This page was last updated on 1 May 2012.
Many of these committees are being re-constituted following the 2010 General Synod elections.
The new memberships will be listed as soon as possible.
Peter Owen, Liverpool, UK (peter@peterowen.org.uk)
The Archbishops’ Council of the Church of England
The Appointments Committee of the Church of England
The Crown Nominations Commission
The Clergy Discipline Commission
The Business Committee of the General Synod
The Church Commissioners for England
The Ecclesiastical Committee of Parliament
updated 6 February 2012
| 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 The Venerable Christine Hardman (Southwark) Prolocutor of the Lower House of the Convocation of York The Revd Canon Glyn Webster (York) Chairman of the House of Laity Dr Philip Giddings (Oxford) Vice-Chairman of the House of Laity Mr Tim Hind (Bath & Wells) one of the Church Estates Commissioners (appointed by the Archbishops) Mr Andreas Whittam Smith (the First Church Estates Commissioner) |
| Two Bishops elected by and from the House of Bishops |
The Rt Revd Steven Croft (Bishop of Sheffield) The Rt Revd Trevor Willmott (Bishop of Dover) |
| Two Clerks in Holy Orders elected by and from the House of Clergy |
The Revd Canon Robert Cotton (Guildford) The Revd Mark Ireland (Lichfield) |
| 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 (1 October 2007 to 30 September Mary Chapman (1 January 2010 to 31 December 2014) Professor John Craven (1 July 2006 to Mr Philip Fletcher (1 January 2007 to 31 December Revd Dr Rosalyn Murphy (1 January 2010 to 31 December 2014) Miss Rebecca Swinson (6 February to 31 December 2016) |
| 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 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) one of the Church Estates Commissioners (appointed by the Archbishops) Mr Andreas Whittam Smith (the First Church Estates Commissioner) |
| Two Bishops elected by and from the House of Bishops |
Rt Revd Graham James, Bishop of Norwich Rt Revd Timothy Stevens, Bishop of Leicester |
| 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 (1 October 2007 to 30 September 2012) Mary Chapman (1 January 2010 to 31 December 2014) Professor John Craven (1 July 2006 to 30 June 2011) Mr Philip Fletcher (1 January 2007 to 31 December 2011) Revd Dr Rosalyn Murphy (1 January 2010 to 31 December 2014) Mr Mark Russell (1 January 2005 to 31 December 2011) |
| Secretary General | William Fittall |
| Mission & Public Affairs | The Revd Dr Malcolm Brown |
| Communications | Peter Crumpler |
| Cathedral & Church Buildings | Janet Gough |
| Education | The Revd Janina Ainsworth |
| Ministry | The Ven Christopher Lowson |
| Human Resources | Su Morgan |
| Legal Adviser | Stephen Slack |
| Central Secretariat/Clerk to the Synod | Colin Podmore |
| Assistant Secretary | Nicholas Hills |
updated 25 March 2011
| Chairman appointed by the Archbishops | Revd Prebendary David Houlding |
| one bishop elected by and from the House of Bishops |
Rt Revd Richard Frith (Bishop of Hull) |
| three clergy elected by and from the House of Clergy |
The Ven Dr John Applegate (Manchester) The Ven Annette Cooper (Chelmsford) The Revd Canon Giles Goddard (Southwark) |
| three laity elected by and from the House of Laity |
Ms Susan Cooper (London) Ms Sarah Finch (London) Mr Aiden Hargreaves-Smith (London) |
| four members of the Archbishops’ Council |
Prof John Craven Dr Philip Giddings Ven Christine Hardman The Revd Canon Glyn Webster |
Secretary: Mr Nicholas Hills
Members until 31 August 2012
updated 31 January 2011, 1 October 2011.
| voting members | |
| ex officio | The Archbishop of Canterbury The Archbishop of York |
| three elected members of the House of Clergy of General Synod |
The Revd Andrew Nunn (Southwark) 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 |
Sir 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.
