Twenty-four deacons were ordained priests this weekend at services across the diocese.
Services took place at Bradford Cathedral, Ripon Cathedral, Wakefield Cathedral, Huddersfield Parish Church, Leeds Minster and St Peter and St Leonard's Horbury, with all of our bishops getting involved.
This year’s cohort of new priests include a former opera singer, an ex-newspaper journalist, a trained chef, and an archaeologist.
A full list of our new priests can be found below.
For the Bradford Area
Revd Camilla Cork - Benefice of Great Horton
Revd Ludia Shukai - Benefice of Great Horton
Revd Emma Wilkinson - Benefice of Girlington, Heaton & Manningham
Revd Marianne Clough - Thorpe Edge Sorted & Benefice of Bolton
Revd Benjamin Leighton - Benefice of Bowling St John
Revd Robert Savage - Benefice of Morton & Riddlesden
Revd Simon Rulton - Benefice of Tong &Laisterdyke
For the Huddersfield Area
Revd Katrina Robinson-Brown - Benefice of Honley & Brockholes
Revd Samantha Crook - Benefice of Halifax with Siddal
Revd Simon Phipps - Benefice of Fixby & Cowcliffe and Benefice of Bradley
For the Leeds Area
Revd Andrea Shaw - Benefice of Holbeck
Revd Hannah Jones - Benefice of Leeds St George
Revd Kate Butler - Benefice of Seacroft
Revd Richard Barber - Benefice of Leeds St George
Revd Jasmine Barber - Benefice of Leeds St George
Revd David Monck - Benefice of Ireland Wood
Revd Beverley Monck - Benefice of Ireland Wood
For the Ripon area
Revd Caroline Taylor - Benefice of High Harrogate Christ Church
Revd Douglas Rice-Bowen - Benefice of Skipton Holy Trinity
Revd Gillian Lunn - Benefice of Leyburn with Bellerby
Revd Jonathan Womack - Benefice of Giggleswick and Rathmell with Wigglesworth and Benefice of Settle
For the Wakefield Area
Revd Millie Day - Benefice of Brotherton & Ferrybridge
Revd Daniel Heaton - Benefice of Horbury with Horbury Bridge
Revd Emily Lawrence - Benefice of Darton with Staincross & Mapplewell