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Diocesan Synod Membership
President: The Bishop of Chelmsford
Vice Presidents: Revd Canon Jane Richards and Canon Robert Hammond
Ex-Officio: The Area Bishops, The Dean, the Archdeacons, the Chancellor, the Chair of the DAC, the Dean of Mission, Ministry and Education, the Chair of the Diocesan Board of Finance, the Vice Chair of the Diocesan Board of Finance and Chelmsford's representatives on General Synod.
Bishop's Nominations
Clergy: Revd Canon Stephanie Gillingham, Revd Piers Northam, Revd Sharon Quilter and Revd John Saxon
Laity: David Spayne
Co-opted Members:
Clergy:
Laity: Maxine Paul
Secretary: Canon Michaela Southworth
Asst Secretary: Canon Nathan Whitehead
Archdeaconry of Barking
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Barking and Dagenham
Clergy:
Revd Alexandra Joseph
Revd Canon Martin CourtLaity:
Olayinka Omosule
Andrew Weston
1 vacancy
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Havering
Clergy:
Revd Ken Wylie
Revd Lisa Bewick
Revd Andrew Bellis
Revd Marion WilliamsLaity:
Lesley Judd
Canon Johanna Hardy-Van Den Beld
3 vacancies
Archdeaconry of West Ham
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Newham
Clergy:
Revd Amy Stott
Revd Canon Dave Chesney
Revd Andrew HoltLaity:
Stephanie Harrison
Neil Askey
Ursula Davies
Hazel Thomas
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Redbridge
Clergy:
Revd Marcus Giddy
Revd Mark Castleton
Revd James GilderLaity:
Philip Carnelley
Heather Housden
Canon Daniel Jebanasan
Gwen Nneji
Wayne Bishop
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Waltham Forest
Clergy:
Revd Kieran Bush
Revd Andrew Stewart
Revd Jude BullockLaity:
Corinne Bromfield
Vevet Deer
Diana Kennedy
Heather Semmens
Archdeaconry of Chelmsford
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Brentwood
Clergy:
Revd Mark North
Revd Canon Darren BarlowLaity:
John Patterson
Christopher Luck
2 vacancies
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Chelmsford
Clergy:
Revd Simon Pearce
Revd David Cattle
Revd Jaqueline Pearson
Revd Mark PapeLaity:
Jessica Wiseman
Robert Andrews
Gwilym Morris
Eleanor Evans
Gavin Adlington
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Maldon & Dengie
Clergy:
Revd Canon Peter Begley
Revd Suzie FryerLaity:
Adrian Smith
1 vacancy
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Epping Forest and Ongar
Clergy:
Revd John Fry
Revd Canon Sam Brazier-Gibbs
Revd Paula PrestonLaity:
Richard Kinder
Diana Lowry
Timothy Valder-Hogg
Archdeaconry of Southend
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Basildon
Clergy:
Revd Jeremy Noles
Revd Steven LissendenLaity:
Mary Edwards
Nnamdi Ndukwe
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Hadleigh
Clergy:
Revd Cherry Sandover
1 vacancyLaity:
Martin Newman
Sheila Bradley
1 vacancy
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Southend
Clergy:
Revd Neil Dalley
Revd David WillisLaity:
John Tipping
Sandra Baines
Florence Conaty
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Thurrock
Clergy:
Revd Clive Russell
Revd Tom RoutLaity:
David Savage
Katia D’Arcy-Cumber
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Rochford
Clergy:
Revd Canon Nick Rowan
Revd Ernie GuestLaity:
2 vacancies
Archdeaconry of Colchester
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Witham
Clergy:
Revd Anne Marie Renshaw
Revd Dr Jonathan PritchardLaity:
Isabel Adcock
Andrew Holt
1 vacancy
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Colchester
Clergy
Revd Dr Sara Batts-Neale
Revd Philip Howlett
Revd Mark Wallace
1 vacancyLaity:
Julia Thomas
Joanna Miller
Nicholas Durlacher
1 vacancy
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Harwich
Clergy:
Revd Dom Turner
Revd Canon Philip RitchieLaity:
Nigel Dyson
1 vacancy
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St Osyth
Clergy:
Revd Andrew Fordyce
1 vacancyLaity:
2 vacancies
Archdeaconory of Stansted
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Hinckford
Clergy:
Revd Beverley Vincent
Revd Jonathan LoweLaity:
William Lees
1 vacancy
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Braintree
Clergy:
Revd Nigel Adams
Revd Tayrina FergusonLaity:
Jacqui Hogger
1 vacancy
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Dunmow & Stansted
Clergy:
Revd Tim Goodbody
Revd Robert StoneLaity:
Maureen Best
Hugh Mascetti
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Saffron Walden
Clergy:
Revd Peter Allen
1 vacancyLaity:
Sandra Turner
Anna Martin
1 vacancy
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Harlow
Clergy:
Revd Christian Okeke
Revd Richard AttewLaity:
Canon Caroline Harding
Adrian Iles
Chelmsford Diocesan Board of Finance
Chairman: Jeffrey Mushens
Secretary: Canon Michaela Southworth
Legal Adviser: Aiden Hargreaves Smith - 020 7593 0353
All members of the Diocesan Synod are members of the Diocesan Board of Finance as of right, except in instances where they receive remuneration from the DBF.
