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Resignations and retirements

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25 July 2025

BACON. The Revd David Bacon, Team Rector in the Forest and Avon Team Ministry (Salisbury): September.

BARRON. The Revd Sonia Barron, Diocesan Director of Ordinands and Vocations (Lincoln), and member of the Racial Justice Commission.

BARTLETT. The Revd Dr Alan Bartlett, Diocesan Ministry Development Adviser, remaining NS Assistant Curate (Mission Priest) of St Margaret of Antioch, Durham, Neville’s Cross and Bearpark, and Hon. Canon of Durham Cathedral (Durham): 1 September.

BRECKWOLDT. The Revd Peter Breckwoldt, Vicar of New Borough and Leigh (Salisbury).

BROOKE. The Revd David Brooke, Priest-in-Charge in the Billingham Team Ministry (Durham): 30 September.

CAWDELL. The Revd Dominic Cawdell, Priest-in-Charge in the Estuary and Mountain Mission Area (St Asaph): 31 August.

COTTON-BETTERIDGE. The Revd Fiona Cotton-Betteridge, NS Assistant Curate (Associate Priest) of Barrow-upon-Soar with Walton le Wolds, Wymeswold and Prestwold with Hoton (Leicester): 28 September.

CROWLEY. The Revd Melanie Crowley, Team Vicar in the Hitchin and St Paul’s Walden Team Ministry (St Albans): 21 September.

EDWARDS. The Revd Lara Edwards, Assistant Curate of St Luke’s, Oseney Crescent (London).

GRAY. The Revd Jennifer Gray, Rector of the Beane Valley Benefice, and Hon. Canon of St Albans Cathedral (St Albans).

HOWLETT. The Revd Elizabeth Howlett, Assistant Curate (Associate Priest) of the Bride Valley and Chesil Benefice (Salisbury).

JACKSON. The Revd Claude Jackson, Assistant Curate of Holy Trinity, Brompton, with St Paul’s, Onslow Square, and St Augustine’s, South Kensington (London).

POWELL. The Revd Pamela Powell, Leader of Offa Mission Area, and Canon Chancellor of St Asaph’s Cathedral (St Asaph).

PRENTICE. The Revd Mark Prentice, Vicar of St John the Baptist with St Andrew, Ipswich (St Edmundsbury & Ipswich): 16 September.

RUSSELL. The Revd John Russell, Team Rector in the Great Berkhamsted Team Ministry (St Albans).

SARMEZEY. The Revd George Sarmezey, Senior Chaplain of Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust, and Hon. Canon of Peterborough Cathedral, becoming Canon Emeritus (Peterborough).

SMITH. The Revd Deborah Smith, Team Rector in the Bridport Team Ministry (Salisbury).

STROUD. The Revd Daniel Stroud, Priest-in-Charge in the Mold Mission Area (St Asaph): 31 August.

WIGGLESWORTH. The Revd Mark Wigglesworth, Diocesan Mission Development Adviser, and Hon. Canon of Sheffield Cathedral (Sheffield).

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