Bangor archdeacons

THE new Archdeacon of Bangor is the Revd David Parry, Leader of the Bro Celynnin Ministry Area, in Bangor diocese, since 2016. Archdeacon Parry was ordained priest in 1995, and served his title in Bristol diocese. He moved to Liverpool diocese in 1998 and, between then and 2016, served as an incumbent, area dean, Chaplain to the Deaf Community, and Diocesan Director of Ordinands. He was also appointed an Hon. Canon of Liverpool Cathedral twice.

The Revd Robert Townsend, Leader of the Bro Seiriol Ministry Area since 2019, and Canon Precentor of Bangor Cathedral since 2012, is now Archdeacon of Meirionnydd. He was ordained priest in 1995, served his title in Bangor, and then served in St Davids diocese from 2003 until 2006. Since his return to Bangor diocese, he has served as an incumbent, area dean, Diocesan Director of Education, and Diocesan Director of Communications.

BURMAN. The Revd Ray Burman, NS Assistant Curate of the Wissey Valley Benefice (Ely), to be NS Associate Priest.

CARTER. The Revd Jonathan Carter, Assistant Curate of King’s Cross Church (Bishop’s Mission Order) (London), now Associate Vicar.

DAVIES. The Revd Patrick Davies, Assistant Curate of Oxshott (Guildford), to be LSMP Associate Minister.

HILL. The Revd Jennifer Hill, formerly Priest-in-Charge of the 5Folds Group (Ely), to be Interim Team Leader.

ARCHER. The Revd Simon Archer, Vicar of All Saints’, Belvedere (Rochester), to be Priest-in-Charge of Arbory and Castletown (Sodor & Man).

BOULTER. The Revd Thomas Boulter, Assistant Curate in the St Mary’s Team Ministry, Southampton, to be also Assistant Curate of Lord’s Hill and Lord’s Wood, Southampton (Winchester).

CARTER. The Revd Philip Carter, NS Assistant Curate of Benfieldside and Castleside (Durham), to be NS Associate Priest of both.

DOWDY. The Revd Simon Dowdy, Minister-in-Charge of Grace Church, Dulwich (Bishop’s Mission Order) (Southwark), to be Vicar of St Bartholomew’s, Bath (Bath & Wells).

DOWNHAM. The Revd Simon Downham, Priest-in-Charge of St Mary’s, North End, Fulham, now NS Assistant Curate of Turnham Green (London).

FARODOYE. The Revd Lotwina Farodoye, Assistant Curate in the Oxted Team Ministry, to be Vicar of Christ Church, West Wimbledon (Southwark).

FOSS. The Revd Esther Foss, Vicar of St Andrew’s, Coulsdon, Mothers’ Union Chaplain, and Croydon Area Women’s Ministry Adviser, now also Diocesan Dean of Women’s Ministry (Southwark).

GORDON. The Revd Alexander Gordon, Priest-in-Charge of St Mary with St Edward and St Luke, Leyton, now Vicar, and Priest-in-Charge of All Saints’, Leyton, remaining Vicar of All Saints’, West Ham (Chelmsford), Rector of Hackney, and Vicar of St Leonard with St Michael, Shoreditch (London).

GREENWOOD. The Revd Peter Greenwood, Rector of Gillingham Milton-on-Stour and Silton (Salisbury), to be Team Rector in the Ingleborough Team Ministry (Leeds).

HUDSON. The Revd Daniel Hudson, formerly Assistant Curate in the Great Aycliffe Team Ministry, to be NS Assistant Curate (Associate Minister) of Wheatley Hill, Thornley and Wingate with Hutton Henry (Durham).

HUXLEY-JONES. The Revd Craig Huxley-Jones, Senior Chaplain of Christ’s Hospital (Chichester), to be Canon Precentor and Director of Congregational Development of Gloucester Cathedral (Gloucester).

IKECHUKWU. The Revd Eliakim Ikechukwu, Assistant Curate (Assistant Rector) of Kings Norton, to be Rector of Lozells and Newtown (Birmingham).

JACK. The Revd Fiona Jack, NS Assistant Curate of St Barnabas’s, Ealing (London), to be Chaplain of All Saints’, Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife, Spain, with La Palma, Spain (Europe) (diocesan correction).

MANKEL. The Revd Jans Mankel, NS Assistant Curate of St Saviour’s, Guildford, now Diocesan Mission Enabler (Guildford).

