Appointments

Interim dean

THE Rt Revd Janet McFarlane, Residentiary Canon of Lichfield Cathedral since 2020, and Hon. Assistant Bishop in Lichfield diocese since 2020, is now Interim Dean of Lichfield. Bishop McFarlane was consecrated bishop in 2016 for the suffragan see of Repton, in Derby diocese, a post that she held until 2020. She succeeds the Very Revd Adrian Dorber, who retired on 31 March, aged 70 (News, 20 January).

BENNETT. The Revd Anne Bennett, Team Vicar in the Deptford Team Ministry, to be Vicar of the Ascension, Blackheath, and Area Dean of Deptford (Southwark).

BISHOP. The Revd Louise Bishop, Assistant Curate of Weybridge (Guildford), to be Vicar of Higham Ferrers with Chelveston (Peterborough).

BRADISH. The Revd Christopher Bradish, Vicar of St Mary’s, Andover, now Rector of Andover, remaining Rural Dean of Andover (Winchester).

CHANDLER. The Revd Samantha Chandler, NS Assistant Curate of Hartley Wintney with Elvetham and Winchfield and Dogmersfield (Winchester), to be NS Assistant Priest.

CHAPMAN. The Revd Ruth Chapman, Assistant Curate (Assistant Priest) in the Warlingham with Chelsham and Farleigh Team Ministry, to be Vicar of St Matthew’s, Croydon (Southwark).

COLLINS. The Revd Debra Collins, Vicar of Billesley Common, and Priest-in-Charge of Highters Heath, to be Vicar of Temple Balsall, and Master of the Foundation of Lady Katherine Leveson (Birmingham).

COPLEY. The Revd Ross Copley, Assistant Curate of All Saints’, Lincoln (Lincoln), now Assistant Curate (Mission Priest) of Swindon New Town (Bristol).

COSH. The Revd Roderick Cosh, formerly Chaplain of St Monica Trust, Bristol, now Interim Priest-in-Charge of Henbury (Bristol).

DENCH. The Revd Christopher Dench, part-time Vice-Dean and Residentiary Canon of Rochester Cathedral (Rochester), to be Canon for Worship and Spirituality.

DEO. The Revd Paul Deo, Vicar of Christ Church, Heworth (York), to be part-time Priest-in-Charge of Low Moor and Oakenshaw (Leeds).

DEWES. The Revd Deborah Dewes, Priest-in-Charge of the Upper Thames Benefice (Bristol), now Vicar (Bristol).

EKIYOR. The Revd Solomon Ekioyor, formerly Archdeacon and Residentiary Canon of St Matthew’s Cathedral, Patani (Western Izon, Church of Nigeria), now Assistant Curate of Hackbridge and Beddington Corner (Southwark).

FERGUSON. The Revd John Ferguson, NS Assistant Curate of St Barnabas’s, Derby, to be Assistant Curate of Ripley and of Swanwick and Pentrich (Derby).

FITZPATRICK. The Revd Paul Fitzpatrick, Assistant Curate of South Beddington and Roundshaw, to be Interim Priest-in-Charge of Bletchingley and Nutfield (Southwark).

GORDON. The Revd Hannah Gordon, Assistant Curate of Carshalton Beeches, to be Rector of Chipstead (Southwark).

HAMILTON. The Revd Clive Hamilton, Assistant Curate of All Saints’, Salford (Manchester), now Priest-in-Charge of Filwood Park (Bristol).

HANNING. The Revd Christopher Hanning, Priest-in-Charge of St John’s and Holy Trinity, Deptford (Southwark), to be Vicar.

HONES. The Revd Simon Hones, Priest-in-Charge of Marchwood, now Vicar of Marchwood and Eling (Winchester).

KEMP. The Revd Trevor Kemp, Rector of Kemble, Poole Keynes, Somerford Keynes with Sharncote, Coates, Rodmarton and Sapperton with Frampton Mansel, to be Vicar of St Michael and All Angels, Blackheath Park (Southwark).

LAMONT. The Revd Charles Lamont, Priest-in-Charge of St Andrew’s, South Wimbledon (Southwark), to be Vicar.

