A small team provides administrative, financial, secretarial, property, communication and general support to our parishes and Church of England schools.
Please click on the name for email.
Bishop Joanne Grenfell has been announced as the new Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich.
Welcome service for Bishop Joanne
Saturday 24 January, St Edmundsbury Cathedral at 2.00pm.
For further information and a more detailed timeline please visit this website page.
Bishops
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The Rt Revd Graeme Knowles |
Honorary Assistant Bishop The Bishops House, 4 Park Road, Ipswich, IP1 3ST |
01473 252829 |
Vacant | Suffragan Bishop of Dunwich |
Archdeacons
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Archdeacon Sally Gaze | Archdeacon for Rural Mission | 07446 933129 |
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Archdeacon Dr David Jenkins | Archdeacon of Sudbury | 07900 990073 |
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Archdeacon Rich Henderson | Archdeacon of Suffolk | 07710 479497 |
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Archdeacon of Ipswich |
07802 428631 |
Bishops office
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Bishops' Chaplain | 01473 252829 | |
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Diane Matthews | Bishops' and Archdeacons' Executive Assistant | 01473 252829 |
Vacant | Accounts and Office Manager | ||
Vacant |
Bishop's Executive Assistant |
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John Howard | Bishop's Press Officer | 0208 720 6620 | 07872 314653 |
Governance Team
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Gary Peverley | Diocesan Secretary | 01473 298575 | 07879 634525 |
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Lisa Bloomfield | PA to Diocesan Secretary |
01473 298500
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Sarah Down | Committee Coordinator | |
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Lucy de Las Casas | Director of Development & Interim Strategic Programme Director | 07955 279985 |
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Charlotte Hodgson |
Programme Management Officer |
01473 298533 | 07876 865743 |
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Andy Turpin |
Strategic IT Manager (IT systems, mobile phones, CMS database management)
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01473 298599 |
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Paul Sparrow |
Data Analyst (Data mapping, CMS database analysis)
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01473 298598 | 07483 006384 |
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Alison Barker |
Business Support Administrator (Receptionist, CMS database updates) |
01473 298577 | 07485 348882 |
Communications
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Tim Holder | Director of Engagement | 07917 385843 |
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Leonie Ryle |
Communications Manager (Media/press enquiries, eNews, campaigns, Insight, website) |
01473 298546 | 07468 474483 |
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Lauren Bridgwater |
Communications Assistant (Social media, Insight, website, diocesan vacancies advertsiing) |
01473 298551 | 07483 006382 |
Friel Media Consultants | 01473 276127 |
Church Buildings
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Edmund Harris |
DAC Secretary (Church Buildings Advisor, Faculty applications and DAC meetings) |
01473 298508 | 07394 568400 |
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Lucy Girling |
Assistant to DAC Secretary (List B applications, faculty casework that doesn’t require external consultation, applications for commemorative plaques and Temporary Minor Re-Ordering licences) |
07802 428628 |
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Julie Alcock | Historic Church Buildings Support Officer | 07485 348887 |
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Toby Hart |
Church Buildings Support Officer (Minor repairs and improvement grants) |
07721 219534 |
Kevin Wilson
Diocesan Registrar Birketts, Providence House, 141-145 Princes Street, Ipswich IP1 1QJ | 07815 017334 |
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Angela Long
Registry Clerk Birketts, Providence House, 141-145 Princes Street, Ipswich IP1 1QJ | 01473 406300 |
Education
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Jane Sheat |
Diocesan Director of Education (Headteacher appointments, schools strategy and Multi Academy Trust CEO) |
01473 298560 | 07884 232231 |
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Susan Todd |
Deputy Diocesan Director of Education (Schools Admissions, OFSTED and SIAMS support, Governance)
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01473 298570 | 07917 390362 |
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Rachel Cutts |
Diocesan Schools' Adviser (RE, Collective worship, Distinctive Christian values, Training and courses) |
07955 279988 |
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Victoria Bush |
Diocesan Schools' Adviser (RE, Collective Worship) |
07485 329227 |
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Daniel Jones |
Schools' Buildings Officer (Schools land and building ownership, schools capital projects)
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01473 298532 | 07920 050407 |
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Philip Knowles |
School Effectiveness Officer (SIAMS support for schools) |
01473 298570 | 07551 122311 |
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Jacqui Studd |
Schools Administrator (School eNews, event bookings, schools administration) |
01473 298570 | 07485 348883 |
Finance and HR
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Philip Codling |
Finance and Operations Director (Budgets and Finance Reporting) |
01473 298573 | 07483 050810 |
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Philip Keeble |
Senior Finance Manager (Statutory Accounts, Year End, Xledger, Treasurer queries)
