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Home News and Events New Team Vicar for the Heart of Monmouthshire MA

New Team Vicar for the Heart of Monmouthshire MA

Monmouth news Posted: 15 June 2025

Bishop Cherry is delighted to confirm the appointment of Revd Hannah Robinson as a Team Vicar in the Heart of Monmouthshire Ministry Area.

Hannah will be joining us from Chelmsford Diocese, where she is currently Priest-in-Charge of a city centre church and Chaplain to Anglia Ruskin University.

Prior to ordination, Hannah worked as a Children’s and Youth Missioner for London Diocese then, after meeting her husband Peter, as a Youth Advisor for Chelmsford Diocese.

Married to Peter for nearly 10 years, the couple has a 2 year old cocker spaniel called Benson. In her spare time, Hannah enjoys walking, crochet and sewing, and coffee (although coffee may need to go slightly higher up the list).

Speaking of her move, Hannah says: "We are looking forward to moving to Monmouthshire and being part of the communities in which we live and serve, and can’t wait to see how God is going to work in our futures."

Hannah will be licensed at St Peter’s Church in Goytre at 7.30pm on July 13th and all are welcome!

Please pray for her and husband Peter as they prepare to move from Chelmsford Diocese.