Ordination of Priests

The following curates were ordained priest on Saturday, 14th June 2025 at Chester Cathedral by the Rt Revd Dr Mark Tanner, Bishop of Chester

Eleanor (Elle) Bird – Hurdsfield, Holy Trinity

Kathryn Elsmore – Lache cum Saltney, St Mark

Andrew Field-Davies – Bebington, St Andrew

Sandra Fletcher – Birkenhead Priory, Christ the King

David Hill – Romiley, St Chad

Heidi Munn – Norbury Hazel Grove, St Thomas

Denise Noble – Chester, Christ Church

Rachel Pendleton – Sandbach, St Mary

Samuel (Sam) Rowan – Rock Ferry, St Peter

Watch the service here:

Thanks to Lynne Turner for photographing this annual celebration in our diocesan calendar. Here's the full gallery.

If you would like to know more about exploring a call to ordained ministry or other types of ministry, click here for details of our Called to Serve vocations events and other resources like the Foundations for Ministry course or email us on ministry@chester.anglican.org to find out more.

In this video Elle Bird and Sam Rowan talk about their sense of calling to the priesthood: