Closed Churches Division Staff

To contact us by telephone, please dial 020 7898 followed by the relevant extension.

Closed Churches Division

Closed Churches Team Manager: Jeremy Tipping Ext. 1595

Case Officers

Karen Abaka-Wood Ext. 1775

DIOCESES: Derby; Leicester; Lincoln; London; Peterborough; Southwell & Nottingham.

Norman Bilsborough (based in Liverpool) 0151 705 2147

Church Commissioners, St James' House, 20 St James Road, Liverpool, L1 7BY

DIOCESES: Blackburn; Chester; Carlisle; Liverpool; Manchester.

Vacancy (based in Leeds) 0113 2000 565
Church Commissioners, Diocesan House, St Mary's St, Leeds, LS9 7DP

DIOCESES: During the vacancy please contact:
Norman Bilsborough for matters relating to Durham, Newcastle, Ripon & Leeds, and York.,
Karen Abaka-Wood  for matters relating to Bradford, Sheffield, Wakefield.

  Adrian Browning (based in Salisbury) 01722 438664

Church Commissioners, Church House, Crane Street, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP1 2QB

DIOCESES: Bath and Wells; Birmingham; Bristol; Coventry; Exeter; Gloucester; Hereford; Lichfield; Oxford; Salisbury; Truro; Worcester

Anne Griffiths Ext. 1742

DIOCESES: Canterbury; Chelmsford; Chichester; Ely; Guildford; Norwich; Portsmouth; Rochester; St Albans; St Edmundsbury & Ipswich; Southwark; Winchester.

Special Projects

Special Projects Manager: Alan Guthrie-Jones Ext. 1734

Casework Support 

Casework Support Manager: Harvey Howlett Ext. 1782

Technician / Administrative Officer: Vivienne Chick Ext.1774

Policy Team

Policy Officer: Andrea Mulkeen Ext. 1780

Policy Advisor: Fiona McKenzie Ext. 1781

Committee Secretary

Head of Department
Pastoral and Closed Churches Secretary
: Paul Lewis Ext. 1741

Personal Secretary: Caroline White Ext. 1783

If you have a general enquiry or comments about these web pages please contact Fiona McKenzie