Diocesan Office


41 Holywell Hill, St Albans, Herts, AL1 1HE

01727 854532 Fax: 01727 844469

Archdeacons
Diocesan Board of Finance
Diocesan Officers
   
Ministry Development  
Communications  
Board for Church and Society

Stewardship
 
Education Centre
 
Director of Ordinands
 
Eastern Region Ministry Course  
Support and Interest groups

Holywell Lodge

Diocesan administration is centred at Holywell Lodge, close to the Abbey in St Albans, Herts. 

Click here for a map of directions to Holywell Lodge:

 

 


 

 

The Diocesan Secretary

The Diocesan Secretary is Susan Pope, who carries overall responsibility for all aspects of diocesan finances and administration. Miss Pope, former Fellow, Bursar and Steward at Trinity Hall, Cambridge, may be contacted during normal office hours on the main Holywell Lodge number. 

Her PA is Lynne Griffiths.

spope@stalbans.anglican.org

lgriffiths@stalbans.anglican.org

Sarah Mescal is a receptionist and part-time secretary

smescal@stalbans.anglican.org

 

 

 

 


The Accounts Department 


Financial Secretary: Martin Bishop
mbishop@stalbans.anglican.org

Assistant: Tony Boon 
aboon@stalbans.anglican.org

Accounts Assistant:Trish Griffin
pgriffin@stalbans.anglican.org

 


The Estates Department  

Estates Secretary: Michèle Manders
mmanders@stalbans.anglican.org

Administrative Asst, Estates,
and Trusts Officer: Nigel Benger
nbenger@stalbans.anglican.org


Secretary: Janet Hurley
jhurley@stalbans.anglican.org


Diocesan Advisory Committee 

Pastoral and Advisory Secretary: Jim May
jmay@stalbans.anglican.org


Assistants: Judith Calvert
jcalvert@stalbans.anglican.org

Emma Critchley: ecritchley@stalbans.anglican.org

Secretary to department: Debbie Cochrane
dcochrane@stalbans.anglican.org

 

Board for Church and Society

The board carries an overview on social affairs in and for the diocese, and advises the Bishop and his staff on policy and procedure.  more

Revd Canon John Kiddle, Officer for Development and Mission  
Phone: (01727) 851748 or e-mail: john.kiddle@stalbans.anglican.org  

Vacancy, Social Responsibility Officer
Phone: (01727) 851748 or e-mail: vgeldard@stalbans.anglican.org

World Development Adviser - Sue Bentley

Phone: (01727) 851748 or e-mail:sue.bentley@stalbans.anglican.org

Valerie Geldard, Administrative Assistant
Phone: (01727) 851748 or e-mail: vgeldard@stalbans.anglican.org


  Stewardship Team...

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Geoff Fletcher, Stewardship Development Officer
01727 854532, gfletcher@stalbans.anglican.org

Carol Chisnall
Stewardship Department Secretary
01727 854532, cchisnall@stalbans.anglican.org

Ministry Development Team

Ministerial Development Officer
Canon Dennis Stamps. Home office: 01727 841116; 
Diocesan office: 01727 818151 
dstamps@stalbans.anglican.org

Continuing Ministerial Education
The Revd Ysmena Pentelow
Tel: 01727 818151
ypentelow@stalbans.anglican.org

Local Ministry Officer
Canon J Robin Brown. Tel: 01727 818151; 
rbrown@stalbans.anglican.org

Administrator
Laura Hart
01727 818151
lhart@stalbans.anglican.org

More about the team and courses


 

Diocesan Director of Ordinands
The Revd Canon Dr. Michael Sansom
Tel: 01727 833777; ddo@stalbans.anglican.org

Assistant Director of Ordinands
The Revd Rebecca Totterdell
Tel 01438 861322
 addo@stalbans.anglican.org


Eastern Region Ministry Course
This is the website of the Eastern Region Ministry Course, a non-residential course serving the churches of the Eastern Region of England and beyond.
  

 

Communications Unit  

Diocesan Communications Officer:

Arun Kataria
akataria@stalbans.anglican.org
01727 818143


Assistant: Claudia Brown
cbrown@stalbans.anglican.org

01727 818110

Communications staff

                                                                                                                              

The Diocesan Education Team...

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Director of Education: Jon Reynolds: jreynolds@stalbans.anglican.org

Secretary: Eileen Bigg: schools@stalbans.anglican.org

Schools R.E. Adviser: Jane Chipperton: readviser@stalbans.anglican.org

Secretary: Eileen Shaw: education@stalbans.anglican.org

School Buildings Officer: Alick Burge: sbo@stalbans.anglican.org

Resources Centre Manager: Ron Upton: resources@stalbans.anglican.org

 

Youth and Children

Diocesan Youth Officer: David Green: youthoffice@stalbans.anglican.org... more

Reach Out Projects: Administrator: Ann Green: admin@reachoutprojects.org.uk...more

Children's Work Adviser, Hertfordshire (half-time): The Revd Vanessa Cato 01727 818176 or 01727 866089 (Home) or e.mail: childrenswork@stalbans.anglican.org or cwaherts@surefish.co.uk

Children's Work Adviser, Bedfordshire (half time): The Revd Ruth Pyke 01727 818176, e-mail Ruth here

Diocesan Child Protection Officer (half time): Chris Lees: Tel. 01299 841269, 07811 467511, e-mail Chris here


Support and Interest groups

 ST ALBANS DIOCESE MINISTERS IN SECULAR EMPLOYMENT ('MSE') GROUP

The St Albans MSE Group supports and encourages all licensed ministers(men/women - lay/ordained) whose secular job is seen as an integral part of theiroverall ministry. 'Our faith imposes on us a right and duty to throw ourselves into the things of the earth' (Teilhard de Chardin). The MSE Group is part of the St AlbansDiocese of the Church of England. 

You can contact the co-ordinator:Rev Hugh Wikner, Koinonia, 5 The Avenue, Potters Bar, Herts EN6 1EG (tel: 01707 650437) or e-mail hughwikner@lineone.net