Fr John Moore was instituted and inducted as Vicar of the Parish of St Stephen on 26th November.
The Right Reverend Trevor Willmott, the Bishop of Dover, presided over the ceremony which was attended by the Deputy Bailiff of Guernsey, members of the Deanery of Guernsey, local clergy and licensed lay ministers, ecumenical representatives and well-wishers from all over the island.
Members of Fr John’s former congregation (St Michael’s Church in Paris, France) also came to the event.
The ceremony was followed by an elegant reception held in the St Stephen’s Community Centre.