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King approves Arwen Folkes as new Dean of Exeter

The King has approved the Reverend Arwen Caroline Folkes, Vicar in Eastbourne, as Dean of Exeter in succession to Jonathan Desmond Francis Greener following…

--- The context --- Exeter will have a new dean after royal approval of her nomination. The change follows the previous holder's resignation and is led by a priest whose ministry spans two dioceses. --- The facts --- The King has approved the nomination of the Reverend Arwen Caroline Folkes, Vicar of St Mary the Virgin, Eastbourne, in the Diocese of Chichester, as Dean of Exeter, in succession to the Very Reverend Jonathan Desmond Francis Greener, following his resignation. Folkes trained for ministry at Westcott House, Cambridge, gaining a BA (Hons) and an MA from Durham University. She served her title at St. Just in Roseland and St. Mawes, in the Diocese of Truro, and was ordained priest in 2017. In 2019 she became Rector of St. Peter's East Blatchington and St. Andrew's, Bishopstone, and since 2024 she has been Vicar in Eastbourne. --- The positions --- With no statements from Folkes, Greener or the dioceses named, the only formal position on record is the King's approval of the nomination after the resignation. --- What remains unknown --- No date has been given for when Folkes will take up the post or how the transition will work, nor are the reasons for Greener's resignation explained. --- Unanswered questions --- When will Folkes formally take up the role in Exeter? Will she make a statement about this new chapter? Will more detail emerge about Greener's departure? --- EPM analysis --- Her record combines training in Cambridge and Durham with service in Truro and Chichester. That path between 2017 and 2024 is the main public basis for the nomination. 📌 EPM Take: In EPM's view, the appointment backs the continuity of a proven parish record: solid training, ordination in 2017 and growing responsibilities in Chichester before the move to Eastbourne in 2024. The absence of a start date and of any statements leaves, for now, a succession that is orderly on paper but incomplete in detail. Once the timetable is known, the real reach of this change in Exeter can be judged far better.
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