Irish dean
THE new Dean of Clonmacnoise, and Rector of the Trim and Athboy Group, in Meath & Kildare diocese, is the Very Revd Abigail Sines, Assistant Curate (Associate Minister) of the Carrigrohane Parishes, in Cork, Cloyne & Ross diocese, since 2022. She was ordained in 2015 and served her curacy in the Christ Church Cathedral Group, Dublin, before becoming Dean’s Vicar of Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin, in 2016. She is pursuing doctoral research on theology and refugees, and convenes the Church of Ireland Interfaith Working Group. She succeeds the Very Revd Paul Bogle, who retired at the end of last October (Gazette, 4 October 2024).
ABBOTT. The Revd Craig Abbott, Vicar of Ellel and Shireshead, and Area Dean of Lancaster and Morecambe, to be part-time Vicar of Ellel and Shireshead, and Diocesan Head of Children, Youth and Chaplaincy (Blackburn).
ATKINS. The Revd Andrew Atkins, Priest-in-Charge of the Callington Cluster, and Assistant Curate of the Tamar Valley Benefice (Truro), now Team Rector in the Yealm and Erme Mission Community, and Vicar of Holbeton (Exeter).
BLOWEY. The Revd Judith Blowey, NS Assistant Curate of Tavistock, Gulworthy and Brent Tor, now NS Assistant Curate (Associate Priest) in the Tavistock Area Mission Community (Exeter).
BUCKLER. The Revd Andrew Buckler, Vicar of St Barnabas’s, Kensington, now also Area Dean of Kensington (London).
BURREN. The Revd Elizabeth Burren, Assistant Curate in the Teign Valley and Haldon Hill Mission Community (Exeter), to be Team Rector in the Diss Team Ministry (Norwich).
BUTLAND. The Revd Dr Hazel Butland, NS Assistant Curate of Tavistock, Gulworthy and Brent Tor, now NS Assistant Curate in the Tavistock Area Mission Community (Exeter).
CANDELENT. The Revd Nigel Candelent, Priest-in-Charge of Broadhembury, Dunkeswell, Luppitt, Plymtree, Sheldon, and Upottery (Exeter), now Rector.
CARTER. The Revd Melissa Carter, Team Vicar in the Dover Town Team Ministry (Canterbury), to be Team Rector.
COSS. The Revd Oliver Coss, Rector of All Saints’ and the Holy Sepulchre, Northampton, and Rural Dean of Greater Northampton, to be also Hon. Canon of Peterborough Cathedral (Peterborough).
CURTIS. The Revd Claire Curtis, NS Assistant Curate of the Exe Valley Mission Community, now Rural Resource Minister in Tiverton and Cullompton deaneries (Exeter).
DAWKINS. The Revd Staffan Dawkins, Vicar of St Michael and All Angels, Enfield, now also Dean of Racial Justice for the Edmonton Area (London).
DENYER. The Revd Samuel Denyer, Vicar of St Cuthbert’s, Wells, with Wookey Hole, and Area Dean of Shepton Mallet (Bath & Wells), to be Priest-in-Charge of St Martin’s, Knowle (Bristol).
EATON-WELLS. The Revd Michael Eaton-Wells, Assistant Curate of Verwood and of West Moors (Salisbury), now Rector of Stanley, South Moor and Tanfield (Durham).
ENDEAN-MILLS. The Revd Emma Endean-Mills, Assistant Curate in the Thame Team Ministry (Oxford), to be Vicar of Holy Trinity, Tottenham (London).
FAIRWEATHER. The Revd Dr Colin Fairweather, Priest-in-Charge of Takeley with Little Canfield, and of Stansted Mountfitchet with Birchanger and Farnham (Chelmsford), to be Vicar of St Mary’s, Gravesend (Rochester).
FRY. The Revd Lynn Fry, Diocesan Spiritual Director, to be also NS Assistant Curate (Associate Priest) of East with West Harling, Bridgham with Roudham, Larling, Brettenham and Rushford (Norwich).
GODFREY. The Revd Matthew Godfrey, Priest-in-Charge of Tavistock, Gulworthy and Brent Tor, now Team Rector in the Tavistock Area Mission Community (Exeter).
HETHERINGTON. The Revd Rachel Hetherington, formerly Assistant Curate (Associate Priest) of Abington, now NS Assistant Curate (Assistant Priest) of Christ Church and St Michael and All Angels, Northampton (Peterborough).
JOHNSON. The Revd Keith Johnson, Vicar of Hughenden (Oxford), now Priest-in-Charge of Leigh upon Mendip with Stoke St Michael (Bath & Wells).
KIM. The Revd Jun Kim, Rector of Abington, to be also Hon. Canon of Peterborough Cathedral (Peterborough).
LAW. The Revd Nicholas Law, Rector of Bere Ferrers, now Team Vicar in the Tavistock Area Mission Community (Exeter).
LING. The Revd Timothy Ling, formerly Assistant Curate of St Bartholomew’s, Bath (Bath & Wells) to be Team Vicar in the Upper Wylye Valley Team Ministry (Salisbury) (correction).
LONG. The Revd the Maree Long, NS Assistant Curate of Derwent Ings Benefice, to be Assistant Curate of Dringhouses (York).
McCLOGHRY. The Revd Kim McCloghry, NS Assistant Curate of the Spencer Benefice (Brington with Whilton and Norton and Church Brampton with Chapel Brampton and Harlestone and East Haddon and Holdenby), to be Assistant Curate (Assistant Priest) of Daventry (Peterborough).
