The Church of England General Synod
List of Members for the Quinquennium 2026-2031

The names of members who leave the Synod are struck through.
Please send corrections and updates to me at gs2021@peterowen.org.uk.

There are official lists:

updated 22 October 2026

Peter Owen, Liverpool, UK


House of Bishops
Diocesan Bishops
    (ex officio)
1 Archbishop of Canterbury (The Most Revd & Rt Hon Dame Sarah Mullally DBE)
2 Archbishop of York (The Most Revd & Rt Hon Stephen Cottrell)
3 Bishop of London (vacant)
4 Bishop of Durham (The Rt Revd Rick Simpson)
5 Bishop of Winchester (The Rt Revd Philip Mounstephen)
6 Bishop of Bath & Wells (The Rt Revd Michael Beasley)
7 Bishop of Birmingham (The Rt Revd Michael Volland)
8 Bishop of Blackburn (The Rt Revd Philip North)
9 Bishop of Bristol (vacant)
10 Bishop of Carlisle (The Rt Revd Rob Saner-Haigh)
11 Bishop of Chelmsford (The Rt Revd Guli Francis-Dehqani)
12 Bishop of Chester (The Rt Revd Mark Tanner)
13 Bishop of Chichester (vacant)
14 Bishop of Coventry (The Rt Revd Sophie Jelley)
15 Bishop of Derby (The Rt Revd Elizabeth (Libby) Lane)
16 Bishop of Ely (The Rt Revd Sarah Clark)
17 Bishop of Gibraltar in Europe (The Rt Revd Dr Robert Innes)
18 Bishop of Exeter (The Rt Revd Mike Harrison)
19 Bishop of Gloucester (The Rt Revd Rachel Treweek)
20 Bishop of Guildford (vacant)
21 Bishop of Hereford (The Rt Revd Richard Jackson)
22 Bishop of Leeds (vacant)
23 Bishop of Leicester (The Rt Revd Martyn Snow)
24 Bishop of Lichfield (vacant)
25 Bishop of Lincoln (vacant)
26 Bishop of Liverpool (vacant)
27 Bishop of Manchester (The Rt Revd David Walker)
28 Bishop of Newcastle (The Rt Revd Helen-Ann Hartley)
29 Bishop of Norwich (The Rt Revd Graham Usher)
30 Bishop of Oxford (vacant)
31 Bishop of Peterborough (The Rt Revd Debbie Sellin)
32 Bishop of Portsmouth (The Rt Revd Jonathan Frost)
33 Bishop of Rochester (The Rt Revd Dr Jonathan Gibbs)
34 Bishop of St Albans (The Rt Revd Dr Andrew Rumsey)
35 Bishop of St Edmundsbury & Ipswich (The Rt Revd Joanne Grenfell)
36 Bishop of Salisbury (The Rt Revd Stephen Lake)
37 Bishop of Sheffield (The Rt Revd Dr Pete Wilcox)
38 Bishop of Sodor & Man (The Rt Revd Patricia Hillas)
39 Bishop of Southwark (vacant)
40 Bishop of Southwell and Nottingham (The Rt Revd Paul Williams)
41 Bishop of Truro (The Rt Revd David Williams)
42 Bishop of Worcester (The Rt Revd Hugh Nelson)
ex officio 43 Bishop of Dover (The Rt Revd Rose Hudson-Wilkin)
Suffragan Bishops
    (Canterbury)
45 The Rt Revd Gavin Collins (Bishop of Dorchester)
46 The Rt Revd Paul Davies (Bishop of Dorking)
47 The Rt Revd Rod Green (Bishop of Stepney)
48 The Rt Revd Robert Springett (Bishop of Tewkesbury)
49 The Rt Revd Paul Thomas (Bishop of Oswestry)
Suffragan Bishops
    (York)
50 The Rt Revd Arun Arora (Bishop of Kirkstall)
51 The Rt Revd Dr Jill Duff (Bishop of Lancaster)
52 The Rt Revd Simon Robinson (Bishop of Warrington)
53 The Rt Revd Dr Eleanor Sanderson (Bishop of Hull)
Forces Synodical Council 44

    


