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Resignations and retirements

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22 August 2025

BROKENSHIRE. The Revd Phillip Brokenshire, Pioneer Minister of the Plymouth Partnership in Mission (Exeter).

CORBETT. The Revd Stephen Corbett, Vicar of St Gabriel’s, Blackburn (Blackburn): 31 August.

GILBERT. The Revd Hilda Gilbert, NS Assistant Curate (Associate Priest) of St Andrew’s, Walthamstow (Chelmsford).

HISCOCK. The Revd David Hiscock, Team Rector in the Claydons and Swan Team Ministry (Oxford).

HOPKIN. The Revd David Hopkin, Area Dean of Tankersley, remaining Team Rector in the Penistone and Thurstone Team Ministry, and Assistant Curate (Associate Priest) of the Cornerstone Benefice and of Tankersley, Thurgoland and Wortley (Sheffield).

ISIORHO. The Revd Dr David Isiorho, Rector of Ashley and Mucklestone and Broughton and Croxton (Lichfield).

JONES. The Revd Phillip Jones, Team Rector in the Hanley Team Ministry (Lichfield).

LANDER. The Revd John Lander, Assistant Curate in the Uttoxeter Area Team Ministry (Lichfield).

MATTHEWS. The Revd Deborah Matthews, Vicar of Verwood (Salisbury): August.

NIXON. The Revd Dr David Nixon, Team Rector in the Exeter Team Ministry, Rural Dean of Christianity, and Prebendary of Exeter Cathedral (Exeter).

OWEN. The Revd Robert Owen, NS Assistant Curate (Assistant Minister) of the Derwent Ings Benefice, and of Escrick and Stillingfleet with Naburn (York).

REYNOLDS. The Revd Jonathan Reynolds, Assistant Curate in the Littleham with Lympstone Team Ministry (Exeter).

SELLERS. The Revd Robert Sellers, Team Rector in the Withycombe Raleigh Team Ministry (Exeter): 31 August.

TAYLOR. The Revd Lydia Taylor, Assistant Curate of Norris Bank (Manchester): 30 August.

WOODFIELD. The Revd Benjamin Woodfield, Missioner of the Antioch Network (Bishop’s Mission Order) (Manchester): 31 August.

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