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Appointments

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27 February 2026

ARMITSTEAD. The Revd Margaretha Armitstead, Vicar of Littlemore with Sandford-on-Thames, now also Hon. Canon of Christ Church, Oxford (Oxford).

BLYTH. The Revd Andrew Blyth, Diocesan Director of Mission and Ministry, now also Hon. Canon of Christ Church, Oxford (Oxford).

BRADING. The Revd Chris Brading, Priest-in-Charge of Sidlesham (Chichester), to be Vicar.

BUCK. The Revd Samuel Buck, Assistant Curate of Broadwater, now also Priest-in-Charge of Christ Church, Worthing (Chichester).

COCKAYNE. The Revd David Cockayne, Priest-in-Charge of All Saints’, Isleworth (London), to be Vicar.

CREGEEN. The Revd Gary Cregeen, Rector of Ashburnham with Penhurst, and Diocesan Rural Officer, now also Rural Dean of Battle and Bexhill (Chichester).

DAY. The Revd Dr Peter Day, Vicar of Christ Church, Reading, and Associate Area Dean of Reading, now also Hon. Canon of Christ Church, Oxford (Oxford).

DIXON. The Revd Margaret Dixon, Vicar of North Leigh, and Area Dean of Witney, now also Hon. Canon of Christ Church, Oxford (Oxford).

DUNNETT. The Revd Keith Dunnett, Vicar of North Abingdon, now also Hon. Canon of Christ Church, Oxford (Oxford).

ELWOOD. The Revd Callum Elwood, Assistant Curate (Associate Minister) of St Peter’s Barge, Canary Wharf (Bishop’s Mission Order), now Assistant Curate (Associate Priest, Estates Church Planter) of St James and St John and St Peter’s Clerkenwell (London).

FLINT. The Revd Nicholas Flint, Rector of Rusper, now also Priest-in-Charge of Colgate and Roffey (Chichester).

GRAINGER-SMITH. The Revd James Grainger-Smith, Vicar of Ivinghoe with Pitstone and Slapton and Marsworth, now also Area Dean of Mursley (Oxford).

GREAVES-BROWN. The Revd Andrew Greaves-Brown, Priest-in-Charge of East Springfield, to be Vicar, remaining Assistant Curate (Associate Priest) of Great Baddow (Chelmsford).

HAYLER. The Revd Nathanael Hayler, Assistant Curate of Longhoughton with Howick, and of Embleton with Rennington and Rock (Newcastle), now Rector of Winchelsea, Icklesham and Pett (Chichester).

JONES. The Revd Tracey Jones, NS Assistant Curate in the High Wycombe Team Ministry, now NS Assistant Curate in the Wychert Vale Benefice (Oxford).

KANE. The Revd William Kane, Assistant Curate of St John the Baptist and St Elizabeth, Crawley, now also Assistant Curate of Three Bridges and West Green (Chichester).

KEECH. The Revd Dr Dominic Keech, Priest-in-Charge of Boxgrove, to be also Prebendary of Chichester Cathedral (Chichester).

MERRIMAN. The Revd Stephen Merriman, Rector of St Mary’s, West Chiltington, and Co-ordinator of the Bishops’ Liturgical Chaplains, to be also Prebendary of Chichester Cathedral (Chichester).

MIDDLETON. The Revd Jules Middleton, Priest-in-Charge of St Edward’s, Burgess Hill (Chichester), to be Vicar.

NEWTON. The Revd Timothy Newton, Assistant Curate of Arundel with Tortington and South Stoke, now Assistant Curate of Littlehampton (Chichester).

PATERSON. The Revd Angela Paterson, formerly NS Assistant Curate in the Icknield Benefice, now Area Dean of Aston and Cuddesdon (Oxford).

POLL. The Revd Martin Poll, Canon of St George’s Chapel, Windsor, and Chaplain of the Royal Windsor Great Park, now part-time Vicar of Bury, Coldwaltham, Hardham and Houghton (Chichester).

PRANCE. The Revd Jordan Prance, Assistant Curate of Spitalfields, now Assistant Curate (Associate Priest) and Ministry Leader of St Thomas’s and St Matthew’s, Clapton Common (London).

REID. The Revd Francesca Reid, Assistant Curate of Wolverton (Oxford), to be Rector of Brede with Udimore and Beckley and Peasmarsh (Chichester).

REID. The Revd Hugh Reid, Assistant Curate of Olney (Oxford), to be Priest-in-Charge of Salehurst, Hurst Green and Robertsbridge (Chichester).

RUSSELL-JONES. The Revd Robyn-Ann Russell-Jones, Assistant Curate of St John of Jerusalem with Christ Church, South Hackney, to be Assistant Curate of St Michael and All Angels, London Fields, Hackney South, with St Paul’s, Haggerston, remaining Stepney Intern Hub Co-ordinator (London).

SALMON. The Revd Jonathan Salmon, Vicar of Trinity Church, Earley, now also Hon. Canon of Christ Church, Oxford (Oxford).

SANYA. The Revd Samuel Sanya, Vicar of St John with St James, West Ealing (London), to be Vicar of Slough (Oxford).

TWINING. The Revd Kathryn Twining to be Priest-in-Charge of St John the Evangelist, Palmers Green (London).

WATTS. The Revd Samantha Watts, NS Assistant Curate (Associate Minister) of Great Marlow with Marlow Bottom, Little Marlow and Bisham Team Ministry of Great Marlow, and Chaplain of St George’s School, Ascot, now also Hon. Canon of Christ Church, Oxford (Oxford).

WILSON. The Revd Andrew Wilson, Rector of St John of Jerusalem with Christ Church, South Hackney, to be Priest-in-Charge of St Michael and All Angels, London Fields, Hackney South, with St Paul’s, Haggerston, remaining Prebendary of St Paul’s Cathedral (London).

WINSTONE. The Revd Peter Winstone, Assistant Curate of All Saints’, Crowborough (Chichester), now Associate Vicar.

YOUNG. The Revd Graham Young, Vicar of Cleveleys, to be Vicar of St Mary with St John and St Anne, Lancaster (Blackburn).

ZIPPERLEN. The Revd Marcus Zipperlen, Priest-in-Charge in the Roose Local Ministry Area, and Canon of St Davids Cathedral (St Davids), to be Priest-in-Charge of Southwick (Chichester).

LAY APPOINTMENT

ASHFIELD. Richard Ashfield, Verger of St Mary the Virgin, Reading, now also Hon. Lay Canon of Christ Church, Oxford (Oxford).

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