Winchester, and part-time Assistant Curate (Assistant Priest) of the Bright Waters Benefice (Winchester), to be Team Rector in the Savernake Team Ministry (Salisbury).

HEYWOOD. The Revd Sarah Heywood, Assistant Curate of Malmesbury and Upper Avon (Bristol), to be Rector of Tetbury, Beverston, Long Newnton and Shipton Moyne (Gloucester).

HONEY. The Revd Elizabeth Honey, Diocesan Pioneer Enabler for Local Neighbourhoods, to be Director of Missional Revitalisation (Carlisle).

MAKASARE. The Revd Sophia Makasare, Presbyter-in-Charge of St Mary’s, Camp (Pune, Church of North India), to be Rector of St Mary’s, Moston, and of St Chad’s, Moston (Manchester).

MEESON. The Revd Dr Andrew Meeson, Vicar of St John’s, Leyland, and Area Dean of Leyland, to be Chaplain to the Bishop of Blackburn (Blackburn).

MUIR. The Revd Christopher Muir, Assistant Curate (Associate Minister) of St Clement and St Swithun, Bournemouth, to be Assistant Curate (Associate Minister) of St Swithun’s, Bournemouth (Bishop’s Mission Order) (Winchester).

PARKINSON. The Revd Daniel Parkinson, Minor Canon for Liturgy and Learning of Durham Cathedral (Durham), to be Minor Canon and Succentor.

PATON-WILLIAMS. The Revd David Paton-Williams, formerly Rector of St Columba’s, Edinburgh (Edinburgh), to be house-for-duty Assistant Curate (Associate Priest) of the Ripon Cathedral Benefice, with responsibility for Sharrow with Copt Hewick and Marton le Moor (Leeds).

READ. The Revd Michael Read, Team Rector in the Heatons Team Ministry, and Diocesan Ecumenical Officer (Manchester), to be Vicar of Briercliffe and Worsthorne (Blackburn).

SAVILLE. The Revd Stephen Saville, Assistant Curate in the Stroud Team Ministry, to be Priest-in-Charge of St James and All Saints with Christ Church, Gloucester (Gloucester).

SHELTON. The Revd James Shelton, Assistant Curate of Ditchingham, Hedenham, Broome, Earsham, Alburgh and Denton, and of Redenhall with Scole (Norwich), now Director of the Cuthbert Centre for Pilgrimage and Prayer at Durham Cathedral (Durham).

TAYLOR. The Revd Lisa Taylor, Assistant Curate of Hulland, Atlow, Kniveton, Bradley and Hognaston, to be Priest-in-Charge of Wilne and Draycott with Breaston (Derby).

TAYLOR. The Revd Samantha Taylor, Vicar of Eastfield, and Area Dean of Scarborough, to be Diocesan Adviser for Vocations and Director of Ordinands (York).

WALL. The Revd Timothy Wall, Priest-in-Charge of Hetton-Lyons with Eppleton (Durham), to be Director of Foundational Learning at Lindisfarne College of Theology.

WRIGHT. The Revd Jennifer Wright, Assistant Curate of Bradwell and Porthill (Lichfield), to be Rector of Farleigh, Candover and Wield (Winchester).

WALES

HARRISON. The Revd Kathryn Harrison, Vicar of St Mark’s, Hamilton Terrace, St Marylebone (London), to be Canon Chancellor of Llandaff Cathedral (Llandaff).

QUINLAN. The Revd Darren Quinlan, Assistant Curate of Rochdale, of Deeplish and of Newbold (Manchester), now Priest-in-Charge of Deeside Mission Area (St Asaph).

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