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Appointments

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24 November 2023

Pontefract post

THE Revd Catherine Thatcher, Vicar of St Mary the Virgin, Oxenhope, in Leeds diocese, since 2017, is to be the next Archdeacon of Pontefract, in the same diocese. She was ordained priest in 2015, and served her title at Bradford Cathedral. Besides her current post, she also serves as Bradford Episcopal Area Clergy Development Officer, and was appointed an Hon. Canon of Ripon Cathedral this year.

 

BARRETT FORD. The Revd Carol Barrett Ford, Vicar of St Martin with St Andrew, Kentish Town, to be Vicar of St John’s, Hampstead, remaining Area Dean of Camden (London).

BECKLES. The Revd Natasha Beckles, Assistant Curate in Camden deanery, to be Rector of Perivale, and voluntary Lead Area Director of Ordinands (London).

CASWELL. The Revd Tracey Caswell, Rector of the Blackwater Benefice, and Vocations Adviser in Witham deanery (Chelmsford), to be Rector of Claydon (St Edmundsbury & Ipswich).

DYKES. The Revd Katrina Dykes, Rector of the Carlford Benefice (St Edmundsbury & Ipswich), to be Priest-in-Charge of the Chew Valley South Benefice (Blagdon, Ubley, Compton Martin, East and West Harptree and Hinton Blewitt (Bath & Wells).

HOCKING. The Revd Julia Hocking, NS Assistant Curate of Brampford Speke, Cadbury, Newton St Cyres, Rewe, Stoke Canon, Thorverton and Upton Pyne, now NS Assistant Curate of Exminster, Kenn, Kenton with Mamhead, and Powderham (Exeter).

NOBLE. The Revd Nicholas Noble, Town Priest of Lillestrøm (Borg, Church of Norway), to be Priest-in-Charge of Abbeydale and Millhouses, and Oversight Minister in the EL1 Mission Area (Sheffield).

RADFORD. The Revd Professor Georgina Radford, Team Vicar in the Buckfastleigh, Dean Prior, Littlehempston, Rattery, South Brent and Staverton with Landscove Team Ministry (Dart and Avon Mission Community), now Team Rector, remaining Prebendary of Exeter Cathedral (Exeter).

SLYFIELD. The Revd Margaret Slyfield, NS Assistant Curate (Associate Priest) in the Buxton with Burbage and King Sterndale Team Ministry (Derby), to be NS Assistant Curate (Associate Priest) of Taddington, Chelmorton and East Sterndale, in the White Peak Group (Derby).

WILLIS. The Revd Christopher Willis, NS Assistant Curate of Stanway, on secondment as Interim NS Assistant Curate of St John the Evangelist, Colchester (Chelmsford), to be Rector-designate of East Bergholt, Brantham, Bentley and Tattingstone (St Edmundsbury & Ipswich).

WINKETT. The Revd Lucy Winkett, Rector of St James’s, Piccadilly, Westminster, to be also Priest-in-Charge of St Pancras with St James and Christ Church, St Pancras (London).

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