MOLANO. The Revd Michael Molano, Assistant Curate of St Austell, to be Assistant Curate of Charlestown, of Par and of Treverbyn (Truro).

NORTHEY. The Revd Joanna Northey, formerly Assistant Curate of Warblington with Emsworth (Portsmouth), to be Priest-in-Charge of Maker with Rame, Millbrook, St John and Torpoint (Truro), remaining Hon. Canon of St Michael and All Angels Cathedral, Mampong, Ghana (Asante Mampong, Province of West Africa).

PARROTT. The Revd Joanna Parrott, Assistant Curate in the Halstead Area Team Ministry to be Priest-in-Charge of West with East Mersea, Peldon, Great and Little Wigborough (Chelmsford).

RUFFLE. The Revd Glen Ruffle, Assistant Curate of St Andrew’s, Moscow, to be Assistant Curate of Holy Trinity, Geneva, Switzerland (Europe).

SAXON. The Revd John Saxon, Team Vicar in the Saffron Walden and Villages Team Ministry, to be Assistant Curate of Dedham and Ardleigh, of Lawford, Little Bentley and the Bromleys, and of Great Oakley, Wix, Wrabness, Tendring and Beaumont-cum-Moze (Chelmsford).

SLATER-CARR. The Revd Robert Slater-Carr, Assistant Curate of St George the Martyr with St Alphege and St Jude, Southwark (Southwark), to be Vicar of St Luke’s, York (York).

SMITH. The Revd Dr Anthony Smith, Assistant Curate of Spennymoor and Whitworth, to be Priest-in-Charge of Middleton St George, of Dinsdale with Sockburn and of Hurworth (Durham).

STEVENS. The Revd Anne Stevens, Assistant Diocesan Director of Formation, now Assistant Curate of St George’s, Camberwell (Southwark).

TAWN. The Revd Andrew Tawn, Diocesan Director of Clergy Development, and Hon. Canon of Bradford Cathedral (Leeds), now Vicar of Mellor (Chester).

TEMPLETON. The Revd Susan Templeton, Assistant Curate (Associate Minister) of St John the Evangelist, Woodley (Oxford), to be Rural Pioneer Minister in Kerrier Deanery, and Assistant Curate of Constantine, of Helston and Wendron, of Meneage, of Mullion and Cury with Gunwalloe, of St Keverne, St Ruan with St Grade and Landewednack and of the West Kerrier Benefice (Truro).

TERRY. The Revd Helen Terry, Assistant Curate of Christ Church, Hillsborough, and Wadsley Bridge, and Curate-in-Charge of Bramley and of Thrybergh, to be Priest-in-Charge of Bramley and of Thrybergh, and Oversight Minister in the Silverwood Mission Area (Sheffield).

WALKER. The Revd Ruth Walker, Assistant Curate of the West Coast Benefice, to be Priest-in-Charge of Malew and Santan (Sodor & Man).

WATTS. The Revd Lorraine Watts, Rector of Colchester New Town and the Hythe, and Priest-in-Charge of Berechurch (Chelmsford), to be Army Chaplain (Royal Army Chaplains’ Department).

WHITTINGTON. The Revd Samuel Whittington, Assistant Curate (Associate Vicar) of St Mark’s, Kennington, to be Chaplain of St Christopher’s Hospice (Southwark).

WINNEY. The Revd Samantha Winney, Assistant Curate (Associate Priest) of the Harwich Peninsula Team Ministry, to be Assistant Curate (Associate Vicar) of Mistley with Manningtree and Bradfield (Chelmsford).

ZAPHIRIOU. The Revd Paul Zaphiriou, formerly Vicar of Hope Church, Islington, Area Dean of Islington, and Bishop’s Adviser for Corporate Social Responsibility (London), to be Rural Dean of St Austell (Truro).

IRELAND

ARMSTRONG. The Revd Stuart Armstrong, Deacon of Magherally and Annaclone, to be Diocesan Curate with responsibility for Craigavon (Down & Dromore).

BARRY. The Revd Keith Barry, Army Chaplain (Royal Army Chaplains’ Department), now Rector of Nenagh (Tuam, Limerick & Killaloe).

CASSERLY. The Revd Caroline Casserly, formerly NSM (Cashel, Ferns & Ossory), to be Assistant Curate (Assistant Priest) of Zion Church, Dublin (Dublin & Glendalough).

CONROY. The Revd Kevin Conroy, NSM of Arklow, now Rector of Stillorgan (Dublin & Glendalough).

