Diocesan Synod

The Diocesan Synod is the main policy-making body of the diocese and the forum for the discussion of issues important in diocesan life. It meets once a year in May/June for four days in Continental Europe. Members were elected by Archdeaconry Representatives on 24th October 2006 to serve for three years, commencing 1st November 2006 (for the triennium, 2007-2009). In addition, the Bishop may appoint up to four nominees who are members of the appropriate house. All members are also members of the Diocesan Board of Finance that is responsible for the custody and management of diocesan finances. As a company limited by guarantee the Board is governed by the Companies Act and by its Memorandum and Articles of Association.

President: The Bishop

Clerical Vice-President: to be elected (at the first Diocesan Synod in May 2007)
Lay Vice-President: to be elected (at the first Diocesan Synod in May 2007)

Secretary: The Diocesan Secretary

House of Bishops

The Bishop, The Right Reverend Geoffrey Rowell
The Suffragan Bishop, The Right Reverend David Hamid

Bishop’s Nominees

The Reverend Canon Dr Simon Stephens, OBE (Eastern)

House of Clergy

Ex officio, General Synod
The Revd Canon Jonathan Boardman
The Revd Canon Debbie Flach

The Very Revd Alan Woods (The Dean)
The Ven Patrick Curran (Eastern)
The Revd Canon Malcolm Bradshaw (Eastern)
The Revd Canon Simon Stephens (Eastern)
The Ven Ken Letts (France)
The Revd Hazel Door (France)
The Revd Michael Selman (France)
The Ven Arthur Siddall (Italy & Malta)
The Revd Lawrence MacClean (Italy & Malta)
The Ven Mark Oakley (Germany & N Europe)
The Revd Christopher Jage-Bowler (Germany & N Europe)
The Revd Rupert Moreton (Germany & N Europe)
The Ven Dirk van Leeuwen (NW Europe)
The Revd Mark Collinson (NW Europe)
The Revd Canon Ray Jones (NW Europe)
The Revd Paul Yiend (NW Europe)
The Revd Robert Ellis (Gibraltar)
The Revd Ian Hutchinson Cervantes (Gibraltar)
The Revd Geoff Read (Switzerland)

House of Laity

Ex officio, General Synod
Mr Roger Fry CBE
Lay Canon Mrs Ann Turner

Ex officio, Chancellor:
The Worshipful Mark Hill

Ex officio, Chairman DBF
Mr Bernard Day

Mrs Hyacinth Osterlin (Eastern)
Mrs Christine Saccali (Eastern)
Mrs Elisabeth Barnett (France)
Mrs Dani Carew (France)
Mr John Hall (France)
Mrs Madeleine Holmes (France)
Mr Richard Gardiner (Germany & N Europe)
Mr Geoffrey Phillips (Germany & N Europe)
Mr Nigel Rowley (Germany & N Europe)
Mr Brian Bowyer (Gibraltar)
Mrs Jean Fountain-Wilson (Gibraltar)
Mr Albert Langston (Gibraltar)
Mrs Celia Paterson (Gibraltar)
Mrs Angela Mirani (Italy & Malta)
Mrs Lindsay Renzulli (Italy & Malta)
Mr Kees Bakker (NW Europe)
Mrs Helen May (NW Europe)
Ms Astrid Tiesema-Samsom (NW Europe)
Mrs Victoria Atchison (Switzerland)
Mr Brian Morgan (Switzerland)

Diocesan Synod Standing Committee

(also the Vacancy in See Committee)

The committee comprises the president and vice-presidents of the Synod, the Chairman of the DBF and one elected clerical and one elected lay member from each archdeaconry.

House of Bishops

The Bishop ex-officio, President of the Synod
The Suffragan Bishop  (ex-officio)

House of Clergy

Clerical Vice-President (ex-officio)

There is one elected member from each archdeaconry. Unless there is a need for a Vacancy in See Committee, the elections (by elected members of Diocesan Synod) will take place at the start of the Diocesan Synod in May 2007

House of Laity

Lay Vice-President (ex-officio)
Mr Bernard Day (Chairman DBF, ex-officio)

There is one elected member from each archdeaconry. Unless there is a need for a Vacancy in See Committee, the elections (by elected members of Diocesan Synod) will take place at the start of the Diocesan Synod in May 2007

Secretary

Mr Adrian Mumford (Diocesan Secretary)

The Bishop’s Council

The Bishop’s Council is not a Synodical body and is not constituted by houses of clergy and laity. Its membership is part elected (the Standing Committee), part diocesan hierarchy (the dean, the archdeacons, the vicars-general), and part nominated (up to four nominations by the Bishop).

The Bishop’s Council, typically meeting once a year in October, advises the diocesan bishop on any matter which he may refer to the council and any such other duties assigned by the standing orders of, or by resolution of, the diocesan synod. All members of the Bishop’s Council are Directors of the Diocesan Board of Finance.

Secretary: The Diocesan Secretary