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Resignations and retirements

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20 June 2025

BOWRING. The Revd Celia Bowring, NS Assistant Curate of Turnham Green (London): 1 July.

BREAREY. The Revd Heather Brearey, Rector of the Arle Valley Benefice (Winchester): 4 October.

BRISTOW. The Revd Keith Bristow, Rector of Ash (Guildford): 11 July.

CHAMBERLIN. The Revd Julia Chamberlin, Interim Priest-in-Charge of Roughton and Felbrigg, in Roughton and Felbrigg, Metton, Sustead, Bessingham and Gunton with Hanworth, and Interim Assistant Curate (Associate Priest) of Cromer (Norwich).

DOLLERY. The Revd Anne Dollery, Vicar of Feltham (London): 17 August.

GAMLEN. The Revd Laurence Gamlen, house-for-duty Priest of Chertsey, Lyne and Longcross: 30 June, remaining Chaplain of Ashford and St Peter’s Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (Guildford).

GRIFFIN. The Revd Keith Griffin, Team Vicar in the Upper Holme Valley Team Ministry (Leeds): 30 June.

HARTLEY. The Revd Julian Hartley, Vicar of Astley Bridge (Manchester).

HURST. The Revd Brian Hurst, Priest-in-Charge of Doddington, Ilderton, Kirknewton and Wooler, and Hon. Canon of Newcastle Cathedral (Newcastle): 5 July.

JAMES. The Revd Julie James, Rector of Berrow with Pendock, Eldersfield, Hollybush and Birtsmorton, Priest-in-Charge of Longdon, Castlemorton, Bushley, Queenhill with Holdfast, and Hon. Canon of Worcester Cathedral (Worcester): 31 August.

MARNS. The Revd Nigel Marns, Rector of Ludgvan, Marazion, St Hilary and Perranuthnoe (Truro): 7 July.

MAYER. The Revd Graham Mayer, Priest-in-Charge of Colbury (Winchester): 12 July.

MESSINGER. The Revd Jacqueline Messinger, NS Assistant Curate (Associate Priest) of Lexden (Chelmsford): 22 September.

MITCHELL. The Revd Catherine Mitchell, Team Vicar in the Gornal and Sedgley Team Ministry (Worcester): 8 July.

MOORE. The Ven. Dr Paul Moore, Priest-in-Charge of Hathersage with Bamford and Derwent, and Grindleford (Derby): 31 October.

MORKEH-YAMSON PELLIGRIN. The Revd Cecilia Morkeh-Yamson Pelligrin, NS Assistant Curate of St Mary’s, Becontree (Chelmsford).

NICHOLL. The Revd David Nicholl, Rector of Pedmore and Wollescote (Worcester).

REDSHAW. The Revd Alison Redshaw, Assistant Curate (Associate Priest) of Swadlincote and Hartshorne, of Newhall, and of Gresley (Derby): 1 July.

REID. The Revd Eileen Reid, Priest-in-Charge of Caldbeck, Castle Sowerby and Sebergham and of Westward, Rosley-with-Woodside and Welton, Leader in the Carlisle Rural Mission Community, and Assistant Rural Dean of Carlisle (Carlisle): 31 July.

STEWART. The Revd Charles Stewart, Vicar of Holy Trinity, Christchurch, and Assistant Area Dean of Christchurch (Winchester): 20 August.

THORNILEY. The Revd Richard Thorniley, Rector of Church Lench with Rous Lench and Abbots Morton and Harvington, and Hon. Canon of Worcester Cathedral (Worcester): 13 August.

WALKER. The Revd Dr Peter Walker, Rector of the Itchen Valley Benefice (Winchester).

WALLIS. The Revd Benjamin Wallis, Vicar of St George’s, Barkingside (Chelmsford).

WILLIAMSON. The Revd Desmond Williamson, Minister of Tattenham Corner (Guildford): 31 July.

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