House of Clergy House of Laity
Deans (Canterbury) 54 The Very Revd Dr Mandy Ford (Dean of Bristol)
55 The Very Revd Dr Jessica Martin (Dean of Chelmsford)
56 The Very Revd Nick Papadopulos (Dean of Salsibury)
Deans (York) 57 The Very Revd John Dobson (Dean of Ripon)
58 The Very Revd Timothy Stratford (Dean of Chester)
Armed Forces Synod 440 The Ven Ralph Barber
441 The Ven Stephen Dunwoody
442 The Ven AVM Giles Legood
443 Cdr Adam Kendry
444 Fg Off Victoria McCarthy
445 Maj Richard Speaight



Bath & Wells 59 The Revd Helen Drever
60 The Revd Roger Driver
61 The Revd Richard Miles
62 The Revd Joanna Stobart
245 Christina Baron
246 Mr James Cary
247 Mike Hodson
248 Mrs Alison Horsey
249 Mrs Sarah Packman
Birmingham 63 he Revd Jenni Crewes
64 The Revd Canon Douglas Machiridza
65 The Revd Dr Katie Stock
250 Canon Dawn Brathwaite
251 Dr Rachel Jepson
252 Mr Matthew Vaughan
Blackburn 66 The Revd Paul Benfield
67 The Revd Katherine Gregory-Witham
68 The Revd Jonathon Lee
69 The Revd Joanne Smith
70 The Revd Tom Woolford
253 Mr Stephen Boyall
254 Miss Margaret Carr
255 Canon David Gascoigne
256 Mr Paul Hannah
257 Mrs Hannah Lockwood
258 Mrs Rosemary Lyon
259 Mr Paul Ronson
Bristol 71 The Revd Adam Beaumont
72 The Revd Kathryn Campion-Spall
73 The Revd Wayne Massey
260 Mrs Helen Aberdeen
261 Dr Brendan Biggs
262 Dr Victoria Omotoso
Canterbury 74 The Revd Canon Barnabas de Berry
75 The Ven Darren Miller
76 The Revd Rachel Webbley
263 Mrs Judith Andrews
264 Mrs Susan Carey
265 Mrs Marian Nicholson
Carlisle 77 The Revd Andrew Burrell
78 The Ven Stewart Fyfe
79 The Revd Madi Simpson
266 Mrs Christine Burgess
267 Mrs Julie Burrows
268 Mr Jason Dobb
269 Mr Andy Walkingshaw
Chelmsford 80 The Revd Canon Dave Chesney
81 The Revd Neil Dalley
82 The Revd John Dunnett
83 The Ven Dr Susan Lucas
84 The Revd Canon Jane Richards
85 The Revd Amy Stott
270 Mrs Gill Ball
271 Mr Hin Cheung
272 Mrs Katia D'Arcy-Cumber
273 Canon Robert Hammond
274 Mr Evans Ofoajoku
275 Mrs Sandie Turner
Chester 86 The Revd Christopher Blunt
87 The Revd Jenny Bridgman
88 The Revd George Crowder
89 The Ven Jane Proudfoot
90 The Revd Mike Smith
91 The Revd Emma Speake
276 Dr Janette Allotey
277 Canon Fiona Bruce
278 Dr Alan Dowen
279 Mr Jonathan Masters
280 Mrs Winsome Richbell-Brown
281 Mr Samuel Wilson
282 Miss Deborah Woods
Chichester 92 The Ven Dr Thomas Carpenter
93 The Revd Anita Colpus
94 The Revd Dr Jack Dunn
95 The Revd Martin Poole
96 The Revd Stephen Rees
97 The Revd Thomas Robson
283 Mr Martin Auton-Lloyd
284 Mr Lucy Barr-Hamilton
285 Mr Mark Binney
286 Mr Bob Chambers
287 Dr Simon Eyre
288 Mrs Gillian Howarth
289 Mr Bradley Smith
Coventry 98 The Revd Katie Cross
99 The Revd Canon Jonathan Jee
100 The Revd Canon Kate Massey
290 Ms Blessing Alayande
291 Mr Stephen Elton
292 Mr Sam Margrave
Derby 101 The Revd Canon Julian Hollywell
102 The Revd Joanna Honour
103 The Revd CanonBryony Taylor
293 Mrs Kat Alldread
294 Mrs Rachel Bond
295 Mr Peter Kelsey
Durham 104 The Revd Simon McMurtary TSSF
105 The Revd Canon Mark Miller
106 The Revd Donna Robinson
107 The Revd Canon Matthew Tarling
296 Mrs Hanna Lucas
297 Helen Smith
298 Dr Richard Scothon
299 Dr Guy Wingate
Ely 108 The Revd Canon James Blandford-Baker
109 The Revd Canon Sarah Gower
110 The Revd Canon Nick Moir
111 The Revd Kevin Parks
300 Mrs Rebecca Cowburn
301 Prof Andrew Gordon
302 Mr Christopher Townsend
Europe 112 The Revd Kasta Dip
113 The Revd Fiona Jack
114 The Revd Vivian Sockett
303 Mr Willy Basengimana
304 Mr Lester Carissimi
305 Ms Ruth Leach
