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Resignations and retirements

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27 June 2025

CHESNEY. The Revd David Chesney, Area Dean of Newham: 27 July, remaining Vicar of the Ascension, Victoria Docks, and Hon. Canon of Chelmsford Cathedral.

CLARK. The Revd Daniel Clark, Joint Area Dean of Southampton: 31 July, remaining Vicar of Shirley (Winchester).

CRADDOCK. The Revd Lesley-Ann Craddock, Priest-in-Charge of St Mary’s, Birnam, and Dunkeld (St Andrews, Dunkeld & Dunblane): 1 July.

DAVISON. The Revd Deborah Davison, Rector of the Good Shepherd, Hillington, and of Holy Trinity and St Barnabas, Paisley (Glasgow & Galloway): 31 August.

JOHNS-PERRING. The Revd Michael Johns-Perring, Priest-in-Charge of St Fillan’s, Edinburgh (Edinburgh): 24 August.

LOXTON. The Revd Susan Loxton, Rector of the Sancroft Benefice, Rural Dean of Hartismere and Hoxne, and Hon. Canon of St Edmundsbury Cathedral (St Edmundsbury & Ipswich): 31 December.

MAXWELL. The Revd Dr Mandy Maxwell, Vicar of Trumpington (Ely): 31 August.

SHELTON. The Revd James Shelton, Assistant Curate of Redenhall with Scole and of the Earsham Group (Norwich): 14 July.

SHEPPARD. The Revd Susan Sheppard, Team Vicar in the Whiddon Mission Community, and Prebendary of Exeter Cathedral (Exeter): 30 June.

SOPER. The Revd Jonathan Soper, Leader of Exeter Network Church (Bishop’s Mission Order) (Exeter).

TWIGG. The Revd Joanna Twigg, Assistant Curate of St Paul and St George, Edinburgh (Edinburgh).

WALKER. The Revd Cherie Walker, Vicar of Ingol (Blackburn): 30 September.

WALSH. The Revd Peter Walsh, Vicar of the Over Wyre Benefice (Blackburn): 31 August.

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