Diocese of Chichester

Family, friends and church colleagues gathered at Chichester Cathedral to witness the special services that saw fourteen candidates ordained deacons.

Each of the candidates will now begin their ministries as curates serving in Church of England parishes across the Diocese.

After a year of working in their parishes, newly ordained deacons are then usually ordained as priest.

The candidates [listed below], along with the parishes in which they will serve, represent a huge range of experience.

You can watch the cathedral service that took place on Saturday 24th June here on YouTube.The service that took place on Sunday 25th June can be watched here

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New deacons:

Saturday 24th June
The Bishop of Horsham ordaining as Deacon at Chichester Cathedral:
James Lashwood to serve at Eastbourne, St Michael’s
Kate Middleton to serve at Brighton, St Matthias
Joel Wells to serve at Crawley St John’s
Susannah Anson to serve at Clayton with Keymer
Fiona Coldicott to serve at Copthorne
Dave Green to serve at St Wilfrid’s Bognor
Dominic Desouza-Campbell to serve at Ifield
Tracey Flitcroft to serve at Felpham
Elly McKay-Smith to serve at Hellingly & Upper Dicker
Levison Kandi to serve at Moulsecoomb with Bevendean and Coldean
Carolyn Scott to serve at St Wilfrids Haywards Heath

Sunday 25th June
The Bishop of Chichester ordaining as Deacon at Chichester Cathedral:
Richard Keeble to serve at St Saviours and St Peter Eastbourne
Ben Scott to serve at South Lancing & Sompting and Lancing with Coombes
Chris Webster to serve at Eastbourne All Saints