from Church of England website (1 May 2012)
| Chairman and President of Tribunals | The Rt Hon Lord Justice Mummery |
| Deputy Chairman and Vice President of Tribunals | His Honour Judge John Bullimore (Wakefield) |
| at least two from each House of General Synod plus other members |
Revd Moira Astin Niall Blackie (Lichfield Diocesan Registrar) Ven Annette Cooper (Archdeacon of Colchester) Revd Canon Cynthia Dowdle Rt Revd Peter Foster (Bishop of Chester) Rt Revd Christopher Hill (Bishop of Guildford) David Mills Michael Sayers Dr Anna Thomas-Betts Revd Canon Ceila Thomson |
Secretary: Sarah Clemenson
updated 24 December 2010, 1 October 2011; 1 May 2012
| Chair elected by and from the Synod | The Ven Julian Henderson (Guildford) |
| one bishop elected by and from the House of Bishops |
The Rt Revd Janes Langstaff (Bishop of Rochester) |
| three clergy elected by and from the House of Clergy |
The Revd Canon Susan Booys (Oxford) The Revd Canon Simon Butler (Southwark) The Ven Julian Henderson (Guildford) |
| three laity elected by and from the House of Laity |
Mrs Anne Foreman (Exeter) Mrs Sue Johns (Norwich) Mr Gerald O'Brien (Rochester) |
| two members of the Archbishops’ Council |
The Revd Mark Ireland (Lichfield) Mrs Christina Rees (St Albans) |
Secretary: Dr Colin Podmore (Clerk to the Synod)
Assistant Secretary: Mr David Pertaub
updated 6 April 2011
| 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 Antony Baldry 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 and Rt Hon Dr Richard Chartres, Bishop of London The Rt Revd Dr Peter Forster, Bishop of Chester The Rt Revd Mike Hill, Bishop of Bristol 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) Peter Bruinvels (Guildford) Gavin Oldham (Oxford) Jacob Vince (Chichester) |
| elected by the Deans [January 2009 - December 2013] |
The Very Revd Adrian Newman, Dean of Rochester The Very Revd Dr Christopher Hardwick, Dean of Truro |
| nominated by Her Majesty | Mr Harry Bimbo Hart (wef 1 Jan 2011) Canon J A Spence Mr John Wythe |
| nominated by the Archbishops | Mr Peter Harrison QC Mr Peter Parker Mr Nicholas Sykes |
| nominated by the Archbishops (after consultation with others) |
Mr Brian Carroll Mrs Emma Osborne Mr Hywel Rees-Jones |
| 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.
updated 21 November 2010
as reconstituted following the General Election of May 2010.
| Peers | MPs |
| Lord Bilston (Labour/Co-operative) Baroness Butler-Sloss (Crossbench) Lord Davies of Coity (Labour) Lord Elton (Conservative) Lord Glenarthur (Conservative) Lord Griffiths of Burry Port (Labour) Lord Judd (Labour) Lord Laming (Crossbench) Lord Lloyd of Berwick (Crossbench) Lord Luke (Conservative) Lord Newby (Liberal Democrat Baroness Perry of Southwark (Conservative) Lord Shaw of Northstead (Conservative) Lord Walpole (Crossbench) Lord Williams of Elvel (Labour) |
Tony Baldry (Conservative) Stuart Bell (Labour) Peter Bottomley (Conservative) Rt Hon Ben Bradshaw (Labour) Rt Hon Frank Field (Labour) Helen Goodman (Labour) Alan Haselhurst (Conservative) Oliver Heald (Conservative) Sharon Hodgson (Labour) Simon Hughes (Liberal Democrat) Rt Hon David Lammy (Labour) Gordon Marsden (Labour Patrick Mercer (Conservative) Andrew Selous (Conservative) Gary Streeter (Conservative) |
From the UK Parliament website