Major Councils, Boards and Committees of
the Church of England
and the Ecclesiastical Committee of Parliament
Lists of Members
as at summer 2005
For an up-to-date list see here.
This page was last updated on 29 July 2005
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
| Joint Presidents (ex officio) |
The Archbishop of Canterbury The Most Revd & Rt Hon Rowan Williams The Archbishop of York [vacancy] |
| Five other ex-officio members | Prolocutor of the Lower House of the Convocation of Canterbury Revd Canon Bob Baker Prolocutor of the Lower House of the Convocation of York Revd Canon Glyn Webster Chairman of the House of Laity Canon Dr Christina Baxter Vice-Chairman of the House of Laity Mr Brian McHenry 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 John Gladwin, Bishop of Guildford The Rt Revd Michael Nazir-Ali, Bishop of Rochester |
| Two Clerks in Holy Orders elected by and from the House of Clergy |
Revd David Houlding Revd Dr Richard Turnbull |
| Two lay persons elected by and from the House of Laity |
Mr Ian Garden Dr Philip Giddings |
| Up to six persons appointed by the Archbishops |
Mr Michael Chamberlain Mrs Katherine McPherson Mr Mark Russell Mrs Anne Sloman Rt Revd Kenneth Stevenson (Bishop of Portsmouth) Professor Peter Toyne |
Staff of the Archbishops' Council
| Secretary General | Mr William Fittall |
| Head of Cathedral and Church Buildings Division | Ms Paula Griffiths |
| Head of Central Secretariat | Mr David Williams |
| Director of Communications | Mr Peter Crumpler |
| Chief Education Officer | Canon John Hall |
| Financial Secretary | Mrs Gill Laver |
| Director of Human Resources | Mrs Su Morgan |
| Director of Legal Services | Mr Stephen Slack |
| Director of Ministry | The Ven Gordon Kuhrt |
| Head of Mission and Public Affairs Division | Mr John Clark |
| Assistant Secretary to the Council | Mr Nicholas Hills |
Finance Committee of the Archbishops’ Council
| Chairman | * Mr Michael Chamberlain (ex officio member of General Synod) |
| four members elected by General Synod | * the Ven Richard Blackburn, Archdeacon of Sheffield (Sheffield) * Mr John Booth (Chichester) * Mr Gavin Oldham (Oxford) * the Revd Dr Richard Turnbull (Winchester) |
| three members elected on recommendation of the Appointments Committee |
* Mrs Janet Atkinson (Durham) the Ven Christine Hardman, Archdeacon of Lewisham * the Rt Revd John Packer, Bishop of Ripon & Leeds |
| four members elected by the Inter-diocesan Finance Forum |
* Mr Alan Cooper (Manchester) |
| one member of the Archbishops' Council | * Canon Dr Christina Baxter (Southwell) |
| ex officio | * Mr Allan Bridgewater (Chairman of the Church of England Pensions Board * Mr Andreas Whittam Smith (the First Church Estates Commissioner) |
* denotes a member of General Synod
Secretary: Mr Shaun Farrell
The Appointments Committee of the Church of England
| Chairman appointed by the Archbishops | The Revd David Houlding |
| one bishop elected by and from the House of Bishops |
The Rt Revd Nigel Stock, Bishop of Stockport |
| three clergy elected by and from the House of Clergy |
The Ven Malcolm Colmer, Archdeacon of Middlesex |
| three laity elected by and from the House of Laity |
Mr Anthony Archer Mr Martin Dales Mrs Shirley-Ann Williams |
| four members of the Archbishops’ Council |
The Revd Canon Bob Baker Mr Ian Garden Canon Glyn Webster one vacancy |
Acting Secretary: Mr Nicholas Hills
The Crown Nominations Commission
Members from 1 September 2002 until 31 August 2007.
