A look back at the comings and goings of clergy in our diocese, October to December 2024.
Cartoon courtesy of Dave Walker, cartoonchurch.com. We trust our clergy come prepared!
October
The Revd Stephen Newbold was appointed Team Rector, Bradford, Bucklebury and Stanford Dingley; The Revd Nnamdi Maduka was appointed Vicar, Waltham St Lawrence and Shottesbrooke; The Revd Catherine Vaughan was appointed Chaplain to the Lee Abbey Community in the Diocese of Exeter; The Revd Sarah Bourne was appointed Rector, Woodstock and Bladon; The Revd Dr Paul Smith retired from the post of Team Vicar, Stantonbury and Willen; The Revd Naomi Hill was appointed Priest in Charge, Britwell; The Revd Simon Kirby resigned from the post of Vicar, Cogges and South Leigh; The Revd Rebecca Medlicott was appointed Chaplain, Shiplake College; The Revd Nicholas Weldon was appointed Associate Minister, Kingston Bagpuize with Fyfield and Tubney in addition to being Vicar, Marcham with Garford.
November
The Revd David Clues was appointed Vicar, Atlantic Coast Cluster in the Diocese of Truro; The Revd Lyn Bliss retired from the post of Associate Minister, Bradfield, Bucklebury and Stanford Dingley; The Revd Matthew Beer was appointed Vicar, Cogges and South Leigh; The Revd Jeremy Moodey was appointed Associate Minister, Great Chesham; The Revd Charmaine Muir was appointed Associate Minister, St Mary's, Great Chesham; The Revd Rainah Madzorera was appointed Associate Minister, St Mary's, Aylesbury; The Revd Lance Sharpe was appointed Rector, West Wycombe with Bledlow Ridge, Bradenham and Radnage; The Revd Charles Miller retired from the post of Team Rector, Abingdon-on-Thames; The Revd Dr Laura Biron-Scott resigned from the post of Vicar of Holy Trinity, Headington Quarry to become Chaplain, Balliol College; The Revd Robert Thewsey resigned from the post of Rector, Shiplake with Dunsden and Harpsden to take up a role in the Diocese of Chester.
December
The Revd Dominic Thornton was appointed Chaplain, Royal Berkshire Hospital Trust (in addition to Chaplain, St Michael’s Hospice); The Revd Robert Simmonds retired from the post of Chaplain, Royal Berkshire Hospital Trust; The Revd Tracey Jones was appointed Associate Minister, St Anne's and St Peter's, Wycombe.
Someone missing from this list? Please note that we do not circulate details of all clergy appointments – just the majority of them.