The Bishop of Leeds is pleased to announce that the Revd Canon KathiaShoesmith, currently serving as Incumbent of Bradshaw and Holmfield andArea Dean of Halifax and Calder Valley and Mission Support Officer of thedeaneries of Halifax and Calder Valley and Brighouse and Elland in theHuddersfield Episcopal Area, has been appointed as Vicar of the UnitedBenefice of Skipton Christ Church with Carleton St Mary.

Kathia will be licensed on Thursday 13 October 2022 by The Rt Revd Helen-Ann Hartley the Bishop of Ripon.