Here is a summary of recent appointments, resignations, retirements and deaths in the Diocese of Newcastle.
Appointments
Revd Brogan Hume, currently Assistant Curate at Newcastle St Thomas, becomes Team Rector at Cramlington Benefice (Bedlington Deanery), wef. 29-Mar-2026.
Revd Lloyd Brown, previously Curate in Durham Diocese, is licensed as Chaplain at the Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, wef. 27-Mar-2026.
Clergy PTOs
Revd Canon Ian Knox, has been granted a renewed Clergy PTO, wef. 14-Feb-2026.
Revd Anne Marr, has been granted a renewed Clergy PTO, wef. 10-Feb-2026.
Revd Canon Robert McLean, has relinquished his Clergy PTO, backdated to June 2023.
Revd Dr Alan Munden, has been granted a renewed Clergy PTO, wef. 04-Feb-2026.
Revd Jonathan Roberts has been granted Clergy PTO, wef. 11-Mar-2026. We welcome Jonathan to the Diocese, having retired from ministry previously in Southwark Diocese.
Revd Jeremiah (Derry) Twomey has been granted a renewed Clergy PTO, wef. 15-Mar-2026.
Revd Teresa (Tess) Ward has been granted a renewed Clergy PTO, wef. 13-Feb-2026.
Readers
Sheen Hewitt has been returned to active Reader ministry in the Parish of Berwick Holy Trinity and St Mary, wef. 21-Mar-2026.