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Parish Details for Plympton St Mary

Archdeaconry: Plymouth
Deanery: Plymouth City
Benefice: Plympton Saint Mary and Plympton Saint Maurice
Mission Community: Plympton

Clergy in the parish

The Rev Preb Robert Harris
Team Rector

St Marys Vicarage, 209 Ridgeway, Plympton, Plymouth, PL7 2HP
Tel: 01752 658762
Email The Rev Preb Robert Harris

The Rev William Sweeney
Team Vicar

The Rectory, 31 Wain Park, Plympton, Plymouth, PL7 2HX
Tel: 01752 946084
Email The Rev William Sweeney

The Rev Sarah Jane Sharland
Curate

22 Priory Mill, Plympton, Plymouth, PL7 1WR
Tel: 07527 443241
Email The Rev Sarah Jane Sharland

The Rev Richard Wakerell
Assistant Curate

5 Long Meadow Close, Plymouth, PL7 4JG
Tel: 01752 300065
Email The Rev Richard Wakerell

Churches in the parish

St. Mary Blessed Virgin (Parish Church)
Plympton
PL7 4JP

Parish officers

Churchwardens

Miss ClaireLouise Journeaux
Tel: 01752 513093
Email Miss ClaireLouise Journeaux

Mr Philip Smith
Tel: 01752 219355
Email Mr Philip Smith

PCC Secretary

Not listed

PCC Treasurer

Mr Christopher Bunney

Readers

Mr Robert Harrison
Tel: 01752 335795
Email Mr Robert Harrison

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