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Appointments

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13 February 2026

ADAMS. The Revd Jennifer Adams, Interim Priest-in-Charge of Holy Trinity with All Saints, South Kensington (London), to be Vicar of Eastfield (York).

BONE. The Revd Simon Bone, formerly Priest-in-Charge of Chacewater with St Day and Carharrack, of Devoran, of St Stythians with Perranarworthal and Gwennap, and of Feock, Assistant Diocesan Rural Link Officer, and Hon. Canon of Truro Cathedral, now Rector of the Lostwithiel Parishes (Truro).

BULLOCK. The Revd Dr Stephen Bullock, Assistant Curate of Tetbury, Beverston, Long Newnton and Shipton Moyne, to be Priest-in-Charge of the Thameshead Benefice (Gloucester).

CLANCY. The Revd Sean Clancy, Rector of the Many Rivers Benefice, now also Strategic Rural Dean of Trigg Major (Truro).

COATES. The Revd Clare Coates, Team Vicar in the Lordsbridge Team Ministry (Ely), to be Team Rector.

COOPER. The Revd Joseph Cooper, Chaplain of HM Prison Ranby, to be Rector of Hasland, Vicar of Temple Normanton, and Priest-in-Charge of Calow (Derby).

CROFT. The Revd Richard Croft NS Assistant Curate (Associate Minister) of the Bristol Harbourside Churches (Bristol), to be Chaplain to the Army Cadet Force.

GIBBONS. The Revd Harvey Gibbons, Vicar of St Oswald’s, Oswestry, and Rector of Rhydycroesau, to be Assistant Curate (Interim Minister) of Beckbury, Badger, Kemberton, Ryton, Stockton and Sutton Maddock (Lichfield).

HOAD. The Revd Shona Hoad, Priest-in-Charge of St Sampson and of Tywardreth with Tregaminion, now also Priest-in-Charge of Fowey (Truro).

HUXTABLE. The Revd Peter Huxtable, Assistant Curate (Associate Minister) of Broxtowe, Area Dean of Nottingham North, Bishop’s Adviser for Urban and Estates Mission, and Hon. Canon of Southwell Cathedral (Southwell & Nottingham), to be Team Rector in the Yate Team Ministry (Bristol).

KNOWLES. The Revd Andrew Knowles, Vicar of St Mary’s, Camberley, and Assistant Diocesan Director of Ordinands, now also Priest-in-Charge of St Michael’s, Yorktown, Camberley (Guildford).

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

LARKIN. The Revd Treena Larkin, Bishop’s Chaplain, to be also Assistant Curate (Associate Priest) of Lichfield Cathedral (Lichfield).

MOGFORD. The Revd Christine Mogford, formerly Assistant Curate of Stoke-next-Guildford, to be Chaplain of Christ’s College, Guildford (Guildford).

MORLEY. The Revd Andrew Morley, formerly NS Assistant Curate of Holy Trinity, Brompton, with St Paul’s, Onslow Square, and St Augustine’s, South Kensington (London), to be Assistant Curate (Associate Minister) of St Gregory’s Church (Bishop’s Mission Order) (Truro), remaining President of World Vision International.

MUMFORD. The Revd Laura Mumford, Diocesan Growing Younger Enabler (St Edmundsbury & Ipswich), to be Interim Priest-in-Charge of Heslington and of St Hilda’s, York (York).

MUNN. The Revd Dr Fiona Munn, Assistant Curate in the St Margaret with St Nicholas Team Ministry, King’s Lynn, to be Assistant Curate (Pioneer Priest) of Gaywood (Norwich).

PARKER. The Revd Dr Joanna Parker, formerly Chaplain of Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (Norwich), to be Assistant Curate (Assistant Minister) of the Rivers Partnership (York).

PRITCHARD. The Revd Dr Jonathan Pritchard, Team Rector in the Witham and Villages Team Ministry, to be also Area Dean of Witham (Chelmsford).

RADCLIFFE. The Revd Rosemary Radcliffe, NS Assistant Curate of St Luke’s, Brislington, now Priest-in-Charge of Abbots Leigh with Leigh Woods (Bristol).

SHEFFIELD. The Revd Sean Sheffield, Rector of the Bewsborough Benefice, to be Vicar of St George the Martyr, Deal (Canterbury).

SMITH. The Revd Craig Smith, Priest-in-Charge of Dunstan (Dunedin; Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia), to be Interim Priest-in-Charge of Hutton Cranswick with Skerne, Watton and Beswick, and of Nafferton with Wansford (York).

SMITH. The Revd David Smith, Assistant Curate of the Lann Pydar Benefice, to be Priest-in-Charge of Highertown and Baldhu (Truro).

SOUTHCOMBE. The Revd Matthew Southcombe, Assistant Curate (Associate Minister) of St Nicholas’s, Bristol (Bishop’s Mission Order), to be Vicar of Christ Church with Emmanuel Church, Clifton (Bristol).

STEVENS. The Revd Olive Stevens, formerly Rector of Camborne, Tuckingmill and Penponds, and Hon. Canon of Truro Cathedral, now Assistant Rural Dean of Trigg Major (Truro).

STEWART. The Revd Michael Stewart, Team Vicar in the Elstow Team Ministry, to be Rector of Ampthill with Millbrook and Steppingley (St Albans).

TRAYNOR. The Revd Neil Traynor, Assistant Curate (Associate Vicar) of Holland Park (London), to be Canon Treasurer of Salisbury Cathedral (Salisbury).

WATKINSON. The Revd Adam Watkinson, Chaplain of Repton School, to be Bishop’s Chaplain (Derby).

WILLIS. The Revd Paul Willis, Area Dean of South-Western France, to be Chaplain in Midi-Pyrénées and Aude, France (Europe).

WINN-SMITH. The Revd Joanna Winn-Smith, Bishop’s Chaplain, now also Priest-Vicar and Minor Canon of Guildford Cathedral (Guildford).

YOUINGS. The Ven. Dr Adrian Youings, Assistant Curate of Bath Weston with Kelston (Bath & Wells), now Assistant Curate of North Swindon (Interim Priest in Swindon Deanery) (Bristol).

WALES

ALADESE. The Revd Raphael Aladese, Assistant Curate in the Mynydd Bedwellte Ministry Area (Monmouth), now Vicar.

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