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Resignations and retirements

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19 September 2025

BENNISON. The Revd Andrew Bennison, Chaplain of Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust Hospital (Manchester).

BEVAN. The Revd Rodney Bevan, Team Rector in the Rossendale Team Ministry, and Hon. Canon of Manchester Cathedral (Manchester): 30 September.

BUNKER. The Revd Dr Janet Bunker, Team Vicar in the Ascension Team Ministry, Cambridge (Ely): 23 November.

CHESTER. The Revd Philip Chester, Vicar of St Matthew’s, Westminster, Prebendary of St Paul’s Cathedral (London), and Priest-Vicar of Westminster Abbey: 30 November.

DIVALL. The Revd Christine Divall, Chaplain of Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (Winchester): 31 October.

ENTICOTT. The Revd Ian Enticott, Rural Dean of Congleton: 30 September, remaining Rector of St John the Evangelist, St Peter’s and St Stephen’s, Congleton (Chester).

FEENEY. The Revd Damian Feeney, Vicar of Ettingshall, and Assistant Curate (Interim Minister) of St Martin’s and St Stephen’s, Wolverhampton (Lichfield): 30 September.

FOSTER. The Revd Gillian Foster, Assistant Curate (Associate Rector) of Ellesmere Port (Chester): 30 September.

HOLDSWORTH. The Revd Ian Holdsworth, Hon. Assistant Curate of Nafferton with Wansford, and of Hutton Cranswick with Skerne, Watton and Beswick (York): 31 October.

LEFROY. The Revd Matthew Lefroy, Vicar of Lilleshall and Muxton, and Rural Dean of Edgmond and Shifnal (Lichfield): 30 September.

LEWIS. The Revd Jennifer Lewis, OLM of Eccles (Manchester).

McGOWAN. The Revd Anthony McGowan, Vicar of Holy Trinity and St Paul’s, Northampton (Peterborough): 31 October.

MILLER. The Revd Jacqueline Miller, NS Assistant Curate of St Peter’s, Eaton Square, Pimlico, with Christ Church, Westminster (London): 21 September.

NORMAN. The Revd Jillianne Norman, Chaplain of the University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (Bristol).

ORSINI. The Revd Lee Orsini, Assistant Curate of Birch-in-Rusholme with Longsight, and of St John Chrysostom, Victoria Park, Manchester (Manchester).

PEARSON. The Revd Andrew Pearson, Priest-in-Charge of Aldbrough and Mappleton with Goxhill and Withernwick (York): 31 October.

PHILLIPSON. The Revd Alison Phillipson, Rector of Guisborough (York): 5 November.

POWELL. The Revd Ralph Dover Powell, Vicar of St Barnabas’s, Crewe, and Hon. Canon of Chester Cathedral (Chester): 30 September.

STAINER. The Revd David Stainer, NS Assistant Curate (Associate Priest) of Rainham with Wennington (Chelmsford).

TAMS. The Revd Adam Tams, Vicar of St Jude’s, Southsea (Portsmouth): 3 November.

TATE. The Revd Lesley Tate, Priest-in-Charge of St Katharine’s, North Hammersmith (London): 15 October.

WELCH. The Revd Claire Welch, Priest-in-Charge of Hackenthorpe (Sheffield): 23 October.

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