Exeter 115 The Revd Preb Rosie Austin
116 The Ven Douglas Dettmer
117 The Revd Graham Hamilton
118 The Revd Canon Prof Morwenna Ludlow
119 The Revd Tandy Ruoff
306 Mrs Jill Caporn
307 Mr Simon Friend
308 Dr Kerry Gilbert
309 Dr Bijan Omrani
310 Dr Francis Sansbury
Gloucester 120 The Revd Jennifer Fellows
121 The Ven Katrina Scott
122 The Revd James Turk
311 Mr Henry Cole
312 Canon Karen Czapiewski
313 Mr Robert McNeil-Wilson
314 Mr Nic Tall
Guildford 123 The Ven Martin Breadmore
124 The Revd Dr Peter Nevins
125 The Revd Mark Wallace
126 The Revd Jo Winn-Smith
315 Mrs Claire Bateman
316 Mr Stephen Hofmeyr
317 Mr Adrian Vincent
318 Mrs Judy Young
Hereford 127 The Revd Preb Dr Chris Moore
128 The Revd Kina Robertshaw
129 The Revd Belinda Stanley
319 Miss Emily Hill
320 Mr Charles Houston
321 Mrs Lesley Anne-Williams
Leeds 130 The Revd Richard Barber
131 The Ven Bill Braviner
132 The Revd Canon Paul Cartwright
133 The Revd Mike Coe
134 The Revd Canon Wendy Dalrymple
135 The Revd Debbie Nash
136 The Revd Dr Catherine Shelley
137 The Revd Robert Sutherland
322 Mrs Joanna Beacroft-Mitchell
323 Mrs Helen Eskriett
324 Mr Hugh Lorimer
325 Sir Richard Mantle
326 Mr Keith Miller
327 Mrs Judith Osborne
328 Associate Prof Leonard Sanderman
329 Mrs Catherine Stephenson
330 Dr Diana Tremayne
Leicester 138 The Revd Canon Emma Davies
139 The Revd Tim Phillips
140 The Revd Simon Wearn
331 Mr Richard Arens
332 Mr Joel Plant
333 Mrs Anne Scott
Lichfield 141 The Ven Liz Jackson
142 The Revd Preb Treena Larkin
143 The Revd David Sims
144 The Revd Canon Thomas Stather
145 The Revd Dr Abigail Walsh
334 Mr Mark Chapman
335 Mr Christopher Gill
336 Mrs Wendy Haynes
337 Ms Deborah King
338 Mr Nnaeto Onwuzurumba
339 Mrs Amanda Robbie
340 Mr John Wilson
Lincoln 146 The Revd Canon Rowena King
147 The Ven Eleanor Robertshaw
148 The Revd Canon Dr Martyn Taylor
341 Canon Nigel Bacon
342 Mr Paul Brewster
343 Mr Sebastian Brown
344 Dr Neill Hepburn
Liverpool 149 The Revd Dr Philip Anderson
150 The Revd Rebecca Lloyd
151 The Revd Kim Mannings
152 The Ven Dr Miranda Threlfall-Holmes
153 The Revd Canon Kate Wharton
345 Mr Warren Bohan
346 Mrs Nadine Daniel
347 Mr Richard Denno
348 Mrs Jessica Howard
London 154 The Revd Dr Sarah Archer
155 The Revd Dr Simon Cuff
156 The Revd Lis Goddard
157 The Revd Nicky Gumbel
158 The Revd Sarah Jackson
159 The Ven Luke Miller
160 The Revd Christopher Ramsay
161 The Revd Charlie Skrine
162 The Revd Jody Stowell
163 Father Robert Thompson
164 The Revd Christopher Trundle
165 The Revd Marcus Walker
349 Mr Philip Baldwin
350 Miss Debbie Buggs
351 Mr David Durlacher
352 Mr Timothy Foot
353 Mr Aiden Hargreaves-Smith
354 Mrs Sophie Ladd
355 Ms Fiona MacMillan
356 Miss Mary Moore
357 Ms Josile Munro
358 Mr Matthew Orr
359 Mr Clive Scowen
360 Ms Heather Taylor
361 Mrs Sarah Tett
Manchester 166 The Revd Paul Hutchins
167 The Revd David Leaf
168 The Revd Kenson Li
169 The Revd Paul Pritchard
170 The Revd Canon Andy Salmon
171 The Revd Gareth Thomas
171 The Revd Vincent Whitworth
173 The Revd Canon Donna Williams
362 Mr Philip Billson
363 Mr Rob Chilton
364 Deborah Ewing-Chow
365 Mrs Abigail Ogier
366 Mr James Wilson
Newcastle 174 The Revd Canon Hannah Cleugh
175 The Revd Canon Ian Flintoft
176 The Ven Dr Catherine Sourbut Groves
367 Mrs Nicola Denyer
368 Mr Josh Jee
369 Canon Izzy McDonald-Booth
Norwich 177 The Revd Graham Kirk-Spriggs
178 The Revd Hannah Morris
179 The Revd Dr Patrick Richmond
180 The Revd Canon Simon Ward
370 Mr John Brydon
371 Mrs Helen Grogutt
372 Mr David Ryczanowski
Oxford 181 The Revd Dr Andrew Atherstone
