Ordinations 2025

Priest Ordinations

(Curates who are deacons are usually ordained as priests after one year)

Stafford Episcopal Area

Sunday 29 June 2025, 10.30am - Newcastle, St Giles

Ordaining Bishop: The Bishop of Stafford

Candidate:

  • The Revd Clare Watson

Shrewsbury Episcopal Area

Sunday 29 June 2025, 10.30am - Meole Brace, Holy Trinity

Ordaining Bishop: The Bishop of Shrewsbury

Candidate:

  • The Revd Ian Budd

Deacon Ordinations

(Deacons = new clergy beginning their ordained ministry as curates)

Ordaining Bishop: The Bishop of Lichfield

Saturday 28 June 2025, 6.00pm at Lichfield Cathedral

James Butter Eccleshall
Katie Delamere Longton Hall
Laura Edwards Burntwood, Chase Terrace, Chasetown and Hammerwich
Emma Hammond Kinver and Enville
David Latcham Leaton and Albrighton with Battlefield; Bicton, Montford with Shrawardine and Fitz
Laura Macfarlane Lichfield S.Michael with S.Mary and Wall S.John
Imogen Smith Central Wolverhampton
Julie Smith Brereton and Rugeley with Armitage

 


NewRevs 2025 - Katie Delamere

Katie is excited to be moving back to the Midlands after three years of training at Trinity College in Bristol. She will be serving her curacy at St Paul’s, Longton Hall in Stoke-on-Trent.

Revd Katie Delamere

NewRevs 2025 - James Butter

Jesus might have asked fishermen to become fishers of men - here's a modern dairy engineer becoming a bringer of spiritual milk. A big change as James begins his curacy in Eccleshall

Revd James Butter

NewRevs 2025 - Emma Hammond

Ordination for Emma begins with an adventure - moving out of town and into the countryside - Kinver and Enville, the most southerly parishes in the diocese.

Revd Emma Hammond

NewRevs 2025 - Laura Macfarlane

Laura is the only NewRev this year to be discovering life in the Midlands for the first time - we hope she'll find a warm welcome as she settles into Chad's own diocese and her curacy at St Michael's Lichfield and St John's Wall.

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NewRevs 2025 - Jules Smith

Jules Smith, currently our Strategic Ministry Development Officer for the diocese will be curate in Brerton and Rugeley with Armitage

Jules Smith
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