Retirements: Canon William Young, Fathers Leslie Knight & John Corbyn. Frs James Joseph & John Victor Drabeesan are returning to India. Fr David Waller has been consecrated as the new Bishop for the Ordinariate. New appointments follow—* means new to Diocese or newly ordained.
- Parish Priests: Fr Tony Grant—Canning Town to Manor Park; Fr Gary Dench -Cathedral to Hutton; Fr Jerold Savio Terrance—St Mary’s, Hornchurch to Maldon & Burnham; Fr John Britto Michael* to Great Dunmow; Fr Jon Ravensdale—Greenstead to Assumption, Harlow; Fr Alex Garner* to Greenstead; Fr Timothy Ezec* to Christ the King, Chingford.
- Assistant Priests: Fr Paschal Uche—Chelmsford to Grays; Fr Matúš Meleg—Grays to Cathedral; Fr Frank Westcott* to St Mary’s, Hornchurch; Fr Saji Thomas—Basildon to East Ham; Fr Paul Makita—Barking, St Thomas More to Sts Mary & Ethelburga; Fr Grzegorz Borski* to Clacton; Fr Albert Kollemkudy* to Basildon.
- Others: Fr Shinto Verghese* (Syro-Malabar Eparchy or Diocese) in residence at Our Lady & St George, Walthamstow; Fr Paul Boagey MHM exercising part time pastoral work in Grays with the sick & Traveller community, will extend this to Chelmsford.
