appointments
The following appointments have been made by Bishop Gregory during 2011:
November 2011
Area Dean of Gresford and Minera
Revd James Harris will take on the role of Area Dean of the new united Deaneries of Gresford and Minera in the new year.
Vicar of Holywell
Revd Aidan Coleman has been appointed Vicar of Holywell and will start in March.
Vicar of Mold
Revd Rex Matthias will succeed Ian Day in Mold in the Spring.
September 2011
Vicar of Llanfair Caereinion Group
The Revd's David and Mary Dunn from the Diocese of Monmouth have been appointed to the Benefice of Llanfair Caereinion, Llanllugan and Manafon as joint priests-in-charge.
July and August 2011
Vicar of Welshpool
Revd Stephen Willson will become Vicar of the Welshpool group and joins us from the Diocese of Monmouth
Rural Life Advisor
Revd Heather Fenton has accepted the invitation to become Rural Life Advisor
Bishop's Secretary
Sian Sweeting-Jones has been appointed as the Bishop's new Secretary
June 2011
Rector of Hawarden
Revd David Lewis will become Rector of Hawarden, he will be installed on 13 October 2011
Rector of Llanfyllin
Revd Hermione Long will become Rector of the Llanfyllin group of parishes in October and joins the Diocese from the Diocese of Monmouth
Director of Ordinands
Revd John Harvey will take over as Director of Ordinands when Revd Canon Mary Stallard begins her new role as Chaplain at St Joseph's School, Wrexham
World Mission Officer
Ros Crawford will become World Mission Officer
May 2011
Dean of St Asaph
Revd Nigel Williams has been appointed the new Dean of St Asaph to replace Chris Potter who will become Archdeacon of St Asaph. Nigel will be installed on September 17 2011
Transitional Missioner
Revd John Lomas will take charge of Parishes who are without permanent clergy to encourage them and help them develop plans for the future.
Cursal Canonry of Randulph de Birkened
Revd Robert Rowland has been appointed Cursal Canon and will be installed on 3 July 2011.
Parish of Llanwddyn
Revd Mike Keulemans has accepted pastoral charge of Llanwddyn in the Llanfyllin Group
April 2011
St Joseph's Anglican and Catholic School Chaplain
The Bishop of St Asaph is pleased to announce Mary Stallard has been appointed as the new Anglican Chaplain of St Joseph’s Anglican and Catholic School in Wrexham.
She will also serve as School Development Officer for the benefice and three deaneries of Wrexham, Gresford and Minera. Mary will be moving to her new role in the summer.
March 2011
Abergele & St George
The Bishop of St. Asaph is pleased to announce the appointment of the Revd Kate Johnson, to the parishes of Abergele and St. George. Kate is presently Associate Priest in the parish of Prestatyn and the date of her induction will be announced later.
Please keep Kate, and the parishes of Abergele and St. George and the parish of Prestatyn, in your thoughts and prayers.
Bodelwyddan & Rhuddlan
The Bishop of St. Asaph is pleased to announce the appointment of the Revd Ian Day, to the parishes of Bodelwyddan and Rhuddlan. Ian is presently Vicar of Mold and his induction will be held sometime in the Autumn.
Please keep Ian and his family, and the parishes of Bodelwyddan, Rhuddlan and Mold, in your thoughts and prayers.
Area Dean, Mold
Revd Adrian Copping will succeed Ian Day as Area Dean of Mold, taking over at the Archdeacon’s Visitation to Mold Deanery in May.
Area Dean, Llanfyllin
Revd Pam Powell will become the Area Dean of Llanfyllin, taking over from Revd Michael Balkwill when he moves to his new role as Bishop's Chaplain at Esgobty in May.


