Within the Guildford Parish, there are a number of paid staff and clergy, details are shown below. For details about the many volunteers, see this page.
Priests
Monsignor Tony Barry is the moderator of the Catholic Parish of Guildford.
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Fr Roy Waters was ordained Deacon in 2002 at Chilworth Friary following a career in telecommunications and served there until the Franciscans sold the building to the Benedictines in 2010. For the next seven years he served in the parish of Cranleigh and Bramley. Following the death of his wife Hilary, he was ordained priest in Arundel Cathedral in May 2017 and appointed to the Catholic Parish of Guildford. He has two married sons and three grandchildren.
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Fr Tristan was ordained in 2018, and he read Arabic and French at St John’s College, Oxford. During his time at University, he spent some time living in Damascus, Syria. Afterwards, he spent a year living in Istanbul before moving to London, where he worked as a freelance translator and briefly as a personal assistant in a Middle Eastern law firm. The call to the priesthood remained persistent in Tristan’s life; a final awakening to this call came at the Grotto in Lourdes, which encouraged him to approach the diocese about the priesthood.
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Deacons
Deacon Michael Phillips was a professional soldier for 31 years, latterly as a soldier-diplomat. Ordained Deacon in 2009 Michael has been married for over 51 years with three daughters.
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Deacon Ian Hunt was ordained to the permanent diaconate at Arundel Cathedral in 2021
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Deacon Sean Evans was ordained to the permanent diaconate at Arundel Cathedral in 2021
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Admin Staff
Sandy Hunt is the Parish Secretary, and is the first line of contact for all matters relating to the Parish
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Snjezana Lintott is the Parish accountant
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Children, Youth and Families Staff
Aseel Gilbert is the full time Children, Youth and Families coordinator for the Catholic Parish of Guildford. She coordinates all CYF activities in the Parish including the First Holy Communion and Confirmation courses. She line manages the Parish Worker and CYF admin assistant.
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Finnie Santos is the part time administrative assistant for the Children, Youth and Families team.
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