LAMPARD. The Revd Ruth Lampard, Hon. Assistant Curate of St John’s, Waterloo (Southwark), now Lead Chaplain of Action for ME (Bath & Wells).

LOWTH. The Revd Emma Lowth, Assistant Curate of Gipsy Hill (Southwark), to be Associate Vicar.

LUKE-MACAULEY. The Revd Ian Luke-Macauley, Assistant Curate of Clapham Common, to be Vicar of St Peter and St Paul, Battersea (Southwark).

LYNETT. The Revd Anthony Lynett, formerly Priest-in-Charge of All Hallows’, Wellingborough, and Hon. Canon of Peterborough Cathedral (Peterborough), to be Chaplain of HM Prison Five Wells.

McCURDY. The Ven. Hugh McCurdy, formerly Archdeacon of Huntingdon and Wisbech, to be Rural Dean of Bourn (Ely).

McEUNE. The Revd Patrick McEune, Rector of the Binbrook Group (Lincoln), to be Rector of the Raddesley Group of Parishes (Ely).

MOORE. The Revd Joseph Moore, Assistant Curate of St Mary’s, Battersea, to be Team Vicar in the Richmond Team Ministry (Southwark).

MOORE. The Revd Sara Moore, Assistant Curate of St Anne’s and St Mary’s, Moseley, to be Vicar of Old Church, Smethwick (Birmingham).

MURRAY. The Revd Dr Andrew Murray, Priest-in-Charge of Lawrence Weston and Avonmouth (Bristol), now Vicar.

NEARY. The Revd Joanna Neary, Team Vicar in the Beaminster Area Team Ministry, now also Tutor in Rural Ministry and Mission, in the Centre for Formation in Ministry of Sarum College (Salisbury).

O’GRADY. The Revd Jack O’Grady, Assistant Curate of All Saints’ and Holy Trinity, Wandsworth, to be Assistant Curate in the Morden Team Ministry (Southwark).

OTTO. The Revd Melanie Otto, Priest-in-Charge of St Paul with St Agnes, Bristol, now Vicar, remaining Priest-in-Charge of St Anne with St Mark and St Thomas, Eastville (Bristol).

PEARSON. The Revd Lindsay Pearson, formerly Priest-in-Charge of St Mary’s, South Shore, Blackpool, and Chaplain of St George’s School, Blackpool (Blackburn), to be Interim Priest-in-Charge of Cottingley, and Interim Assistant Curate (Associate Vicar) of Holy Trinity, Bingley (Leeds).

PENNINGTON. The Revd Nicola Pennington, Priest-in-Charge in the Corsslacon Team Ministry (Carlisle), now Team Rector.

ROBINSON. The Revd Matthew Robinson, Interim Vicar of King’s Sutton and Newbottle and Charlton, to be Vicar, remaining Rural Dean of Brackley (Peterborough).

ROOKE. The Revd Jonathan Rooke, NS Assistant Curate of Four Marks, to be NS Assistant Curate (Associate Priest) of Alton (Winchester).

SHEPHERD. The Revd Neil Shepherd, formerly Assistant Curate of St Augustine’s, Whitchurch, now Priest-in-Charge of Ashton, and of St Michael and All Angels, Bedminster (Bristol).

SIMPSON. The Revd David Simpson, Vicar of St Edward the Confessor, Romford (Chelmsford), to be Vicar of All Saints’ and Holy Trinity, Wandsworth (Southwark).

STOCK. The Revd Edward Stock, Lead Chaplain of Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust (Lichfield), to be also NS Assistant Curate of Summerfield (Birmingham).

STONE. The Revd Matthew Stone, Assistant Curate of Pucklechurch and Abson, now Priest-in-Charge of the Lidbrook Benefice (Bristol).

THOMAS. The Revd Susan Thomas, NS Assistant Curate (Assistant Priest) of St John’s, Coulsdon, now also Area Dean of Croydon South (Southwark).

VERALL-KELLY. The Revd Laura Verrall-Kelly, Assistant Curate of St Luke’s, Brislington, now Assistant Curate (Associate Vicar) of St Mary Redcliffe, with Temple and St John the Baptist, Bedminster (Bristol).

