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The latest influx of deacons have been welcomed into the Church of England.
Sixteen men and women have been ordained deacons at Chichester Cathedral and will begin their public ministry in various churches in the Diocese of Chichester.
Among those ordained are Alison Green, who will serve at Chichester Cathedral, Mischa Richards at St Martin in Brighton, Alex Wood at St Peter in Brighton, and Helen Rawlings at The Good Shepherd, Brighton.
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