182 The Revd Matthew Beer
183 The Revd Canon Mark Bennet
184 The Revd Canon Sue Booys
185 The Revd Dr Chris Dingwall-Jones
186 The Revd Canon Dr William Lamb
187 The Revd Jeremy Moodey
188 The Revd Dr Stephen O'Connor
189 The Revd Canon Vaughan Roberts
190 The Ven David Tyler
373 Mr Peter Barrett
374 Dr Andrew Bell
375 Dr Gracy Crane
376 Miss Prudence Dailey
377 Canon Julie Dziegiel
378 Prof Emerita Helen King
379 Mrs Helen Lamb
380 Mrs Helen Savage
381 Miss Alexandra Scott
Peterborough 191 The Revd Andrew Birks
192 The Ven Alison Booker
193 The Revd Canon Oliver Coss
382 Mrs Vicky Brett
383 Mr Andrew Presland
384 Mrs Marie-Louise Singodia
Portsmouth 194 The Revd Jennifer Camirand
195 The Revd Dr Paul Chamberlain
196 The Revd Andrew Hargreaves
385 Mr Noah Chamberlain
386 Dr Ian Johnston
387 Miss Vanda Leary
Rochester 197 The Revd Timothy Edwards
198 The Ven Alison Kerr
199 The Revd Trudi Oliver
388 Mrs Fiona Everett
389 Mrs Billy-Jo O'Leary
390 Ms Jane Rosam
391 Mr Andrew Smith
St Albans 200 The Revd Canon Dr Timothy Bull
201 The Revd Canon Lucy Davis
202 The Revd Christopher Kilgour
203 The Revd Dr Min-Min Peaker
204 The Revd Rachel Wakefield
392 Canon Peter Adams
393 Mrs Sheila Bissell
394 Dr Hannah Kinsey
395 Ms Rebecca Mynett
396 Mrs Emma Robarts
St Edmundsbury & Ipswich 205 The Ven Samantha Brazier-Gibbs
206 The Revd Fr Benjamin Edwards
207 The Revd Canon Christopher Robinson
397 Mrs Helen Clarkson-Fieldsend
398 Mr Neil Logan-Green
399 Dr Thomas Simmons
Salisbury 208 The Revd Canon Philip Bromiley
209 The Revd Lesley Marie Jones
210 The Revd Gerry Lynch
211 The Revd Charlie Thomson
400 Mr Jonathan Baird
401 Mr Andrew Farley
402 Mr Oliver Iliffe
403 Mrs Jane Krammer
404 Mrs Fiona Norris
405 Mr Jason Wyles
   Channel Islands 212 The Ven Matthew Trick
406 Mrs Ruth Abernethy
407 Mr Paul Matthams
Sheffield 213 The Revd Dr Dan Brown
214 The Revd Canon Dr Claire Dawson
215 Revd Sarah Maughan
216 Revd Canon Rick Stordy
408 Mrs Christine Batchford
409 Mrs Anna De Castro
410 Miss Jane Patterson
411 Canon Dr Cathy Rhodes
Sodor & Man 217 The Revd Elizabeth Hull
412 Mrs Susan Kennaugh
Southwark 218 The Revd Aneal Appadoo
219 The Revd Dr Charles Baczyk-Bell
220 Fr Antonio Garcia Fuerte
221 The Revd Canon Dr Melanie Harrington-Haynes
222 Fr Andrew Mumby
223 The Revd Canon Anna Norman-Walker
224 The Ven Gregory Prior
225 The Revd Jago Wynne
413 Mr Piotr Baczyk-Bell
414 Ms Cheryl Bartels
415 Mrs Rebecca Chapman
416 Mrs Katie Colahan
417 Mr Adrian Greenwood
418 Mr Paul Waddell
419 Mr Grahame Woods
Southwell & Nottingham 226 The Revd Becky Hancock
227 The Revd Jo Lees-Robinson
228 The Revd Dr Ian Paul
420 Mr Ian Boothroyd
421 Prof Peter Harris
422 Mrs Laura Taylor
423 Dr Stephanie Whitehead
Truro 229 The Ven Clive Hogger
230 The Revd Anna Hyde
231 The Revd Andrew Yates
424 Mrs Diana Favell
425 Mr Pekki Purppura
426 Mr Simon Taurins
Winchester 232 The Revd Dr Timothy Matthews
233 The Revd Rachel Noël
234 The Revd Dr Jonathan Rowe
235 The Revd Sarah Yetman
427 Mr Stephen Bushell
428 Dr Simon Clift
429 Canon Alison Coulter
430 Dr Julie Maxwell
Worcester 236 The Revd Rebecca Elliott
237 The Revd Adam Hadley
238 The Revd Claire Lording
431 Miss Hannah Barlow
432 Mr Elliot Grainger
433 Prof Lynn Nichol
York 239 The Revd Melanie Burnside
240 The Revd Brenda Forrester
241 The Revd Canon Adam Gaunt
242 The Revd David Goodhew
243 The Ven Liz Hassall
244 The Revd John Hoyland
434 Miss Heather Baker
435 Dr Neill Burgess
436 Mr Gerald Fox
437 Mrs Aisling Griffin
438 Dr Nick Land
439 Ms Sammi Tooze



