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THE Revd Neil Kelley, Rector of St Laurence’s, Chorley, since 2017, is to be also Assistant Archdeacon with responsibility for clergy well-being in Blackburn diocese. He will step down as Area Dean of Chorley, a post he had held since 2021. Fr Kelley was ordained deacon in 1991 and served his title in London diocese. He moved to Liverpool diocese, where he served in parish ministry and as Diocesan Adviser on Worship and Liturgy. He was Rector of Bushey, in St Albans diocese, from 2012 to 2017.
Correction. In last week’s paper we announced the Revd Sally Theakston as Acting Archdeacon of Lynn. She is Joint Acting Archdeacon of Norfolk with the Revd Simon Ward. We apologise for the error.
ATALLAH. The Revd Dr David Atallah, Priest-in-Charge of White Waltham (Oxford), now Vicar.
AWALE. The Revd Sachin Awale, NS Assistant Curate of St Edmund’s, Whalley Range, and St James with St Clement, Moss Side, now Team Vicar in the Saddleworth Team Ministry (Manchester).
BARNARD. The Revd Kevin Barnard, Assistant Curate (Associate Priest) of Cranham Park (Chelmsford), to be Vicar of Swanland (York).
BATCHFORD. The Revd Philip Batchford, Area Dean of Rotherham, now Joint Area Dean, remaining Vicar of Rotherham Minster, Priest-in-Charge of Masbrough, and Hon. Canon of Sheffield Cathedral (Sheffield).
BROADHEAD. The Revd Lynn Broadhead, Vicar of Thorpe Hesley, and Priest-in-Charge of Kimberworth and Kimberworth Park, to be also Joint Area Dean of Rotherham (Sheffield).
CRANFIELD. The Revd Charlotte Cranfield, NS Assistant Curate (Assistant Minster) of Easingwold with Raskelf, to be Vicar of Brafferton with Pilmoor, Myton-on-Swale and Thormanby (York).
CRINKS. The Revd Kevin Crinks, Vicar of St Mary the Virgin, Leigh (Manchester), now Vicar of Neston (Chester).
FENSOME. The Revd Grant Fensome, Vicar of Basildon with Aldworth and Ashamptead, now also Area Dean of Bradfield (Oxford).
FOUNTAIN. The Revd Jacqueline Fountain, Assistant Curate in the St Nicolas and St Mary Speenhamland Team Ministry, Newbury, now Vicar of St Catherine of Siena, Tilehurst, and Calcot (Oxford).
HALE. The Revd Eira Hale, Assistant Curate in the New Warwick Team Ministry, to be Vicar of St Nicholas’s and St Barnabas’s, Kenilworth (Coventry).
HOYLAND. The Revd John Hoyland, Assistant Curate of Clifton, to be also Assistant Curate of Christ Church, Heworth (York).
JARRETT. The Revd Joanna Jarrett, Assistant Curate of Firswood and Gorse Hill, now Pioneer Team Vicar of All Saints’, Salford, in the Salford Team Ministry (Manchester).
JONES. The Revd Claire Jones, formerly Assistant Curate in the Bodmin Team Ministry, now Assistant Curate (Associate Vicar) of Emmanuel Church, Woodley (Oxford).
JONES. The Revd Rose-Mary Jones, Assistant Curate in the North Cornwall Cluster of Churches (Truro), now Vicar of Emmanuel Church, Woodley (Oxford).
KERR. The Revd Karlene Kerr, Team Vicar in the Gaywood Team Ministry, and Diocesan Ecumenical Officer, to be Priest-in-Charge of St John the Evangelist, King’s Lynn, and Bishop’s Lead on the response to From Lament to Action, remaining Rural Dean of Lynn, Bishop’s Adviser for UK Minority Ethnic Affairs, and Hon. Canon of Norwich Cathedral (Norwich).
MABHUNU. The Revd Patrick Mabhunu now NS Assistant Curate (Associate Minister) of Shrivenham and Ashbury (Oxford).
McKEE. The Revd Joanna McKee, Vicar of St Andrew’s, Black Lane, Radcliffe, and Hon. Canon of Manchester Cathedral (Manchester), and
Director of the Arrow Leadership Programme of the Church Pastoral Aid Society, now Canon Emeritus (Manchester), and Head of Leadership and Development of the Church Pastoral Aid Society.
