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Resignations and retirements

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02 May 2025

BILLIN. The Revd Lynn Billin, Vicar of Hackbridge and Beddington Corner (Southwark): 31 August.

BLAND. The Revd Nicole Bland, Vicar of the Staughtons with Hail Weston, Rural Dean of St Neots, and Hon. Canon of Ely Cathedral (Ely): 13 September.

BUSHELL. The Revd Anthony Bushell, Hon. Priest-in-Charge of Stanway (Chelmsford): 10 August.

BUTTRESS. The Revd Andrew Buttress, Assistant Curate (Leader) of Bridge Church, in the Ipswich deanery (St Edmundsbury & Ipswich): 31 August.

CHRISTIE. The Revd Mae Christie, Vicar of All Saints’, Tooting (Southwark): 31 July.

di CASTIGLIONE. The Revd Nigel di Castiglione, Team Vicar in the Papworth Team Ministry (Ely): 31 July.

GOULD. The Revd David Gould, Vicar of the Resurrection with St Stephen and St Michael, Smethwick (Birmingham): 1 September.

JOHNSTON. The Revd James Johnston, Chaplain of All Saints’, Marseille, with Aix-en-Provence and the Luberon, France (Europe): 31 July.

LAW. The Revd Simon Law, Rector of Pitsea with Nevendon, and Vocations Adviser in Basildon deanery (Chelmsford): 31 July.

MIER. The Revd Catherine Mier, Rector of the Arden Marches Benefice (Coventry): 15 August.

PATTINSON. The Revd Rhobert Pattinson, Priest-in-Charge in the Bro Dinefwr Local Mission Area (St Davids): 31 July.

ROTHWELL. The Revd Bryan Rothwell, Rector of the Solway Plain Benefice, Rural Dean of Solway, and Hon. Canon of Carlisle Cathedral (Carlisle): 31 July.

STEVENSON. The Revd Alistair Stevenson, Vicar of Greystones (Sheffield): 26 August.

SUFFERN. The Revd Richard Suffern, Priest-in-Charge of Long Itchington and Marton, and Hon. Canon of Coventry Cathedral (Coventry): 13 September.

WILLIAMS. The Revd Brian Williams, Priest-in-Charge of Alkham with Capel le Ferne and Hougham (Canterbury): 10 October.

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