Diocese of West Yorkshire and the Dales ’ visitation news

Spring 2016 - issue 3

Update on the Chancellor’s Directions Archdeacons’ contact details and Faculty Jurisdiction Rules Bradford Archdeaconry The Chancellor’s Directions took effect on 1 January 2016 and encompass The Ven. Dr the new Faculty Jurisdiction Rules and the Churchyard Rules... M: 07973 458403 T: 01274 735281 andy.jolley@ The new rules are aimed at simplifying the faculty for recording works on List A, seeking approval westyorkshiredales. process and mean that some minor works no under List B and for making faculty applications. anglican.org longer require a full faculty application. Works to To register for the online portal and to access churches now fall into three categories: a training manual, please visit facultyonline. Halifax Archdeaconry List A – details minor works that may be churchofengland.org/home Information on The Ven. Dr undertaken without a faculty, providing the all the above, as well as full details of the works T: 01484 714553 specific conditions set out in the right-hand permitted by Lists A and B, is available on the .halifax@ column are met. Chancellor’s Consistory Court page of the westyorkshiredales. List B – details other works that may be diocesan website at www.westyorkshiredales. anglican.org undertaken without a faculty. However, before anglican.org/legal/consistory-court any work is undertaken, the written approval of the Archdeacon is required. The Archdeacon may If you have any queries regarding the new rules, Leeds Archdeaconry impose conditions when giving approval. maintaining a church building or about the online The Ven. If works do not fall into Lists A and B, then a faculty system, please contact your Archdeacon T: 0113 269 0594 faculty should be sought. or the DAC Secretary, Sylvia Johnson, at sylvia. paul.hooper@ The new online faculty system came into [email protected] westyorkshiredales. operation on 1 January 2016. This can be used or on 0113 2000 556. Help is available! anglican.org

Pontefract The diocese welcomes two A former stockbroker, Beverley Mason came Archdeaconry to faith while travelling in Africa and studied for The Ven. new Archdeacons at Trinity College, Bristol. Prior to her T: 01924 434459 appointment as Archdeacon, she was Vicar of archdeacon.pontefract@ All Saints Bingley for three years and before that Vicar of St John’s in Upper Norwood where she westyorkshiredales. was also Area Dean. Bishop Nick says, “Beverley anglican.org brings wide experience of both the Church and Richmond/Craven the wider world and, from a firm base in anglo- Archdeaconry catholicism, brings both passion for the good The Ven. Beverley Mason news of Jesus Christ and commitment to the M: 07786 541730 growth of the church”. archdeacon. Andy Jolley used to work for Ford as a chartered richmondandcraven@ mechanical engineer, then trained for ordination westyorkshiredales. at St John’s Nottingham, serving his curacy in anglican.org Sparkhill, Birmingham before being made Vicar of The diocese has recently welcomed two new Aston Parish Church in 2002. His doctoral research Archdeacons. The Venerable Beverley Mason will serve as Archdeacon of Richmond and Craven focused on the relationship between faith and work. and the Venerable Dr Andy Jolley will serve as The Bishop of Birmingham, the Rt Revd David Produced and printed by . They were both collated Urquhart, says of Andy, “West Yorkshire & the Dales and installed at on 17 January. is very for