The General Synod, which comprises a House of Bishops, a House of Clergy and a House of Laity, with representatives from all English Dioceses, meets two to three times a year to consider legislation for the Church of England, along with worship and matters of national and international importance. Each diocese is represented in by their diocesan Bishop, in our case the Bishop of Hereford and by clergy representatives elected by the clergy of the diocese, together with lay representatives elected by deanery synod members. General Synod elections are every five years with six people elected in Hereford Diocese Elections take place every five years and the term of office is a quinquennium (5 year period of representation) for General Synod. We will be holding elections Your representatives for the current triennium which ends in 2020 are: Clergy Synod Representatives:
Laity Synod Representatives:
To find out more about the work of General Synod, please visit the Church of England website Additional resourcesOther Committees and Groups which are part of our governance structures: |