Seventeen new priests were ordained this weekend in services across the diocese.
The priestings took places at services at Leeds Minster, Bradford Cathedral, Ripon Cathedral, Dewsbury Minster and St John’s Cudworth.
The new priests trained in Durham, Cambridge, London and Mirfield, and come from a wide range of backgrounds and experiences.
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For the Bradford Area
- Sharon Bavington - Fountains Church Bradford
- Daniel Furlong - Benefice of Clayton, Benefice of Allerton, Benefice of Fairweather Green, Benefice of Thornton
- Amy Berry - Benefice of Keighley
- Duncan Milwain - Benefice of Bradford Cathedral
- Laity Watters - Benefice of Idle, Benefice of Wrose, Parish of Greengates
For the Huddersfield Area
Helen Jones - Benefice of Huddersfield Holy Trinity- Graeme Blackwell - Benefice of Mirfield
For the Leeds Area
- Denise Brogden - Benefice of Drighlington & Gildersome
- Jo Jones - Benefice of Leeds City
- Andrew Earwaker - Benefice of Leeds City
- Elizabeth Reynolds - Benefice of Calverley
For the Ripon area
- Karin Shaw - Benefice of High Harrogate St Peter
- Stephen Gibbin - Benefice of High Harrogate St Peter
- Emma Halliwell - Benefice of Skipton Christ Church with Carleton
- Anastasia Tregartha - Benefice of Lower Swale
For the Wakefield Area
- Joseph Harrison - Benefice of Monk Bretton, Benefice of Cudworth
- Michael Scholey - Benefice of The Priory
