PARISH PRIESTS

Fr Britto Belevendran—From Wickford to Upton Park

Fr Rick Fernandez—From Lexden to Becontree

Fr Matthias Baidoo—From South Woodham Ferrers/Danbury to Lexden

Fr Angelus Houle—From Upton Park to South Woodham Ferrers/Danbury

Fr Philip Okoli—Colchester from Assistant to Parish Priest

Fr Damien Wade—From Assistant, Chelmsford, Our Lady Immaculate to Wickford.

PAROCHIAL ADMINISTRATORS

Fr Frank Westcott—To Ongar

Fr Gary Dench—Appointed as Parochial Administrator of Ingatestone and will remain as Parish Priest of Hutton

ASSISTANT PRIESTS

Fr Michael Barwick—From Walthamstow Our Lady & St George to Chelmsford, Our Lady Immaculate

Fr Jude Kurumeh CSSp—New to Diocese from Spiritans, Rome to Hornchurch St Mary

Fr Cherian John-Syro Malankara—New to Diocese from Syro-Malankara, Kerala to Hornchurch English Martyrs

Fr Ebeneezer Annobil—New to Diocese from Cape Coast, Ghana to Colchester

Fr Shajin Jose Anthony—New to Diocese from Trivandrum to Walthamstow

Fr Alfonso Heredia RCJ—New to Diocese from Rogationists, Italy to Westcliff/Rochford.

RETIREMENTS

Monsignor Christopher Brooks will retire as Parish Priest of Colchester.

Canon Peter Connor will retire as Parish Priest of Ingatestone.

Fr Gerry Drummond will retire as Parish Priest of Rochford.

These appointments take effect from the first weekend in September.