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Appointments

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01 May 2026

BARBER. The Revd Jasmine Barber, Assistant Curate in the St George’s Team Ministry, Leeds, to be Associate Priest of Morley (Leeds).

BEYNON. The Reverend Lois Benyon, Vicar of the Clun Valley Benefice (Hereford), to be Vicar of Emmanuel Church, Bridlington, and Barmston with Fraisthorpe (York).

BICK. The Revd Sarah Bick, Vicar of Coleford, Staunton, Newland, Redbrook and Clearwell (Gloucester), to be Priest-in-Charge of the Waterside Benefice (Truro).

BIGGS. The Revd David Biggs, Priest-in-Charge of Sowerby, of Sessay, and of Thirkleby with Kilburn and Bagby, and Assistant Area Dean of Mowbray (York), to be Vicar of Sowerby.

CAREY. The Revd Mark Carey, Vicar of Christ Church and Holy Trinity, Bridlington, with Bessingby and Ulrome, to be Director of Mission and Ministry (York), remaining Canon and Prebendary of York Minster.

CASWELL. The Revd Tracey Caswell, Rector of Claydon (St Edmundsbury & Ipswich), to be Rector Designate of the Winfarthing and Upper Waveney Benefice (Norwich).

FADRIQUELA. The Revd Herbert Fadriquela, formerly Port Chaplain to Felixstowe and Haven Ports (St Edmundsbury & Ipswich), to be Vicar of St Aidan’s, Leicester (Leicester).

HOUSSEMAYNE du BOULAY. The Revd Sarah Houssemayne du Boulay, Rector of the Alde Sandlings Benefice (St Edmundsbury & Ipswich), now also Rural Dean of Saxmundham.

HOWARTH. The Revd Emily Howarth, Assistant Curate of St Thomas’s, Clapton Common, Upper Clapton, to be Assistant Curate of St John of Jerusalem with Christ Church, South Hackney (London).

JOHNSON. The Revd David Johnson, Priest-in-Charge of Northallerton with Kirby Sigston, to be Vicar of Northallerton, Romanby and Kirby Sigston (York).

KENNEDY. The Revd Dr David Kennedy, Vicar of Corbridge with Halton and Newton Hall, to be also Associate Priest of Slaley, Healey and Whittonstall (Newcastle).

MALONEY. The Revd Shana Maloney, Priest-in-Charge of Clapton, now also Stepney Area Dean of Racial Justice (London).

MASLEN. The Revd Linda Maslen, Leader of the Bradford City Centre Resource Church (Leeds), to be part-time Vicar of Rural Ainsty (York).

NOBEL. The Revd Johannes Nobel, Interim Priest-in-Charge of Osbaldwick with Murton, to be Rector of Guisborough (York).

OAKES. The Revd Dr Simon Oakes, Vicar of Holbrooks, now also Area Dean of Coventry North (Coventry).

PEACHEY. The Revd Ann Peachey, Rector of the Ferncumbe Group (Hatton with Haseley, Rowington with Lowsonford and Honiley and Wroxall), now also Area Dean of Kenilworth(Coventry).

PREECE. The Revd David Preece, Rector of Saxmundham with Kelsale cum Carlton (St Edmundsbury & Ipswich), now also Assistant Rural Dean of Saxmundham.

REVELEY. The Revd James Reveley, Canon Residentiary of Ely Cathedral (Ely), now Precentor and Interim Dean.

ROBSON. The Revd Jane Robson, Priest-in-Charge of Kirkleatham (York), to be Vicar.

RUDDOCK. The Revd Craig Ruddock, Priest-in-Charge of the North Cornwall Cluster of Churches and Prebendary of St Endellion, now also Strategic Rural Dean of Trigg Minor and Bodmin (Truro).

SEARLE. The Rt Revd Jacqueline Searle, formerly Bishop of Crediton, now Honorary Assistant Bishop and Acting Diocesan (Coventry).

SIMPSON-SMITH. The Revd Alexia Simpson-Smith, Assistant Curate in the City of Leicester deanery, to be Team Vicar in the Oadby Great Glen Team Ministry (Leicester).

STYLES. The Revd Mary Styles, Rector of the Glem Valley United Benefice (St Edmundsbury & Ipswich), to be Priest-in-Charge of Seal (Rochester).

THOMAS. The Revd Stefan Thomas, to be Area Dean of East Bridge, remaining Lead Chaplain of the Living Well (Canterbury).

THOMPSON. The Revd Dr Andrew Thompson, formerly Chaplain and Parish Team Vicar in the Uxbridge Team Ministry (London), to be Rector.

WALLER. The Revd Maxine Waller, Priest-in-Charge of the Beacon Benefice (York), to be Rector.

WARNER. The Rt Revd Dr Martin Warner, Bishop of Chichester (Chichester), to be Priest-in-Charge of St Peter’s, Folkestone (Canterbury).

WISE. The Revd Jacqueline Wise, Chaplain of St John’s Foundation and Magdalen Chapel, Bath (Bath & Wells), to be Priest-in-Charge of Penzance, and of Newlyn, and of Paul (Truro).

WRATTEN. The Revd Sonya Wratten, Vicar of St Mary the Virgin, Reading (Oxford), to be Vicar of St James’s, Cambridge (Ely).

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