Clergy news

Appointments

Revv Michael Griffiths, r, East Winchester (Winchester), to be r, West Downland (Oxford); Stephen Mills, v, Finedon St Mary, Northampton (Peterborough), to be v, The Cookhams (Oxford); David Brown, assoc min, Warfield, and assoc ad, Bracknell (Oxford), to be ad, Bracknell (same dio); Sarah Mortimer, c, Sunninghill and South Ascot (Oxford), to be tv, Bicester with Bucknell, Caversfield and Launton (same dio); Natalie Worsfold, int assoc min, Reading Greyfriars (Oxford), to be assoc min, Reading Greyfriars (same dio); Michael Johnson, tv, Beasconsfield (Oxford), to be rd and strategic lead, East Wivelshire (Truro); Fergus Butler-gallie, assist chapl, Tonbridge School (London), to be v, Charlbury with Shorthampton (Oxford); Jane Haslam, assoc adn, Dorchester (Oxford), to be also ad, Aston and Cuddesdon (same dio); Jason St John Nicholle, r, The Churn (Oxford), to be hon can, Christ Church Cathedral (same dio).

Retirements and resignations

Revv Ven Hugh Mccurdy to cease as Implementation Lead for Living Ely 2025 (Ely), but remain rd, Bourn, with effect from March 31 2024; Stefan Thomas, ad, East Bridge (Canterbury), resigned with effect April 1 2024 but remains r, Barham Downs with Adisham and Aylesham (same dio); Paul Copley, v, Kingston upon Hull St Nicholas (York), to retire on April 6 2024; Rupert Charkham, v, Chester Square St Michael (London), to retire on April 14 2024; Clare Dowding to cease as acting adn, Charing Cross (London) but remain v, Rossmore Road St Paul, and ad, Women’s Ministry (same dio), with effect from April 14 2024; John Harries, v, Sutton St James, Wincle, Wildboarclough and Bosley, and rd, Macclesfield (Chester), to retire with effect from April 15 2024; Dr John Philpotthoward, assoc p, East Greenwich Team Ministry (Southwark), to retire on April 21 2024.