Last updated 22nd July 2025
|
Name |
Post(s) |
Licensing Date |
|---|---|---|
| Revd Michael Read | Vicar of Briercliffe St James and Worsthorne St John | 22nd July 2025 |
| Revd Martin McDonald | Assistant Curate of Woodplumpton St Anne | 27th July 2025 |
| Revd Andew Downes | Vicar of Fleetwood St Peter and St David | 12th August 2025 |
| Revd Samuel Cheesman | Rector of Clitheroe St James | 6th September 2025 |
|
Name |
Post(s) |
Licensing Date |
| Revd Sarah O'Donoghue | Diocesan Parish Renewal Officer | 6th January 2025 |
| Revd Jeny Brown | M:Power Urban Ministry Enabler | 6th January 2025 |
| Revd George Jesson | Chaplain HMP Preston | 12th January 2025 |
| Revd Tracy Marshall | Rector of Croston, Bretherton and Mawdesley with Bispham | 2nd February 2025 |
| Revd Karen Herschell | Rector of The Hodder Valley and Diocesan Rural Renewal Officer | 9th February 2025 |
| Revd Ryan Otley | Assistant Curate of Carnforth Christ Church | 24th February 2025 |
| Revd Damian Porter | Priest in Charge of Carnforth Christ Church | 24th February 2025 |
| Revd Diane Gilmore | Chaplain HMP Lancaster Farms | 9th March 2025 |
| Revd Andrew Holmes | Area Dean of Burnley | 16th March 2025 |
| Revd Simon Lloyd | Vicar of Haslingden and Musbury | 3rd April 2025 |
| Revd Stephen Martin | Vicar of Bamber Bridge St Aidan and Walton-le-Dale St Leonard | 27th April 2025 |
| Revd Eve Quillinan | Vicar (0.25FTE) of Silverdale St John | 11th May 2025 |
| Revd Clive Beard | Vicar of Preston St Stephen | 18th May 2025 |
| Revd Nathaniel Gilmour | Vicar of Balderstone, Mellor and Samlesbury | 25th May 2025 |
| Revd Margaret Jones | Vicar of Lostock Hall St James and Farington Moss St Paul | 25th May 2025 |
| Revd Tracy Swindells | Priest in Charge of Wesham Christ Church | 2nd June 2025 |
| Revd Simon King | Vicar of Penwortham St Leonard | 19th June 2025 |
| Revd Michael Print | Priest in Charge (05 FTE) of Langho St Leonard and Continuing Ministry Education Officer (0.5FTE) | 10th July 2025 |
| Revd Barbara Hunter | Vicar of Oswaldtwistle | 20th July 2025 |
| Revd Paul Hunter | Associate Priest of Oswaldtwistle | 20th July 2025 |
|
Name |
Post Held |
Retirement Date |
| Revd Janet Taylor | Assistant Curate (SSM) of Penwortham St Leonard | 9th January 2025 |
| Revd David Dickinson | Vicar of Hesketh and Becconsall All Saints | 31st January 2025 |
| Revd Canon Grant Ashton | Assistant Archdeacon of Blackburn | 31st January 2025 |
| Revd Mark Pickett | Rector of Clitheroe St James | 2nd February 2025 |
| Revd Nick Mansfield | Vicar of Penwortham St Leonard | 8th February 2025 |
| Revd Canon Mark Jones |
Vicar of Padiham with Hapton and Padiham Green |
2nd March 2025 |
| Revd Stef Dnistrianskyj | Vicar of Wrightington with Heskin St James the Great | 5th April 2025 |
| Ven Mark Ireland | Archdeacon of Blackburn | 6th April 2025 |
| Revd Hugh Scriven | Vicar of Accrington St John with Huncoat St Augustine | 7th August 2025 |
|
Name |
Post Held |
Last Day |
| Revd Karen Herschell | Vicar of Balderstone, Mellor and Samlesbury | 8th February 2025 |
| Revd Michael Print | Vicar of Chorley St George and All Saints | 9th July 2025 |
| Revd Paul Hunter | Vicar of Copp St Anne and Inskip St Peter | 19th July 2025 |
| Revd Barbara Hunter | Assistant Curate of Preston St Stephen | 19th July 2025 |
|
Name |
Post held |
Move to |
Last day in post |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revd Matthew McMurray | Vicar of Lostock Hall St James and Farington Moss St Paul | 31st March 2025 | |
| Revd Dr Judth Clark | Vicar of Clitheroe, Chatburn and Downham | 30th April 2025 | |
| Revd Matthew Rowley | Assistant Curate of The Trinity Benefice, Blackpool | Inglewhite Congregational Church | 31st May 2025 |
| Revd Marc Wolverson | Vicar of Leyland St James | Chester Diocese - Oxton St Saviour | 12th June 2025 |
| Revd Alan Gault | Assistant Curate of Blackburn St Luke | Lichfield Diocese - All Saints, Joiners Square, Hanley | 28th July 2025 |
| Name | Current Post(s) | Date of Death |
|---|---|---|
| Revd Dorothy Mary Hankey | Retired Clergy | 8th January 2025 |
| Revd Kenneth Clapham | Retired Clergy | 1st March 2025 |
| Revd Geoffrey Richard Loxham | Retired Clergy | 9th April 2025 |
| Revd William Sloan | Retired Clergy | 19th May 2025 |
The Diocesan Registry holds information regarding those clergy who have received a penalty under the Clergy Discipline Measure and can be contacted should you require specific information. Details of clergy prohibited from ministry are held by the Archbishops in a list accessible to Diocesan Bishops and Diocesan Registrars
If you require further details regarding any of these matters please contact the Diocesan Registrar: Lisa.Moncur@blackburn.anglican.org