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Appointments

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06 June 2025

AMINI. The Revd Basir Amini, Assistant Curate of St Barnabas’s, Kensington, now also Leader of the Persian Anglican Community, London (Bishop’s Mission Order) (London).

BREWIS. The Revd Kalantha Brewis, Rector of Hallow and Grimley with Holt and Lower Broadheath, to be also Area Dean of Worcester (Worcester), and Hon. Chaplain to the King.

CARE. The Revd Benjamin Care, Assistant Curate (Associate Priest) of Girlington, Heaton and Manningham (Leeds), to be Diocesan Initial Ministerial Development Officer (Lichfield).

CHEESMAN. The Revd Sam Cheesman, Chaplain to the Bishop of Blackburn, to be Rector of St James’s, Clitheroe (Blackburn).

CICILY ANTONY. The Revd Dioynisious Cicily Antony, formerly NS Assistant Curate of Eastcote, to be NS Assistant Curate of Stanwell and St Matthew’s, Ashford (London).

HILL. The Revd David Hill, Assistant Curate of St Saviour with St Mary, Cobbold Road, Wendell Park, to be Vicar of All Saints’, Ealing (London).

JOHN CHRISTOPHER. The Revd Dr Joshva John Christopher, Head of the International Bible Advocacy Centre, of the British and Foreign Bible Society, to be Vicar of Cuddington (Guildford).

KOUBLE. The Revd Fiona Kouble, Vicar of Tideswell, now also Assistant Area Dean of Peak (Derby).

LUCAS-BROWN. The Revd Dawn Lucas-Brown, Assistant Curate of Knaphill with Brookwood, to be Rector of Worplesdon (Guildford).

MATTHEWS. The Revd Dr Timothy Matthews, Priest-in-Charge of St Clement and St Swithun, Bournemouth, to be Senior Leader of the St Swithun Bournemouth Mission Initiative (Love Church) (Bishop’s Mission Order) (Winchester).

NATNAEL. The Revd Daniel Natnael, Minister-in-Charge of St Barbara’s Community Church, Deepcut (Bishop’s Mission Order), now also Hon. Canon of Guildford Cathedral (Guildford).

NOWAK. The Revd Christine Nowak, NS Assistant Curate of Glossop, to be NS Assistant Curate (Associate Priest) of Chapel-en-le-Frith and of Hayfield and Chinley with Buxworth (Derby).

ROBERTS. The Revd Neil Roberts, Rector of St Nicolas’s, Guildford, and Area Dean of Guildford, now also Hon. Canon of Guildford Cathedral (Guildford).

SHELDRAKE. The Revd Philip Sheldrake, Team Vicar in the Great Baddow Team Ministry (Chelmsford), to be Assistant Curate (Associate Vicar) of St Stephen’s and St Eanswythe Mission Church, Tonbridge (Rochester).

SIMPKINS. The Revd Matthew Simpkins, Priest-in-Charge of Lexden, to be Vicar of St Christopher’s and St James’s, Clacton-on-Sea (Chelmsford).

SMITH. The Revd Matthew Smith, Assistant Curate (Associate Vicar) of Virginia Water, to be Vicar of Crookham (Guildford).

WALLINGTON. The Revd Robert Wallington, Assistant Curate of Exeter Network Church Mission Community, to be Leader of Exeter Network Church (Bishop’s Mission Order) (Exeter).

WESTALL. The Revd Jonathan Westall, Vicar of East Acton (London), to be Rector of Milton (Winchester).

WHITE. The Revd James White, formerly NS Assistant Curate of St Martin’s, Ruislip, to be house-for-duty Interim Priest-in-Charge of St Augustine’s, Highgate (London).

SCOTLAND

FLETCHER. The Revd Paul Fletcher, formerly Rector of St Cuthbert’s, Cambuslang (Glasgow & Galloway), now Priest-in-Charge of St Andrew’s, Fort William (Argyll & The Isles).

HALL. The Revd Diana Hall, Rector of St Anne’s, Dunbar, now Priest-in-Charge of St Margaret of Scotland, Edinburgh, and of the Mustard Seed, Edinburgh (Edinburgh).

WATSON. The Revd Paul Watson, Rector of St James the Less, Bishopbriggs (Glasgow & Galloway), to be Diocesan Canon Missioner (Argyll & The Isles).

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