It is with sadness that we announce the death of The Revd John Hickling, aged 90, on 31 July 2024.
John was first ordained in the Methodist Church in 1959, before joining the Church of England in 1969. John served for six years in Melton Mowbray, then as Rector in Waltham on the Wolds from 1975 until 1984. After this, John served as Rector in Aylestone until 1993, and later as Rector in Husbands Bosworth until 1996 when he retired.
John held the Bishop’s Permission to Officiate in this Diocese from 1999 until 2019.