COUSINS. The Revd Suzanne Cousins, Rector of Clonfeacle (Armagh), to be Rector of Aughaval (Tuam, Limerick & Killaloe).

EWART. The Revd John Ewart, formerly of Down & Dromore diocese, now Rector of Killyman (Armagh).

FITZGERALD. The Revd Elizabeth Fitzgerald, Bishop’s Curate of Gweedore, to be Rector and Dean of Raphoe (Derry & Raphoe).

FITZPATRICK. The Revd Paul Fitzpatrick, Dean’s Vicar of Nenagh and Killaloe (Tuam, Limerick & Killaloe), to be Rector of Carlow (Cashel, Ferns & Ossory).

HAGAN. The Revd Matthew Hagan, Rector of Brackaville, now also Rural Dean of Dungannon (Armagh), and Prebendary of St Patrick’s Cathedral, Dublin.

HARPER. The Ven. Brian Harper, Archdeacon of Clogher, and Rector of Magheracross (Clogher), to be Rector of Dunluce (Connor).

HARRINGTON. The Revd Derek Harrington, Assistant Curate of Christ Church Cathedral, Lisburn, now Priest-in-Charge of Muckamore (Connor).

JACKSON. The Revd Isobel Jackson, Rector of Templebreedy (Cork, Cloyne & Ross), now Dean of Kildare and Rector of Kildare and Newbridge (Meath & Kildare).

JAMIESON. The Revd Iain Jamieson, Rector of Drogheda and Kilsaran, now Rector of Moy (Armagh).

LOWDEN. The Revd John Lowden, Deacon of St Michael’s, Belfast (Connor), to be Assistant Curate of Glendermott (Derry & Raphoe).

McBETH. The Revd David McBeth, Rector of Clooney, now also Rural Dean of Derry, and Canon of St Columb’s Cathedral (Derry & Raphoe).

McBRIDE. The Ven. Dr Stephen McBride, Archdeacon of Connor, and Vicar of Antrim (Connor), now also All Ireland Chaplain of the Mothers’ Union.

McCARTNEY. The Revd Darren McCartney, Rector of Clonallon (Down & Dromore), to be Rector of St Paul’s, Lisburn (Connor).

MORAHAN. The Revd Alex Morahan, Chaplain of Kilkenny College (Cashel, Ferns & Ossory), to be Rector of the Killala Group (Tuam, Limerick & Killaloe).

O’BRIEN. The Revd Kevin O’Brien, Rector of Drumcliffe, to be Rector of Adare (Tuam, Limerick & Killaloe).

OLHAUSEN. The Revd Dr William Olhausen, Rector of Killiney (Ballybrack) (Dublin & Glendalough), now Rector of Douglas (Cork, Cloyne & Ross).

PASCU. The Revd Cosmin Pascu, Deacon of Magheralin, to be Assistant Curate of Holywood (Down & Dromore).

PULLEN. The Revd Adam Pullen, Rector of Stranorlar (Derry & Raphoe), now Rector of Fanlobbus (Cork, Cloyne & Ross).

RONNÉ. The Revd Kevin Ronné, Rector of Dunleckney (Cashel, Ferns & Ossory), now Rector of Raheney (Dublin & Glendalough).

SMYTH. The Revd Stephen Smyth, Rector of Kilmore, to be part-time Assistant Curate of Bangor Abbey (Down & Dromore).

STEELE. The Revd Martin Steele, Deacon of the Killala Group (Tuam, Limerick & Killaloe), to be Dean’s Vicar of St Fin Barre’s Cathedral, Cork (Cork, Cloyne & Ross).

SWATTRIDGE. The Revd Elliott Swattridge, Assistant Curate (Associate Minister) of Emmanuel Church, South Croydon (Southwark), to be Priest-in-Charge of Groomsport (Down & Dromore).

EVANGELISTS

(Admitted and commissioned)

On behalf of the Archbishops of Canterbury and York, by the Rt Revd Timothy Thornton, and by the Chief Executive of the Church Army, in Sheffield Cathedral, on 18 July: Martha Botros, Mike Dare, Collette Dorgu, Steve Grasham, Helen Kiralfy, Heidi Lewis, Julie Macauley, Kia Macpherson, Jo Miller, Joanne Milns, Neil Obbard, Miranda Okon, Andrena Palmer, Robson Rodrigues, Karen Saunders.

LAY APPOINTMENT

SAMPSON. Guy Sampson, Director of Rural Management of Savills, to be Chief Operating Officer of Durham Cathedral (Durham).