Religious Communities 446 The Revd Sr Beverley CSF
447 The Revd Fr Thomas Seville CR
448 Br Adrian OSB
449 Sr Helen OHP
Universities & TEIs 450 The Revd Dr Helen Dawes
451 The Revd Dr Sean Doherty
452 The Revd Dr Steffan Mathias
453 The Revd Dr Mark Smith




Ex Officio 461 Chaplain General of Prisons
    The Ven James Ridge
454 Dean of the Arches & Auditor
    The Rt Worshipful Morag Ellis KC
455 Vicar-General of Canterbury
    The Rt Worshipful Timothy Briden
456 Vicar-General of York    
    The Rt Worshipful Gregory Jones KC
457 First Church Estates Commissioner
    Mr Alan Smith
458 Second Church Estates Commissioner    
    Marsha de Cordova MP
459 Third Church Estates Commissioner     
    Sir Robert Buckland
460 Chairman of the Pensions Board
    Mr Clive Mather
462 Chair of the Dioceses Commission
    Dame Caroline Spelman
Appointed Members of
the Archbishops' Council
    (ex officio)
466 The Revd Richard Springer 463 Peter Doyle
464 Mark Sheard
465 Canon Julie Jones
467 Mr Carl Hughes
468 Mr Joseph Diwaker
co-opted


Deaf Anglicans Together representatives
[non-voting]
469 Ms Ana
470 Miss Vicky Mackeprang
471 Ms Sarah Tupling


Ecumenical Representatives [non-voting]

472 The Revd Mike Royal
Coptic Orthodox Church 473 His Eminence Archbishop Angaelos
Church of Scotland 474
Baptist Union 475

476
Moravian Church 477 The Revd Steve Faber
Russian Orthodox Church 478 Archpriest Stephen Platt
Roman Catholic Church 479 Fr Marc Homsey
Methodist Church 480 The Revd Andy Fyall
Pentecostal and black majority Churches 481 Mrs Shermara Fletcher-Hoyte

482 The Revd Fr Stephen Maxfield


Young Adult [non-voting] 483
484
485
486
487

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