Church of England Releases Synod Results

David Michael Williams, Presiding Officer for the following elections in the General Synod, has certified that the persons named below have been duly elected.

|TOP|Election by the House of Bishops of two members of the Archbishops’ Council
Rt Revd Graham James, Bishop of Norwich
Rt Revd Timothy Stevens, Bishop of Leicester

Election by the House of Laity of its Chair and Vice-Chair:
Chair
Dr Christina Baxter (Southwell)
Vice-Chair
Dr Philip Giddings (Oxford)

Election by the Lower Houses of their Prolocutors:
Convocation of Canterbury
Ven Norman Russell (Oxford)
Convocation of York
Canon Glyn Webster (York)

The above four are also ex-officio members of the Archbishops’ Council.

Election by the House of Bishops of one member of the Business Committee
Rt Revd Trevor Willmott, Bishop of Basingstoke

|AD|Election by the House of Bishops of one member of the Appointments Committee
Rt Revd Nigel Stock, Bishop of Stockport

Election by the House of Bishops of one member of the Legislative Committee
Rt Revd Michael Scott-Joynt, Bishop of Winchester

Election by the House of Clergy of two members of the Legislative Committee
Revd David Felix (Chester)
Revd Stephen Trott (Peterborough)

Election by the House of Clergy of members of the Church of England Pensions Board
Ven Ian Russell (not a member of the General Synod)

Election by the House of Laity of members of the Church of England Pensions Board
Mr Tim Hind (not a member of the General Synod)

Election by the House of Laity of one person to fill a casual vacancy on the Crown Nominations Commission
Mr Anthony Archer (St Albans)

Further election results will follow.