MUNDAY. The Revd Alasdair Munday, Assistant Curate of Hackenthorpe, to be Assistant Curate of St John the Evangelist, Sheffield (Sheffield).
NEILSON. The Revd Laura Neilson, NS Assistant Curate of Dinting Vale and of the Glossopdale Mission Community, to be part-time Interim Priest-in-Charge of Dinting Vale, and of Charlesworth and Gamesley (Derby).
NNANEMERE. The Revd Gideon Nnanemere, formerly in the Church of Nigeria, now NS Assistant Curate of St Aldhelm’s, Edmonton (London).
POOLE. The Revd Mark Poole, Priest-in-Charge of the Barmby Moor Group, to be Vicar, remaining Rural Dean of South Wold (York).
RESCH. The Revd Colin Resch, Priest-in-Charge of Mountsorrel, now also Area Dean of Akeley East (Leicester).
SHARLAND. The Revd Karen Sharland, NS Assistant Curate of Berre Ferres, now NS Assistant Curate in the Tavistock Area Mission Community (Exeter).
SMETTEM. The Revd Frances Smettem, Assistant Curate of the Chew Valley West Benefice (Bath & Wells), to be Priest-in-Charge of Baslow and Eyam, and of Curbar and Stoney Middleton in Longstone, Curbar and Stony Middleton (Derby).
TWIGG. The Revd Allison Twigg, Rector of Guilsborough and Hollowell and Cold Ashby and Cottesbrooke with Great Creaton and Thornby and Ravensthorpe and Spratton, and Rural Dean of Brixworth, to be also Hon. Canon of Peterborough Cathedral (Peterborough).
TYRER. The Revd Neil Tyrer, Chief Executive Officer of Manna House Counselling Service, to be also Hon. Canon of Peterborough Cathedral (Peterborough).
WALKER. The Revd Anna Walker, Director of Whalley Abbey (Blackburn), to be Deputy Warden of Launde Abbey (Leicester).
WALKER. The Revd Darren Walker, Rector of Whitwick, Thringstone and Swannington, now also Area Dean of North-West Leicestershire (Leicester).
WALKER. The Revd Richard Walker, Bishop’s Adviser for Diocesan Discernment of Ordained Ministry, and Residentiary Canon of Chester Cathedral (Chester), to be Priest-in-Charge of Malton and Old Malton (York).
WOODCOCK. The Revd Matthew Woodcock, Priest-in-Charge of St Stephen with St Aidan, Acomb (York), to be Vicar.
IRELAND
BOYD. The Revd James Boyd, Rector of Derryvolgie, to be also Hon. Canon of Lisburn Cathedral (Connor).
ELDON. The Revd Timothy Eldon, Assistant Curate of Drumberg (Down & Dromore), to be Rector of Tullanisken and Clonoe (Armagh).
GALLAGHER. The Revd Mark Gallagher, Rector of Trory and Killadeas (Clogher), to be Rector of Drumglass with Moygashel (Armagh).
JONES. The Revd Robert Jones, Chaplain of St John the Evangelist, Sandymount (Dublin), now Assistant Curate (Assistant Priest) of the Ardamine Group (Cashel, Ferns & Ossory).
McKINLEY. The Revd Philip McKinley, Assistant Curate of Dunboyne and Rathmolyon, and Pioneer Evangelist of St Brigid’s Cathedral, Kildare, now Diocesan Pioneer Minister of the Community of the Celtic Cross (Meath & Kildare).
MACK. The Revd Cameron Mack, Dean’s Curate of Belfast Cathedral, now also Diocesan Liturgical Officer (Connor).
MEGARRELL. The Revd Joanne Megarrell, Rector of Moira (Down & Dromore), to be also Hon. Canon of Belfast Cathedral (Connor).
MURPHY. The Revd Shirley Murphy, Priest-in-Charge of the East Landsker Local Ministry Area, and Diocesan Interfaith Officer (St Davids), now Rector of Dundalk with Heynestown (Armagh).
ROBINSON. The Revd Brian Robinson, OLM of Glendermott and New Buildings, to be OLM of Dungiven with Bovevagh (Derry & Raphoe).
ECUMENICAL
HICKS. The Revd Sonia Hicks, Chair of the Northampton Methodist District, to be also Ecumenical Canon of Peterborough Cathedral (Peterborough).
AIR TRAINING CORPS
The following now Hon. Chaplains: the Revd Paul Betts (Wigston and District Squadron); the Revd Richard Clark (Clay Cross Squadron); the Revd Maximillian Drinkwater (Haverhill Squadron); the Revd Andrew Holmes (Burnley Squadron); the Revd Helen Lunn (Newcastle Squadron); the Revd Andrew Stead (City of Lichfield Squadron); the Revd Simon Stokes (Lowestoft Squadron).
LAY APPOINTMENT
WATSON. Dr Natalie Watson, theologian and writer, to be also Hon. Lay Canon of Peterborough Cathedral (Peterborough).
READERS (LLMs)
(Admitted and licensed)
Diocese of St Albans (by the Bishop of Hertford in St Albans Cathedral on 28 September): Sumitra Donaldson-Small, Barbara Doye, Adrian Groves, Dawn Kerridge, Simon Trundle, Bill Webb (correction).