| voting members | |
| ex officio | The Archbishop of Canterbury The Archbishop of York |
| three elected members of the House of Clergy of General Synod |
Revd Paul Collier Canon Penny Driver (from April 2003) Canon Professor Anthony Thiselton |
| three elected members of the House of Laity of General Synod |
Mrs Janet Atkinson Mr Ian Garden Dr Elaine Storkey |
| 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 (from 1 January 2004) |
| the Prime Minister's Appointments Secretary | Mr William Chapman |
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
| 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, Deputy Registrar, Lichfield |
Secretary: Mr Robert Wellen
The Business Committee of the General Synod
| Chairman appointed by the Archbishops’ Council |
Revd Dr Richard Turnbull |
| one bishop elected by and from the House of Bishops |
The Rt Revd George Cassidy, Bishop of Southwell |
| three clergy elected by and from the House of Clergy |
Ven Alan Hawker Revd Prebendary Sam Philpott Revd Simon Pothen |
| three laity elected by and from the House of Laity |
Mrs Sue Johns Mrs Maryon Jägers Mr Frank Knaggs |
| two members of the Archbishops’ Council |
Mr Brian McHenry Prof Peter Toyne |
Secretary: Mr David Williams (Clerk to the Synod)
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 David Hope |
| other ex officio members | Prolocutor of the Lower House of the Convocation of
Canterbury Revd Canon Bob Baker Prolocutor of the Lower House of the Convocation of York Revd Canon Glyn Webster Chairman of the House of Laity Canon Dr Christina Baxter Vice-Chairman of the House of Laity Mr Brian McHenry 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 |
The Rt Revd Michael Scott-Joynt, Bishop of Winchester |
| two clergy elected by and from the House of Clergy |
Ven Alan Hawker Revd Canon Jim Wellington |
| three laity elected by and from the House of Laity |
Mr Peter Bruinvels Ms Jacqueline Humphreys Prof David McClean |
| not more than three members of the Synod who are members of either House of Parliament to be appointed by the Appointments Committee |
to be appointed |
Secretary: Mr Robert Wellen
The Council for Christian Unity
| Chairman | * the Right Revd Ian Cundy, Bishop of Peterborough |
| six members elected by General Synod | * the Revd Richard Cattley (Oxford) * Dr Carole Cull (Oxford) * Mrs Elizabeth Fisher (Birmingham) * Mrs Mary Judkins (Wakefield) * Mr Ian Smith (York) * the Ven Colin Williams (Blackburn) |
| four members appointed by the Appointments Committee |
* Miss Rosalind Fuller (Winchester) * the Rt Revd Martyn Jarrett, Bishop of Beverley (Suffragen Bishops, York) * the Revd Nigel LLoyd (Salisbury) * the Rt Revd Stephen Platten, Bishop of Wakefield |
| four members chosen for expertise | the Revd William Croft * Mr Martin Dales (York) the Revd Dr Brian Leathard one vacancy |
* denotes a member of General Synod
Secretary: The Revd Prebendary Dr Paul Avis
| Chairman | * the Right Revd Kenneth Stevenson, Bishop of Portsmouth |
| six members elected by General Synod | * Mr Peter Bruinvels (Guildford) * the Revd Gill Dallow (Leicester) * Mr Stuart Emmason (Manchester) * the Ven Malcolm Grundy, Archdeacon of Craven (Bradford) * Mr Peter LeRoy (Bath and Wells) * the Revd Simon Pothen (London) |
| four special interest appointments | * Professor Michael Clarke (Worcester) * Mr Paul Dever (Winchester) * the Revd Prebendary Kay Garlick (Hereford) * Mrs Rachel Moriarty (Chichester) |
| four education specialists | the Revd Karina Green the Very Revd Michael Moxon, Dean of Truro Mrs Irene Bishop one vacancy |
| two co-opted members |
Mr Leslie Stephen (Oxford Diocesan Board of Education) |
| two National Secretary representatives | * the Rt Revd Stephen Venner, Bishop of Dover (Suffragan Bishops, Canterbury) * Mrs Mary Nagel (Chichester) |
| representative of the Church in Wales | Mr Peter Williams |
| observers | Mrs Jan Ainsworth (Manchester DDE) Prof Michael Wright (Principal, Canterbury Christ Church University College) |
* denotes a member of General Synod
Secretary: The Revd Canon John Hall
Mission and Public Affairs Council
This Council replaces 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 Tom Butler, Bishop of Southwark |
| Vice-Chair: Mission | * Rt Revd James Jones, Bishop of Liverpool |
| Chair of the Hospital Chaplaincies Council | * Rt Revd Christopher Herbert, Bishop of St Albans |
| Chair of the Committee for Minority Ethnic Anglican Concerns |
* Revd Rose Hudson-Wilkin |
| Chair of the Partnership for World Mission | * Rt Revd Colin Bennetts, Bishop of Coventry |
| 11 members of General Synod elected by General Synod (with a minimum of two from each House) |
* The Revd Simon Bessant (Blackburn) |
| four members appointed by the Appointments Committee |
to be announced |
| two members co-opted by the Council | Canon Tim Dakin Mrs Yvette Gaysford |
* denotes a member of General Synod
Director: Mr John Clark
The Church Commissioners for England
| 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 David Hope |
| Church Estates Commissioners | Andreas Whittam Smith, First Church Estates Commissioner Sir Stuart Bell MP, Second Church Estates Commissioner Lady Brentford, Third Church Estates Commissioner |
| House of Bishops | The Rt Revd and Rt Hon Dr Richard Chartres, Bishop
of London The Rt Revd Dr Peter Selby, Bishop of Worcester The Rt Revd Ian Cundy, Bishop of Peterborough The Rt Revd Stephen Lowe, Bishop of Hulme |
| House of Clergy | The Ven Richard Atkinson The Ven Clive Mansell The Revd Stephen Trott |
| House of Laity |
Canon Peter Bruinvels |
| elected by the Deans |
The Very Revd Dr John Moses, Dean of St Paul's |
| nominated by Her Majesty | Stuart Corbyn Robert Heskett one vacancy |
| nominated by the Archbishops | Jonathan Brock Peter Parker Nicholas Sykes |
| nominated by the Archbishops (after consultation with others) |
The Revd Rachel Harrison The Rt Hon Lord Mayor Robert Finch one vacancy |
| State office holders | The First Lord of the Treasury The Lord Chancellor 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 Board of Governors comprises all the Church Commissioners except for the State office holders.
The Ecclesiastical Committee of Parliament
| Peers | MPs |
|
membership for 2005 parliament awaited |