Major Councils, Boards and Committees of
the Church of England
and the Ecclesiastical Committee of Parliament
Lists of Members
Most of these bodies are being reconstituted following the election of a new Synod
in summer 2005.
Names of members will be added as soon as they become available.
Membership at the end of the 2000/2005 Synod is here.
This page was last updated on 8 August 2007 (Archbishops' Council, Finance Committee,
Clergy Discipline Commission, Business Committee, Legislative Committee)
and on 17 September 2008 (Crown Nominations Commission)
and on 21 November 2008 (chair of Board of Education)
and on 27 February 2009 (Business Committee, Archbishops' Council, Appointments Committee, Church Commissioners, Ecclesiastical Committee of
Parliament, Clergy Discipline Commission)
and on 28 January 2009 (Church Commissioners)
Peter Owen, Liverpool, UK (peter@peterowen.org.uk)
Contents
The Archbishops’ Council of the Church of England
The Finance Committee of the Archbishops’ Council
The Appointments Committee of the Church of England
The Crown Nominations Commission
The Clergy Discipline Commission
The Business Committee of the General Synod
The Legislative Committee of the General Synod
The Council for Christian Unity
The Board of Education
The Mission and Public Affairs Council
The Church Commissioners for England
The Ecclesiastical Committee of Parliament
The Archbishops’ Council of the Church of England
updated 27 January 2009
| Joint Presidents (ex officio) |
The Archbishop of Canterbury The Most Revd & Rt Hon Rowan Williams The Archbishop of York The Most Revd & Rt Hon John Sentamu |
| Five other ex-officio members | Prolocutor of the Lower House of the Convocation of
Canterbury |
| Two Bishops elected by and from the House of Bishops |
Rt Revd Graham James, Bishop of Norwich |
| Two Clerks in Holy Orders elected by and from the House of Clergy |
Revd Preb Kay Garlick (Hereford) Revd Prebendary David Houlding (London) |
| Two lay persons elected by and from the House of Laity |
Mr Paul Boyd-Lee (Salisbury) Mrs Christina Rees (St Albans) |
| Up to six persons appointed by the Archbishops |
Mr Andrew Britton (five years from 1 October 2007) Professor John Craven (five years from 1 July 2006) Mr Philip Fletcher (five years from 1 January 2007) Mrs Katherine McPherson (until 31 December 2009) Mr Mark Russell Mrs Anne Sloman (until 31 December 2009) |
Staff of the Archbishops' Council
| Secretary General | William Fittall |
| Chief Education Officer | The Revd Janina Ainsworth |
| Head of Mission and Public Affairs Division | The Revd Dr Malcolm Brown |
| Director of Communications | Peter Crumpler |
| Head of Cathedral and Church Buildings Division | Janet Gough |
| Libraries, Archives & Information Services | Declan Kelly |
| Director of Ministry | The Ven Christopher Lowson |
| Director of Human Resources | Su Morgan |
| Director of Legal Services | Stephen Slack |
| Head of Central Secretariat | The Revd David Williams |
| Assistant Secretary to the Council | Mr Nicholas Hills |
Finance Committee of the Archbishops’ Council
| Chairman | Mr Michael Chamberlain (until 30 September 2007) Mr Andrew Britton (from 1 October 2007) |
| four members elected by General Synod | Revd Dr Peter Ackroyd Mr John Booth Mr Gavin Oldham Mr Andrew Presland |
| three members elected on recommendation of the Appointments Committee |
Ven Christine Hardman (Archdeacon of Lewisham) Rt Revd John Packer (Bishop of Ripon and Leeds) vacancy |
| four members elected by the Inter-diocesan Finance Forum |
Canon Alan Cooper Mr David Kemp Mr Chris Lilley Mr Brian Newey |
| one member of the Archbishops' Council | Canon Dr Christina Baxter |
| ex officio | Mr Allan Bridgewater (Chair of the CofE Pensions
Board) Mr Andreas Whittam Smith (First Church Estates Commissioner) |
Secretary: Jackie Bliss
The Appointments Committee of the Church of England
updated 27 January 2009
| Chairman appointed by the Archbishops | Revd Preb David Houlding (London) |
| one bishop elected by and from the House of Bishops |
Rt Revd Nigel Stock, Bishop of Stockport |
| three clergy elected by and from the House of Clergy |
Preb Philippa Boardman (London) |
| three laity elected by and from the House of Laity |
Mrs Sarah Finch (London) |
| four members of the Archbishops’ Council |
Mrs Christina Rees |
Secretary: Mr Nicholas Hills
The Crown Nominations Commission
Members until 31 August 2012.
