Announcements

The Bishop announces the death of the Revd Dr Gerald Thorneycroft Rimmington aged 89 on Thursday 10th October 2019.

The Bishop is pleased to announce the appointment of The Revd Helena Whittaker, as the Interim part-time St Nicholas Chaplain at Leicester Grammar School.

The Bishop is pleased to announce the appointment of The Revd Stephen Burnham, previously Vicar of Leicester St Anne, St Paul and St Augustine, as Chaplain at the Leicestershire Organisation for the Relief of the Suffering (LOROS). Stephen will be licensed by Bishop Martyn on Tuesday 1st October in the Chapel at Bishop’s Lodge at 8.30am.

The Bishop is pleased to announce the appointment of The Revd Vince Jupp, Rector in the Benefice of Birstall and Wanlip, as Diocesan Transition Enabler (Interim Priest). Vince’s last Sunday will be 1st December 2019 and he will begin his role as the Diocesan Transition Enabler shortly afterwards.

Further to the announcement dated 15th July 2019 advising that Revd Tom Ringland has been appointed as the new Incumbent for the Penhill Benefice in the Diocese of Leeds; it is now confirmed that Tom’s final Sunday in the benefice will be Sunday 13th October 2019. Tom will be licensed to his new role on Monday 4th November at St Andrew’s Aysgarth by Bishop Nick Baines

The Bishop announces that The Revd Simon Nicholls, Rector in the Benefice of Markfield, Thornton, Bagworth and Stanton under Bardon, and Copt Oak will retired with effect from 7 September 2019.

The Bishop is pleased to announce the appointment of The Revd Mark Poskitt as Area Dean of the Sparkenhoe West Deanery, with effect from Sunday 15th September 2019.

The Bishop announces that The Revd Liz Angell, Rector in the Benefice of Whitwick, Thringstone and Swannington will be retiring with effect from Sunday 5th January 2020.

The Bishop is pleased to announce the appointment of Sister Liz as Rector of the Upper Soar Benefice.

The Bishop is pleased to announce the appointment of the following new Honorary Canons: The Revd Jonathan Dowman, Pioneer Development Worker Stephen Adshead, Chair of the Diocesan Board of Education Sara Burgess, Senior Warden at Leicester Cathedral