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Resignations and retirements

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28 March 2025

CARTER. The Revd Philip Carter, NS Assistant Curate (Associate Priest) of Benfieldside and of Castleside (Durham): 30 March.

CHASE. The Revd Ti Chase, Assistant Curate of Great Clacton (Chelmsford).

CLARK. The Revd Dr Judith Clark, Vicar of Clitheroe, Chatburn and Downham (Blackburn): 30 April.

COLBY. The Revd Ruth Colby, Rector of the Fosse Group (Southwell & Nottingham): 30 April.

GRIFFITHS. The Revd Rachael Griffiths, Vicar of All Saints’, Weston (Chester): 30 April.

GUMBEL. The Revd Nicholas Gumbel, Assistant Curate of Holy Trinity, Brompton, with St Paul’s, Onslow Square, and St Augustine’s, South Kensington (London): 27 April.

HOWARTH. The Revd Miles Howarth, Rector of Christ Church and St George’s, Denton (Manchester).

McMURRAY. The Revd Matthew McMurray, Vicar of Lostock Hall and Farington Moss (Blackburn): 31 March.

NOCK. The Revd Roger Nock, NS Assistant Curate in the Bro Dinefwr Local Mission Area (St Davids): 27 April.

PARRY. The Revd Jacqueline Parry, Chaplain of Arrowe Park Hospital, in the Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (Chester).

PERKIN. The Revd Paul Perkin, house-for-duty Team Vicar in the Limpsfield and Tatsfield Team Ministry (Southwark).

SOUTER. The Revd Ruth Souter, Vicar of Christ the King, Erdington, and Hon. Canon of Birmingham Cathedral (Birmingham): 30 April.

THOMAS. The Revd Mark Thomas, Hon. Assistant Curate (Associate Minister) in the Witney Team Ministry (Oxford).

TRACEY. The Revd Caroline Tracey, OLM in the Horwich and Rivington Team Ministry (Manchester): 30 March.

WIGNALL. The Revd Deborah Wignall, Kensington Area Dean of Women’s Ministry, remaining Vicar of St Richard’s, Hanworth, and Prebendary of St Paul’s Cathedral (London).

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