| voting members | |
| ex officio | The Archbishop of Canterbury The Archbishop of York |
| three elected members of the House of Clergy of General Synod |
The Very Revd Colin Slee (Deans) The Revd Canon Peter Spiers (Liverpool) The Revd Canon Glyn Webster (York) |
| three elected members of the House of Laity of General Synod |
Mr Aiden Hargreaves-Smith (London) Professor Glynn Harrison (Bristol) Mrs Mary Johnston (London) |
| six members of the Vacancy-in-See Committee of the diocese whose bishopric is to become, or has become, vacant |
|
| ex officio non-voting members | |
| the Archbishops' Appointments Secretary | Ms Caroline Boddington |
| the Prime Minister's Appointments Secretary for senior ecclesiastical appointments |
Mr Paul Britton |
Normally one of the Archbishops presides at meetings of the Crown Nominations Commission.
Where the Commission is to consider the vacancy of the Archbishopric of Canterbury or York the person to preside shall be an actual communicant lay member of the Church of England appointed by
and this person shall be a voting member of the Commission.
The Clergy Discipline Commission
as listed in their annual report for 2007
| Chairman and future President of Tribunals |
The Rt Hon Lord Justice Mummery |
| Deputy Chairman and future Vice President of Tribunals |
His Honour Judge John Bullimore (Wakefield) |
Mr Niall Blackie |
Secretary: Mr Robert Wellen
The Business Committee of the General Synod
updated 27 January 2009
| Chairman appointed by the Archbishops’ Council |
Revd Preb Kay Garlick (Hereford) |
| one bishop elected by and from the House of Bishops |
Rt Revd Trevor Willmott, Bishop of Basingstoke |
| three clergy elected by and from the House of Clergy |
Revd Susan Booys (Oxford) Ven Alan Hawker (Bristol) Ven Alistair Magowan (Salisbury) |
| three laity elected by and from the House of Laity |
Mrs Sue Johns (Norwich) Mr Gerald O'Brien (Rochester) Mrs Rosalind O’Dowd (London) |
| two members of the Archbishops’ Council |
Prof John Craven Canon Glyn Webster |
Secretary: Mr David Williams (Clerk to the Synod)
Assistant Secretary: Mr Alastair Callcutt
The Legislative Committee of the General Synod
| The Presidents of the Synod (ex officio) |
The Archbishop of Canterbury The Most Revd & Rt Hon Rowan Williams The Archbishop of York The Most Revd & Rt Hon John Sentamu |
| other ex officio members | Prolocutor of the Lower House of the Convocation of
Canterbury Ven Norman Russell (Oxford) Prolocutor of the Lower House of the Convocation of York Canon Glyn Webster (York) Chairman of the House of Laity Dr Christina Baxter (Southwell) Vice-Chairman of the House of Laity Dr Philip Giddings (Oxford) The Dean of the Arches and Auditor The Rt Worshipful Sheila Cameron The Second Church Estates Commissioner Mr Stuart Bell MP |
| one bishop elected by and from the House of Bishops |
Rt Revd Michael Scott-Joynt, Bishop of Winchester |
| two clergy elected by and from the House of Clergy |
Revd David Felix (Chester) |
| three laity elected by and from the House of Laity |
Mrs April Alexander (Southwark) |
| not more than three members of the Synod who are members of either House of Parliament to be appointed by the Appointments Committee |
Secretary: vacancy
The Council for Christian Unity
| Chairman | Rt Revd Ian Cundy (Bishop of Peterborough) |
| six members elected by General Synod | Canon Nicholas Barker Rt Revd Ian Brackley (Bishop of Dorking) Mr Martin Dales Ven George Howe Mrs Mary Judkins Dr Edmund Marshall |
| eight members appointed by the Appointments Committee |