WATTS. The Revd Daniel Watts, Assistant Curate of St Mark’s, Harrogate (Leeds), now Vicar of Downend (Bristol).

WITHERS. The Revd Geoffrey Withers, Principal of the Armed Forces Chaplaincy Centre, Shrivenham (Armed Forces), to be Priest-in-Charge of Barton, Pooley Bridge and Martindale (Carlisle), remaining Hon. Chaplain to the King.

WALES

BEMAN. The Revd Anne Beman, NS Assistant Curate the Bro Teifi Local Ministry Area (St Davids), now NS Associate Priest.

BRISTOWE. The Revd Luke Bristowe, Assistant Curate in the Wrexham Mission Area, now Priest-in-Charge (Pioneering Priest) in Dyffryn Clwyd Mission Area (St Asaph).

BROWNE. The Revd Christine Browne, Priest-Guardian of Pennant Melangell (St Asaph), to be house-for-duty.

BUTLER. The Revd Huw Butler, Priest-in-Charge in the Alyn Mission Area, now also Mission Area Leader (St Asaph).

COXALL. The Revd Jayne Coxall, Priest-in-Charge in the Aber-Morfa Mission Area, now also Mission Area Leader (St Asaph).

DAWSON. The Revd Helen Dawson, Assistant Curate in the Boderlands Mission Area, now Assistant Curate in the Pool Mission Area (St Asaph).

DUSSEK. The Revd Jeremy Dussek, Canon Precentor of Chester Cathedral (Chester), now Priest-in-Charge in the Maelor Mission Area (St Asaph).

EMBERTON. The Revd Paul Emberton, NS Assistant Curate of Humberstone and Thurnby Lodge (Leicester), now Assistant Curate in the Estuary and Mountain Mission Area (St Asaph).

GOWER. The Revd Paulette Gower, Mission Area Leader of Alyn, now Priest-in-Charge in the Pool Mission Area (St Asaph).

HARPER. The Revd Dr Sally Harper, NS Assistant Curate in the Elwy Mission Area, now NS Assistant Curate (Associate Priest) in the Denbigh Mission Area (St Asaph).

JOHNSON. The Revd Adrian Johnson, NS Assistant Curate in the Mold Mission Area, to be NS Assistant Curate in the Bryn a Môr Mission Area (St Asaph).

LAWTON. The Revd Christopher Lawton, Assistant Curate in the Aber-Morfa Mission Area, to be Priest-in-Charge in the Borderlands Mission Area (St Asaph).

LEWIS. The Revd David Lewis, Priest-in-Charge in the Bryn a Môr Mission Area, to be also Mission Area Leader (St Asaph).

MACKRIELL. The Revd Joanne Mackriell, NS Assistant Curate in the Wrexham Mission Area, now Priest-in-Charge in the Tanat-Vrnwy Mission Area (St Asaph).

MORRIS. The Revd Hermione Morris, Priest-in-Charge in the Tanat-Vyrnwy Mission Area, now also Diocesan Rural Affairs Officer (St Asaph).

ROWE. The Revd Elizabeth Rowe, NS Assistant Curate the Bro Teifi Local Ministry Area (St Davids), now NS Associate Priest.

WHEELER. The Revd Paul Wheeler, Assistant Curate of Nantwich (Chester), now Priest-in-Charge of the Borderlands Mission Area (St Asaph).

WILLIAMS. The Revd Patrick Williams, Assistant Curate in the Wrexham Mission Area, now Assistant Curate in the Offa Mission Area (St Asaph).

OVERSEAS

SHERRING. The Revd Toby Sherring, Chaplain of Peterborough School (Peterborough), to be Chaplain of Swan Valley Anglican Community School (Western Australia, Anglican Church of Australia).

LAY APPOINTMENTS

LINTERN-SMYTH. Olwen Lintern-Smyth, Chief Executive Officer of Birmingham e-Learning Foundation, to be Diocesan Secretary (Chief Executive) (St Asaph).

WATTS. Cathy Watts, LLM Selection Officer, to be Warden of Readers (Ely).