Appointments: Church appointments

Canon Colin Slee, Sub-Dean of St Albans Cathedral, diocese St Albans: to be Provost of Southwark Cathedral.

Canon Garth Norman, Director of Training in the diocese of Rochester and an Honorary Canon of Rochester Cathedral: to be Archdeacon of Bromley, diocese Rochester.

The Rev Graham Batten, Assistant Chaplain to the Fleet to be Vicar, Dover St Mary (Canterbury).

Canon David Brindley, Honorary Canon of Gloucester Cathedral and Principal of the West of England Ministerial Training Course: to be Rector, Warwick (Coventry).

The Rev Roger Bellamy, Vicar, St Hilda, Shiregreen and Rural Dean of Ecclesfield: to the united benefice of Rawmarsh with Parkgate (Sheffield).

The Rev Dr Brian Curnew, Vicar, St Mary, Fishponds, Bristol (Bristol): to be Team Rector, St Lawrence, Ludlow with St John's / Giles, Ludford; St Mary Magdalene, Ashford Carbonell; St Andrew, Ashford Bowdler; All Saints, Richard's Castle; St Mary, Caynham (Hereford).

The Rev Richard Freeman, Vicar, St Augustine, Slade Green: to be Rector, Eynsford with Famingham and Lullingstone (Rochester).

The Rev Michael Gobbett, Curate, Hartlepool St Aidan: to be Priest-in-Charge, St Michael and All Angels, Norton (Durham).

The Rev Geoffrey Houghton, Curate, Sholing: to be Priest-in-Charge, Jersey, All Saints: St Simon

(Winchester).

The Rev Alistair McCulloch, Senior Curate, St Mary's, Portsea (Portsmouth): to be Vicar, St Matthew's, Southcote, Reading (Oxford).

The Rev Stephen Purvis, Team Rector, Borehamwood: to be also Rural Dean of Aldenham (St Albans).

The Rev Andy Roberts, Team Vicar, Swanage and Studland (Salisbury): to be Team Rector, Bridgnorth Team Minstry (Hereford).

The Rev Clifford Roseweir, Hon Curate, Holy Trinity, Wallington: to be Vicar, Christ Church, West Croydon (Southwark).

The Rev John Schild, Rector, Bedford, St Peter: to be Priest-in-Charge, King's Walden and Offley with Lilley (St Albans).

The Rev Patricia Vowles, Deacon-in-Charge, St Michael and All Angels and All Souls with Emmanuel, Camberwell: to be Vicar, St Michael and All Angels and All Souls with Emmanuel, Camberwell

(Southwark).

The Rev Graham Whiting, Curate, Seaford (Chichester): to be Priest-in-Charge, Bournemouth, St Clement (Winchester).

The Rev Vernon Wilkins, Curate, St Leonard, Bursledon (Winchester): to be Vicar, Ramsgate St Luke (Canterbury).

RESIGNATIONS and RETIREMENTS

The Rev Ian Aveyard, Vicar, St Andrew and St Michael, Cofton Hackett and Barnt Green (Birmingham): to resign as from 30 June.

Canon Colin Hill, Vicar, St John the Baptist, Croydon (Croydon parish church) (Southwark): to retire as from 1 October.

The Rev Brian Gill, Rector, St Andrew, Presteigne; St Michael, Discoed; All Saints, Kinsham; St Michael and All Angels, Lingen (Hereford): resigned as from 31 May.

The Rev Michael Stephens, Vicar, Brabourne with Smeeth and Rural Dean of North Lympne (Canterbury): retired as from 29 May.