Vicar of Hull Minster appointed to new role at Liverpool Cathedral
The Vicar of Hull Minster, the Reverend Canon Dr Neal Barnes, is leaving after nine years in the city.
Canon Barnes will take up a new position of Canon for Mission and Faith Development at Liverpool Cathedral in July.
A former engineer, Canon Barnes first came to East Yorkshire in 1999 to become Vicar of Anlaby. In 2010, he was appointed Vicar of Holy Trinity Church in Hull, which in 2017 was re-designated as Hull Minster during Hull’s year as UK City of Culture.
Canon Barnes said: “My wife Stella and I would particularly value your prayers as we prepare to move to Liverpool.