Bishop Jonathan will ordain the following people as priests in our cathedral. They have all been ordained as deacons already, and have been serving as assistant curates. They will now be given the role of priest. Among other things, this means they’ll be able to celebrate the Eucharist.

• The Rev Mary Ball (serving at St Faith's, Lee-on-the-Solent);
• The Rev Nikki Bryant (Locks Heath);
• The Rev Nathan Hamilton (Ryde churches) - read more about Nathan here;
• The Rev Jane Kendal (St John’s, Fareham);
• The Rev Abbie Lynch (Newport Minster, St John's Newport, Carisbrooke, and Gatcombe) - read more about Abbie here;
• The Rev Chris Nicol (St Mary and Holy Trinity, Cowes; and Northwood and Gurnard);
• The Rev Kitty Price (St Simon, Southsea) - read more about Kitty here;
• The Rev Rachel Rider (Haven Church, Gosport);
• The Rev Jane Shyvers (West Wight);
• The Rev Josh Thomas (Harbour Church, Portsmouth); and
• The Rev Deb Henning Vears (Farlington)

For full details of all those being ordained that day, see: portsmouth.anglican.org/ordinations.