MULLANEY. The Revd Dr Daniel Mullaney, Assistant Curate of Higher Openshaw, now Assistant Curate of Kersal Moor (Manchester).
OWEN. The Revd Denise Owen, Vicar of St Thomas’s, Moorside, Oldham, and Assistant Curate of Clarksfield and Waterhead, now Vicar of Stalybridge, of Mossley, and of Roughtown (Manchester).
POSKITT. The Revd Mark Poskitt, Rector of the Bosworth Benefice, and Area Dean of Sparkenhoe West (Leicester), to be Priest-in-Charge of Carlton by Snaith and Drax and of Haddlesey with Hambleton and Birkin (York).
RICHARDSON. The Revd Scott Richardson, Assistant Curate in the Rossendale Team Ministry, now Rector of Langley (Manchester).
ROBERTS. The Revd Michaila Roberts, Assistant Curate in the Broughton Team Ministry, now Assistant Curate of Atherton and Hindsford with Howe Bridge (Manchester).
ROLLINS. The Revd David Rollins, Rector of Corringham and Fobbing, Southend Archdeaconry Ordination Adviser, and Thurrock deanery Vocations Adviser, to be also Area Dean of Thurrock (Chelmsford).
RYAN. The Revd Michele Ryan, Assistant Curate of Hillock and Unsworth, now Associate Priest, remaining Chaplain of Springfield House (Manchester).
SCHOFIELD. The Revd Carol Schofield, Assistant Curate in the Wythenshawe Team Ministry, now Vicar of Hurst, and Priest-in-Charge of Bardsley (Manchester).
SEARLE. The Revd Anthony Searle, Priest-in-Charge of Great and Little Oakely, and of St Peter and St Andrew and Kingswood Church, Corby (Peterborough), now Team Rector in the High Wycombe Team Ministry (Oxford).
SHEPHERD. The Revd Jack Shepherd, Assistant Curate of Up Holland and Dalton (Liverpool), now Vicar of Christ Church, Pennington (Manchester).
SHERIDAN. The Revd Amy-Elizabeth Sheridan, Assistant Curate of Hey, of Leesfield, of St Hilda’s, Audenshaw, and of St Stephen’s, Audenshaw, now Vicar of St Hilda’s, Audenshaw, and of St Stephen’s, Audenshaw (Manchester).
SHORT. The Revd Stephen Short, Rector of Melbourne, Ticknall, Smisby and Stanton by Bridge, to be Priest-in-Charge of Foremark and Repton with Newton Solney and of Willington, remaining Assistant Area Dean (Derby).
SIMPSON. The Revd Alan Simpson, formerly NS Assistant Curate of St Nicholas’s, Burnage, now NS Assistant Curate (Associate Priest) of the Holy Family, Failsworth, of Lightbowne, and of Holy Trinity, Blackley (Manchester).
STODDART. The Revd Hazel Stoddart, Assistant Curate of Norden with Ashworth and Bamford (Manchester), now Chaplain of the University of Chester (Chester).
STUDMAN. The Revd Tom Studman, Assistant Curate of West Didsbury and Withington, now Rector of St Edmund’s, Whalley Range, and St James with St Clement, Moss Side, and of St Margaret’s, Whalley Range (Manchester).
THOMAS. The Revd Grace Thomas, Vicar of Clifton, now Canon Missioner of Manchester Cathedral (Manchester).
TRANTER. The Revd Stephen Tranter, Team Rector in the West Bolton Team Ministry (Manchester), now Diocesan Director of Ordinands (Newcastle).
TWELVES. The Revd Teena Twelves, Team Vicar in the Ashford Town Team Ministry, now also Bishop’s Adviser for Estates Ministry (Canterbury).
WELLS. The Revd David Wells, Rector of Caister next Yarmouth, now also Acting Rural Dean of Great Yarmouth (Norwich).
WILIAMS. The Revd Rosamund Williams, Assistant Curate of St Mark’s Conventional District, Swanswell, Coventry (Coventry), to be Assistant Curate (Associate Vicar for Mission) of St Augustine’s, Ipswich (St Edmundsbury & Ipswich).
WALES
MASIH. The Revd Layfetta Masih, Assistant Curate in the West Bolton Team Ministry (Manchester), now Vicar in the Gower Ministry Area (Swansea & Brecon).