Ven Donals Allister Revd Will Adam Mrs Kim Curle Preb David Houlding Revd Rose Hudson-Wilkin Rt Revd Martyn Jarrett (Bishop of Beverley) Mrs Margaret Swinson Ven Joy Tetley |
Secretary: The Revd Prebendary Dr Paul Avis
| Chairman | the Right Revd John Saxbee (Bishop of Lincoln) |
| three members elected by General Synod | Mrs Lorna Ashworth Miss Rachel Beck Canon Prof Anthony Thiselton |
| four education specialists | Dr Irene Bishop Rt Revd Michael Lewis (Bishop of Middleton) Mrs Marion Plant Mrs Elizabeth Williams |
| two co-opted members | Mrs Leslie Stephen Dr Rebecca Nye |
| two National Secretary representatives | Rt Revd Stephen Venner (Bishop of Dover) Mrs Mary Nagel |
| representative of the Church in Wales | Revd Edwin Counsell |
| observers | Mrs Kinda Wainscot (Coventry Diocesan Director
of Education) Prof Christopher Carr (Principal, St Martin's College) |
Secretary: The Revd Janina Ainsworth (from Spring 2007)
Mission and Public Affairs Council
This Council replaced the Board of Social Responsibility and the Board of Mission with effect from 1 April 2003.
| Chairman | Dr Philip Giddings |
| Vice-Chair: Public Affairs | Rt Revd Thomas Butler (Bishop of Southwark) |
| Vice-Chair: Mission | Rt Revd Michael Hill (Bishop of Bristol) |
| Chair of the Hospital Chaplaincies Council | Rt Revd Michael Perham (Bishop of Gloucester) |
| Chair of the Committee for Minority Ethnic Anglican Concerns |
Revd Rose Hudson-Wilkin |
| Chair of the Partnership for World Mission | Rt Revd Michael Hill (Bishop of Bristol) |
| 11 members of General Synod elected by General Synod (with a minimum of two from each House) |
Revd Mark Bratton Canon Tim Dakin Mr Robert Hammon Mr David Jones Rt Revd Stephen Lowe Mr Clive Scowen Mr Ian Smith Canon Dr Christopher Sugden Dr Anna Thomas-Betts Revd Andrew Watson |
| three co-opted members | Mrs Stella Collinshaw Canon Mrs Linda Jones Mr Terry Musson |
* denotes a member of General Synod
Director: Mr John Clark (until Easter 2007)
The Revd Dr Malcolm Brown (from Easter 2007)
The Church Commissioners for England
updated 28 January 2009
| Chairman: The Archbishop of Canterbury | The Most Revd and Rt Hon Dr Rowan Williams |
| The Archbishop of York | The Most Revd and Rt Hon Dr John Sentamu |
| Church Estates Commissioners (appointed by Her Majesty) |
Andreas Whittam Smith, First Church Estates
Commissioner Sir Stuart Bell MP, Second Church Estates Commissioner T E H Walker, Third Church Estates Commissioner |
| elected by the House of Bishops [January 2009 - December 2013] |
The Rt Revd David Urquhart, Bishop of Birmingham |
| elected by the House of Clergy [January 2009 - December 2013] |
The Revd Canon Bob Baker The Revd Jeremy Crocker (St Albans) The Revd Stephen Trott (Peterborough) |
| elected by the House of Laity [January 2009 - December 2013] |
April Alexander (Southwark) |
| elected by the Deans [January 2009 - December 2013] |
The Very Revd Adrian Newman, Dean of Rochester |
| nominated by Her Majesty | R H Powers |
| nominated by the Archbishops | P Harrison QC Peter Parker Nicholas Sykes |
| nominated by the Archbishops (after consultation with others) |
B Carroll |
| State office holders | The First Lord of the Treasury The Lord President of the Council The Secretary of State for the Home Department The Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport The Speaker of the House of Commons The Speaker of the House of Lords |
The Board of Governors comprises all the Church Commissioners except for the State office holders.
The Ecclesiastical Committee of Parliament
updated 27 January 2009
| Peers | MPs |
Lord Davies of Coity |
Sir Stuart Bell |
From the UK Parliament website