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Appointments

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28 November 2025

ADETOYE. The Revd Solomon Adetoye, Assistant Curate of Batley (Leeds), to be Team Vicar of Perton in the Tettenhall Wood and Perton Team Ministry (Lichfield).

BLUNT. The Revd Joshua Blunt, Assistant Curate (Associate Minister) of St Philip’s, Penn Fields (Lichfield), to be Assistant Curate (Associate Vicar) of St Peter’s, Farnborough (Guildford).

GANDON. The Revd James Gandon, Vicar of Sneyd Green (Lichfield), now Assistant Curate (Associate Vicar) of Harborne Heath (Birmingham).

GREEN. The Revd Matthew Green, Assistant Curate of Castle Donington and Lockington Cum Hemington, to be Rector of the Trent and Derwent Benefice (Aston On Trent, Elvaston, Weston On Trent and Shardlow, Barrow Upon Trent with Twyford and Swarkestone) (Derby).

HIRD. The Revd Matthew Hird, Vicar of St Matthew’s, Wolverhampton, to be also Rural Dean of Wolverhampton (Lichfield).

HODKINSON. The Revd Thomas Hodkinson, Vicar of St Andrew’s, Bennett Road, Bournemouth, to be also Assistant Area Dean of Bournemouth (Winchester).

MEDLEY. The Revd Philip Medley, Priest-in-Charge of Walker and Area Dean of Newcastle East (Newcastle), to be Vicar of Great Horton and Lidget Green (Leeds).

QUASH. The Revd Dr Ben Quash, Professor of the Christianity and the Arts, and Director of the Centre for Arts and the Sacred, at King’s College, London, to be Regius Professor of Divinity in the University of Cambridge, remaining Canon Theologian of Bradford Cathedral (Leeds) and Coventry Cathedral (Coventry).

RICHARDS. The Revd Rebecca Richards, Team Rector in the Cheswardine, Childs Ercall, Hales, Hinstock, Hodnet with Peplow, Sambrook and Stoke On Tern Team Ministry (Lichfield), to be Assistant Curate (Associate Priest) of Kirkoswald, Renwick with Croglin, Great Salkeld and Lazonby (Carlisle).

SMITH. The Revd Deborah Smith, Chaplain of Phyllis Tuckwell Hospice, Farnham (Guildford), to be Residential Warden of Dovedale House (Lichfield).

STEAD. The Revd Andrew Stead, Canon Precentor of Lichfield Cathedral, to be Master of the Hospital of St John Baptist without the Barrs, Lichfield, and Prebendary of Lichfield Cathedral (Lichfield).

WATTS. The Revd Clive Watts, Rector of Barrow-Upon-Soar with Walton Le Wolds, Wymeswold and Prestwold with Hoton, now also Interim Oversight Minister of the Soar Valley Minster Community (Leicester).

 

WALES

JONES. The Revd Elizabeth Jones, Curate-in-Charge of Bro Aeron Mydr, with primary pastoral care for Llanfihangel Ystrad, Cribyn, Trefilan, Cilcennin, Ciliau Aeron, Llanerch Aeron (St Davids).

NOGHIU. The Revd Bernard Noghiu, Team Rector in the Maryport Team Ministry (Carlisle), to be Associate Priest of Carmarthen Local Ministry Area (St Davids).

NOGHIU. The Revd Cornelia Noghiu, NSM of Solway Plain (Carlisle), to be Associate Priest of the Carmarthen Local Ministry Area (St Davids).

TANSWELL. The Revd Stuart Tanswell, Priest-in-Charge in the Bro Lliedi Local Mission Area, with pastoral responsibility for Felinfoel and Dafen, now Acting Dean of the Bro Lliedi Ministry Area (St Davids).

LAY APPOINTMENTS

GRASHAM. Steven Grasham CA, Church Army Evangelist in the Penistone and Thurlstone Team Ministry, to be Church Army Evangelist of Greasbrough, Rawmarsh with Parkgate, of Thorpe Hesley, of Kimberworth and Kimberworth Park (Sheffield).

JONES. The Rt Worshipful Gregory Jones KC, Diocesan Chancellor (Manchester) and Deputy Diocesan Chancellor (Truro), now also Vicar General of the Province of York (York).

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