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01473 298506 | 07485 348881 |
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Tracy Tipple |
Management Accountant (Management Accounts, Budget and Forecasting, Parish Share Allocations, Reporting Queries) |
07955 275638 |
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Project Accountant |
01473 298500 |
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Jan Wickham |
Finance Administrator (Diocesan invoices, banking)
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01473 298580 |
Frances Blakeway |
Finance Administrator (PF1 Forms, general finance queries, PTO processing) |
01473 298572 | 07483 006374 | |
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Penny Longford |
People Director (Diocesan job descriptions and employee welfare) |
01473 298588 | 07394 568401 |
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Sue Polley | HR Assistant | 07593 551917 |
Inspiring Ipswich
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Archdeacon of Ipswich |
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Liz Fox | Assistant to the Archdeacon of Ipswich | 07394 559887 |
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Karen Macfadyen | Inspiring Ipswich Project Manager | 01473 298591 | 07394 568398 |
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Helen Smith | Administrator and Prayer Facilitator | 01473 298592 | 07485 329224 |
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Alicia Holmes | Lead Pioneer Developer (Families and Children) | 01473 298595 | 07394 568405 |
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Bob Hamilton | Pioneer Developer | 01473 298594 | 07394 568407 |
Lightwave
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Archdeacon Sally Gaze | Archdeacon for Rural Mission | 07446 933129 |
Kirk Matthews | Director of Operations |
07884 015687 |
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Andrew Gosden | Project Manager | 07711 753312 |
Mission and Ministry
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The Revd Canon Sharron Coburn | Diocesan Director of Mission & Ministry | 01473 298518 or 07483 006385 |
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The Revd Canon Stuart Batten |
Diocesan Director of Ordinands (Vocations, Ordinands and IME2 training) |
01473 298511 | 07468 474065 |
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Katie de Bourcier |
Diocesan Mission Enabler (LyCiG, Plans for Growth) |
07955 273158 |
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Learning Development Manager | 01473 298500 |
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Jamie Swinerd |
Diocesan Youth & Young Adults Enabler |
01473 29851 |
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Lesley Steed |
Senior Administrator for Mission and Ministry (Administration for Elders, IME2, AOP, Ordinands, CMD, Readers and Insight)
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01473 298510 | 07485 348889 |
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Hannah Brightman |
Administrator for Mission and Miinistry (Administration for Elders, Administration) |
07384 254487 |
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Mission Team Administrator | 01473 298500 |
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The Revd Laura Mumford |
Growing Younger Enabler |
07394 559889 |
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Charlotte Gooch | Growing Younger Support | |
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Gail Southgate |
Lead Evangelist (Suffolk Centre for Mission, Envoy) |
07394 568396 |
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Linda Pepper |
Lead Chaplain (University of Suffolk and Suffolk New College) |
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Sarah Quantrill | Sudbury Archdeaconry Mission Enabler | 07955 284003 |
Vacant | Suffolk Archdeaconry Mission Enabler |
Net Zero Carbon
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James Rolls | Net Zero Carbon Officer | 07394 568404 |
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Emma Flint | Net Zero Carbon Regional Learning Coordinator | 07485 348888 |
Parish Resources
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Julie Podd |
Parish Resources Manager (Parish Giving Scheme, grants, digital giving, PCC workshops. Training to build a generous culture. Waiver/parish support process)
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01473 298555 | 07826 556186 |
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Emma Denton |
Giving Advisor (Giving Advisor, Parish Resources – Grants and Funding, Gifts in Wills, Parish Buying, Digital Giving, Friends Groups)
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01473 298556 | 07483 006379 |
Property
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Dawn Gillett |
Head of Property and Diocesan Surveyor (Clergy Property, Office Health and Safety)
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01473 298507 | 07469 149744 |
Julie Billham |
Administrator (Property) (Clergy Property Maintenance and Administration)
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01473 298512 | 07798 783686 |
Safeguarding
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Karen Galloway |
Diocesan Safeguarding Officer (Safeguarding disclosures and concerns) |
01473 298545 | 07785 621319 |
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Shelly Thomas | Assistant Diocesan Safeguarding Officer | 07795 974734 |
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Alison Baalham |
Safeguarding Administator (DBS, Administration and general safeguarding enquiries) |
01473 298548 | 07468 474252 |
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Natalya Edwards | Safeguarding Administator | |
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Lisa Hicks |
Safeguarding Trainer and Training Coordinator |
01473 298547 | 07485 329226 |
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Glenn Smith | Safeguarding Trainer and Training Coordinator |