The 10 candidates ordained as deacons in 2025

Ordinations 2025

Our ordination services are those where our bishop commissions those who are set apart to be members of the clergy. The bishop lays his hands on those who have been discerned, trained and presented, with prayer for the gifts of the Holy Spirit and for the grace required for ministry as deacons or priests.

We had two ordination services in June 2025: one for deacons and one for priests. Here are those who were ordained this year:

Deacons

  • Mary Ball (to serve in Bridgemary, Elson and Rowner - with a focus on Rowner); 
  • Nikki Bryant (Locks Heath);
  • Nathan Hamilton (All Saints and St John's, Ryde, Binstead, and Havenstreet) - read more about Nathan here;
  • Jane Kendal (St John’s, Fareham);
  • Abbie Lynch (Newport Minster, St John's Newport, Carisbrooke, and Gatcombe) - read more about Abbie here;
  • Chris Nicol (St Mary and Holy Trinity, Cowes; and Northwood and Gurnard);
  • Kitty Price (St Simon, Southsea) - read more about Kitty here;
  • Rachel Rider (Haven Church, Gosport);
  • Jane Shyvers (West Wight), and 
  • Josh Thomas (Harbour Church, Portsmouth)

Priests

  • The Rev Emily Ashworth (to serve at Bedhampton) - read more about Emily here;
  • The Rev Lorraine Collins (St John’s, Fareham);
  • The Rev Tom Cooper (Buriton and Petersfield) - read more about Tom here;
  • The Rev Lizzie Davidson (Warblington-with-Emsworth) - read more about Lizzie here:
  • The Rev Rosie Greenlees (Bishop’s Waltham and Upham)
  • The Rev Sandra Haggan (St Faith’s, Havant):
  • The Rev Polly Honeychurch (St Wilfrid, Cowplain):
  • The Rev Charlotte Hudd (West Wight):
  • The Rev Kevin Jones (St Simon’s, Southsea);
  • The Rev Jo Lorimer (Bedhampton);
  • The Rev Sue Moss (Hart Plain Church);
  • The Rev Jo-Anne Newton (Holy Trinity and St Columba, Fareham);
  • The Rev Jo Nicholson (Ventnor and Bonchurch);
  • The Rev Elizabeth Pearn (St Mary's, Portchester);
  • The Rev Paul Pope (St Mary’s, Alverstoke)
  • The Rev Sister Teresa-Lucia Sutton-Becker (St Mark's, North End):
  • The Rev Emma Taylor (Holy Trinity and St Mary’s, Cowes; and Gurnard and Northwood); and
  • The Rev Erica Wilkie (Lee-on-the-Solent) - to serve as an associate priest
The 18 candidates ordained as priests in June 2025

Highlights of the ordination of deacons service:

Highlights of the ordination of priests service: