The 2023 Petertide Ordinations in the Diocese of Sheffield will take place at Sheffield Cathedral during the first weekend of July.
On Saturday 1 July the Bishop of Doncaster, the Rt Revd Sophie Jelley, will ordain (13) priests at 4pm.
On Sunday 2 July the Bishop of Sheffield, the Rt Revd Dr Pete Wilcox, will ordain (9) deacons at 10.30am. Then the Bishop of Ebbsfleet, the Rt Revd Rob Munro, will ordain a presbyter and at 5.30pm the Bishop of Beverley, the Rt Revd Stephen Race, will ordain a deacon and a priest.
Diocesan Director of Vocations Dan Christian said:
‘The vocations team are so looking forward to the ordinations this Summer as we get to celebrate some wonderful candidates who have listened to the call of God in their lives and who are stepping out in faith to be ordained deacon and priest here in the Diocese of Sheffield. Please do be praying for all our ordinands, their families and friends and the mission areas they will serve, as they prepare for this special day and embark on a new season of ministry.’
Those to be ordained Deacon in Sheffield Cathedral by the Bishop of Sheffield on Sunday 2nd July 2023 at 10.30am
- Mr Thomas Brown, to serve as Assistant Curate of St Peter, Conisbrough (Stipendiary)
- Mr Peter Das, to serve as Assistant Curate of St John the Evangelist, Ranmoor (Stipendiary)
- Mr Peter Gaunt, to serve as Assistant Curate of St Gabriel, Greystones (Stipendiary)
- Mr William Gowers, to serve as Assistant Curate of Christ Church, Pitsmoor (Stipendiary)
- Mr Antony Heppel, to serve as Assistant Curate at The Resurrection Doncaster (SSM)
- Mr Christopher Hutchinson, to serve as Assistant Curate of the parish of Great Snaith (Stipendiary)
- Dr Louise McInnes, to serve as Assistant Curate of St Leonard, Dinnington and St Simon & St Jude, Thurcroft (Stipendiary)
- Miss Brittany Webb, to serve as Assistant Curate at St Leonard’s Community Church (BMO) in the parish of Heeley with Arbourthorne and Norfolk Park (Stipendiary)
- Mr Christopher Wroot, to serve as Assistant Curate of St Peter, Warmsworth (SSM)
- Mr Ben Grist, to serve as Assistant Curate of St John’s, Goole (Stipendiary)
Those to be ordained Deacon in Sheffield Cathedral by the Bishop of Beverley on Sunday 2nd July 2023 at 5.30pm
- Mr Raymond Parkin, to serve as Assistant Curate of St Leonard & St Jude, Doncaster with St Luke Scawthorpe (SSM)
Those to be ordained Priest in Sheffield Cathedral by the Bishop of Doncaster on Saturday 1st July 2023 at 4pm
- The Revd Peter Delafield
- The Revd Samuel Ellmore
- The Revd Luke Graham
- The Revd Christine Herbert
- The Revd Kirsty Massey
- The Revd Philip McKenning
- The Revd Simon Oatridge
- The Revd Rachel Price
- The Revd David Reynolds
- The Revd Annabel Stott
- The Revd Michael Towle
- The Revd Zakarie Venable
- The Revd Alison Wragg
Those to be ordained Priest in Sheffield Cathedral by the Bishop of Ebbsfleet on Sunday 2nd July 2023 at 2.30pm
- The Revd Robert Mullock
Those to be ordained Priest in Sheffield Cathedral by the Bishop of Beverley on Sunday 2nd July 2023, at 5.30pm
- The Revd Michael Dixon