Ordination of Deacons
Petertide ordinations at Chester Cathedral
Please hold in your prayers, all those newly ordained as deacon on Sunday 29 June at Chester Cathedral.
Stefanie (Stef) Boyle –Birkenhead St James with St Bede, and Wirral Waters
Josephine (Josie) Ford – Hattersley, St Barnabas
Elizabeth (Lizzie) Guy – Hoole, All Saints
Patricia (Tricia) Hughes – Chester, Holy Trinity
Natalie Maxwell – Oxton, St Saviour
Joanne (Jo) Oughton – Cheadle Hulme, All Saints
Christine Walker - Newton West Kirby, St Michael and All Angels
An ordained deacon is a member of the clergy in the Church of England who has been admitted to Holy Orders through ordination by a bishop. In the Church of England, many deacons serve a transitional year before being ordained as priests. Through their service, deacons act as a bridge between the Church and the wider community.
You can view the recording of the service below.
Photographs of the event can be viewed in the image gallery below.
With special thanks to Lynne Turner for her time and talents photographing our ordination services again this year to provide this gallery of amazing images.
6 July 2026