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.
Bishops
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The Rt Revd Martin Seeley |
Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich The Bishops House, 4 Park Road, Ipswich, IP1 3ST |
01473 252829 |
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The Rt Revd Dr Mike Harrison | Suffragan Bishop of Dunwich
Home address: Robin Hall, Chapel Lane, Mendlesham, Stowmarket, IP14 5SQ Work address: The Bishops House, 4 Park Road, Ipswich, IP1 3ST |
01473 252829 |
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 | 01284 386942 | 07900 990073 |
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Archdeacon Rich Henderson | Archdeacon of Suffolk | 07710 479497 |
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Archdeacon Rhiannon King | Archdeacon of Ipswich | 07595 880584 |
Bishops office
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The Revd Canon Michael Robinson | Canon Theologian and Bishops' Chaplain | 01473 252829 |
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Lorna Todd | Executive Assistant to the Diocesan Bishop | 01473 252829 |
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Diane Matthews | Bishops' and Archdeacons' Executive Assistant | 01473 252829 |
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Terry Atkins | Secretary to the Bishop | 01473 252829 |
Bishop's Press Officer | 01379 678416 | 07872 314653 |
Governance Team
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Gary Peverley | Acting Diocesan Secretary and Finance Director | 01473 298575 | 07879 634525 |
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Ann Leitch | Strategic Programme Manager | 07483 006377 |
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Charlotte Hodgson | Governance Manager (part-time) | 01473 298533 | 07876 865743 |
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Nigel Cook | Strategic IT Manager | 07485 348880 |
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Paul Sparrow | Data Analyst | 07483 006384 |
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Alison Barker | Executive Assistant to the Diocesan Secretary and Business Support Administrator | 01473 298500 | 07485 348882 |
Communications
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Leonie Ryle | Communications Manager | 07468 474483 |
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Lauren Bridgwater | Communications Assistant | 07483 006382 |
Prominent Media Consultants | 01473 276127 (out of hours: 07403 401387) |
Church Buildings
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Edmund Harris |
DAC Secretary (Church Buildings Adviser) |
07394 568400 |
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Charlotte Hodgson | Assistant DAC Secretary (part-time) | 01473 298500 | 07876 865743 |
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Julie Alcock | Assistant to DAC | 01473 298500 |
James Hall
Diocesan Registrar Birketts, Providence House, 141-145 Princes Street, Ipswich IP1 1QJ | 01473 406270 |
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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 | 01473 298570 | 07884 232231 |
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Susan Todd | Deputy Diocesan Director of Education | 01473 298570 | 07917 390362 |
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Daniel Jones | Schools' Buildings Officer | 01473 298532 | 07920 050407 |
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Philip Knowles | School Effectiveness Officer | 01473 298570 | 07551 122311 |
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Gemma Taylor | Diocesan Schools’ Adviser | 01473 298570 | 07394 568404 |
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Jacqui Studd | Schools Administrator | 01473 298570 | 07485 348883 |
Finance and HR
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Gary Peverley | Acting Diocesan Secretary and Finance Director | 01473 298575 | 07879 634525 |
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Philip Keeble | Senior Finance Manager | 01473 298500 | 07485 348881 |
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Stephanie Duthie | Management Accountant | 07485 329227 |
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Elena Stephenson | Finance Assistant | 01473 298580 | 07485 329228 |
Frances Blakeway | Finance Administrator | 07483 006374 | |
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Penny Longford | HR Manager | 01473 298500 |
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Hayley Steward | HR Administrator | 07593 551917 |
Inspiring Ipswich
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Archdeacon Rhiannon King | Archdeacon of Ipswich | 07595 880584 |
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Karen Macfadyen | Inspiring Ipswich Project Manager | 07394 568398 |
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Helen Smith | Administrator and Prayer Facilitator | 07485 329224 |
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Alicia Holmes | Lead Pioneer Developer (Families and Children) | 07394 568405 |
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Bob Hamilton | Pioneer Developer | 07394 568407 |
Lightwave
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Archdeacon Sally Gaze | Archdeacon for Rural Mission | 07446 933129 |
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Andrew Gosden | Project Manager | 07711 753312 |
Heather Land | Community Choir Director (Lightwave) - Bungay Community | ||
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Becky Luetchford | Communications Missioner and Social Media Storyteller | 07812 632154 |
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Nina Seaman | Administrator & Prayer Facilitator | 07394 559889 |
Mission and Ministry
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The Revd Canon Dave Gardner | Diocesan Director of Mission & Ministry | 01473 298500 | 07394 559887 |
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The Revd Stuart Batten | Diocesan Director of Ordinands | 01473 298510 | 07468 474065 |
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The Revd Phil Dykes | Mission Enabler | 07917 385843 |
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Hilary Wordsworth-Sewell | Diocesan Children's and Families' Officer | 07776 418344 |
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Emma Allinson | Growing Younger Project Support | 07483 031927 |
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Matt Levett | Diocesan Youth & Young Adults Officer | 07736 941654 |
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Lesley Steed | Senior Administrator for Mission and Ministry | 01473 298510 | 07485 348889 |
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Helen Prior-Townsend | Mission Project Officer | 07394 568406 |
Linda Pepper | Lead Chaplain (University of Suffolk and Suffolk New College) |
Parish Resources
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Julie Podd | Parish Resources Manager | 01473 298555 | 07826 556186 |
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Yalda Davis |
Giving Advisor |
07721 219534 |
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Emma Denton | Parish Giving Advisor | 07483 006379 |
Property
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Dawn Gillett | Head of Property and Diocesan Surveyor | 01473 298507 | 07469 149744 |
Sharon Waters | Senior Administrator (Property) including Pastoral Secretary | ||
Julie Billham | Administrator (Property) | 01473 298512 | 07798 783686 |
Safeguarding
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Karen Galloway | Diocesan Safeguarding Officer | 07785 621319 |
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Catherine Banthorp | Assistant Diocesan Safeguarding Officer | 07394 568403 |
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Lisa Hicks |
Safeguarding Trainer and Training Coordinator |
07485 329226 |
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Mark Bee | Safeguarding Trainer and Training Coordinator | 07483 006378 |