Petertide Ordinations Ember List 2026
This year’s ordination of Deacons and Priests will be taking place on Saturday 27th and Sunday 28th June at Manchester Cathedral.
It will soon be time for this year’s ordination of Deacons and Priests, which will be taking place on Saturday 27th and Sunday 28th June at Manchester Cathedral. A total of 31 people are being ordained in the diocese this Petertide – 10 as deacons and 21 as priests. Bishop David encourages us to hold those being ordained in our prayers ahead of these services:

To be ordained Deacon by the Bishop of Manchester on Sunday 28 June 2026 at 10:30am
Joseph (Joe) Benjamin BRIGHT
Emmanuel Theological College to Fabric Church with the Revd Dr Mark Roper
Iona Mairi CHRISTIE
Emmanuel Theological College to Salford, Sacred Trinity with the Revd Canon Andy
Salmon
Paul Martin DENT
St Hild’s College to Leesfield, St Thomas with the Revd Kirsten Stott
Matthew Charles DUNNE
The College of the Resurrection, Mirfield to Bolton le Moors, St Peter with St Philip (Bolton Parish Church) with the Revd Hannah Lane
Solomon JOHN
St Hild’s College to Moss Side, St James with St Clement and Whalley Range, St Edmund, and Whalley Range, St Margaret with the Revd Tom Studman
John Simon MARS
Emmanuel Theological College to the Prestwich and Kersal Mission Community with the Revd David Cooper
Victoria (Vicky) Louise McQUARRIE
Emmanuel Theological College to Salford, All Saints with the Revd Peter Bennett
Alison PEACOCK
Emmanuel Theological College to West Didsbury, Christ Church and Withington, St Christopher with the Revd Tom Phipps
Andrew (Andy) STEWART
Wycliffe Hall to Rusholme, Holy Trinity (Platt) with the Revd Canon Dr Paul Mathole
Susan (Sue) AVEYARD
Westhoughton and Wingates with the Revd Carol Pharoah
To be ordained Priest by the Bishop of Middleton on Saturday 27 June 2026 at 2:30pm
Alexios (Alexi) ANDRIOPOULOS
Wycliffe Hall at Rusholme, Holy Trinity with the Revd Canon Dr Paul Mathole
Janet (Jan) Christine BENNETT
Emmanuel Theological College in the Turton Moorland Ministry with the Revd Marcus Bulcock
Rebecca (Beccy) Jane CLARK
Emmanuel Theological College in the benefice of Deane with the Revd Canon Paul Hardingham
Deborah (Debs) Ann CROSSLAND
Emmanuel Theological College at Belfield, St Ann and the benefice of Hamer and Healey with the Revd Gill Barnett
Michele Angela EVANS
Emmanuel Theological College at Irlam, St John the Baptist and Cadishead, St Mary the Virgin with the Revd Rob Jackson
Angela (Angie) Dorning FOSTER
Emmanuel Theological College in the Turton Moorland Ministry with the Revd Ian Hepburn
Susanna Mary HEWITT
Emmanuel Theological College in the benefice of Eccles with the Revd Jeremy Wisdom
Paula Ann HOLMES-PATEL
St Hild’s College at Prestwich, St Mary with the Revd Carole Barnet
Andrew JYOTHI ISAAC SUSAN
Ridley Hall at Manchester, St Ann with the Revd Adam Robertson
Helen KIDD
Emmanuel Theological College at Clayton, St Cross with St Paul and Manchester, The
Good Shepherd and St Barnabas with the Revd Chris Moore
Abby LATHAM-HOLT
Emmanuel Theological College in the benefice of Bury, Roch Valley, currently on
placement in the benefice of Ramsbottom and Edenfield with the Revd Ian Fleming
Kenson Cosmo Joseph LI
The College of the Resurrection, Mirfield at Manchester Cathedral with the Revd Canon
Dr Ian Jorysz
John Alex MUYITA
Emmanuel Theological College at Davyhulme, St Mary the Virgin, Davyhulme, Christ
Church and Urmston, St Clement with the Revd Matthew Carlisle
Ellise Kathleen O’HARA
Emmanuel Theological College at Elton, St Stephen and the benefice of Kirklees Valley
with the Revd Sam Eccleston
Ayoka OLABISI
The College of the Resurrection, Mirfield at Pennington, Christ Church with the Revd Jack Shepherd
Maryam RAZAVI Mehr
St Hild’s College at Heywood, St John and St Luke with the Revd Kirsty Screeton
Timothy (Tim) George RIMAN
Cranmer Hall at Chorlton-cum-Hardy, St Werburgh with the Revd James Neal
Elizabeth Mary RONEY
Emmanuel Theological College at Moss Side, St James with St Clement and Whalley
Range, St Edmund and Whalley Range, St Margaret with the Revd Tom Studman
John Robert ROSENBLOOM
St Hild’s College in the benefice of Cheetham and Lower Crumpsall with the Revd Sarah
Fletcher
Dean Vernon STOTT
St Hild’s College in the benefices of High Crompton and Thornham, Shaw, Holy Trinity
and East Crompton, St James with the Revd Paul Pritchard
To be ordained Priest by the Bishop of Beverley on Sunday 28 June 2026 at 2pm
Alex Richard James WALKER
The College of the Resurrection, Mirfield in the benefice of Chadderton and Middleton
Junction with the Revd Stephen Smith
Please pray for the retreat conductors
Deacons: The Revd Rosemary Lain-Priestly
Priests: Canon David Wright