Committees of Diocesan Synod
Bishop's Council
Chair: The Bishop of Chelmsford - 01277 352001
Secretary: Canon Michaela Southworth
The Area Bishops
The Dean of Chelmsford
The Archdeacons
The Chair of the Diocesan Board of Finance
The Vice Chair of the Diocesan Board of Finance
The Vice Presidents of Synod
Elected from the Barking Area:
Philip Carnelley
Vevet Deer
Canon Danny Jebanesan
Revd Dr Sue Lucas
Elected from the Bradwell Area:
John Tipping
Florence Conaty
1 vacancy
Revd Canon Nick Rowan
Elected from the Colchester Area:
Isabel Adcock
Andrew Holt
Julia Thomas
Revd Canon Christian Okeke
Bishop's Nominees: Revd Sharon Quilter and Joan Goulbourn
Elected by the Area Mission & Pastoral Committees: Hazel Thomas and Jill Readings
Bishops Council Standing Committee
Chair: The Bishop of Chelmsford - 01277 352001
Secretary: Canon Michaela Southworth
Jeffrey Mushens
Revd Canon Jane Richards
Canon Robert Hammond
Property Sub-Committee
Chair: Roger Louth
Secretary: Rebecca Hartley, 01245 294414
All Archdeacons
Elected Clergy representative: Revd James Gilder
Elected Lay representative: vacant
Appointed by the Finance Committee: Andrew Scott, George Nicolls and Gavin Adlington
Audit and Risk Sub-Committee
Chair: vacant
Secretary: vacant
Adrian Smith
John Tipping
Doug McKenzie
Antony Timmins
Diocesan Mission and Pastoral Committee
Chair: Diocesan Bishop
Secretary: Canon Nathan Whitehead, 01245 294412
Membership co-terminus with the Bishop's Council - see above
Area Mission and Pastoral Committees
Chair: Respective Area Bishop
Secretary: Canon Nathan Whitehead, 01245 294412
Barking
The Bishop of Barking
The Archdeacon of West Ham
The Archdeacon of Barking
Elected Clergy: 2 vacancies
Elected Laity: Vevet Deer and 3 vacancies
Appointed member: vacant
Bradwell
The Bishop of Bradwell
The Archdeacon of Chelmsford
The Archdeacon of Southend
Elected Clergy: 1 vacancy and Revd Simon Pearce
Elected Laity: Jill Readings, Christine Coe and 2 vacancies
Appointed member: vacant
Colchester
The Bishop of Colchester
The Archdeacon of Colchester
The Archdeacon of Stansted
Elected Clergy: Revd Chris Smith and 1 vacancy
Elected Laity: Isabel Adcock and 3 vacancies
Appointed member: vacant
Diocesan Board of Patronage
Chair:
Vice-Chair:
Secretary: Canon Nathan Whitehead - 01245 294412
Laity: 5 vacancies
Clergy: 3 vacancies
Vacancy in See Committee
Chair: Not yet elected
Secretary: Not yet appointed
Each Area Bishop
The Dean of Chelmsford
Two Archdeacons
Vice Presidents of Diocesan Synod
Members of General Synod
Elected representatives from each Archdeaconry:
Barking Clergy: vacancy
Barking Laity: 2 vacancies
West Ham Clergy: Revd Abi Todd
West Ham Laity: Philip Carnelley and Corinne Bromfield
Chelmsford Clergy: 1 vacancy
Chelmsford Laity: Eleanor Evans and 1 vacancy
Southend Clergy: Revd Neil Dalley
Southend Laity: Gill Holmes and 1 vacancy
Colchester Clergy: 1 vacancy
Colchester Laity: 2 vacancies
Stansted Clergy: Revd Sharon Quilter
Stansted Laity: 2 vacancies
London Over the Border (LOB) Council
Chair: The Archdeacon of West Ham, 020 8989 8557
Secretary: Mrs Debbie Kelly, 020 8989 8557
The Area Deans of Thurrock, Waltham Forest, Redbridge, Newham, Havering and Barking & Dagenham
The Lay Chairs of Waltham Forest, Redbridge, Newham, Havering and Barking & Dagenham
Finance Committee Nominees:
Diocesan Board of Education (DBE)
Chair: The Bishop of Colchester
Director: Carrie Prior
Barking:
Revd Lisa Bewick
Lay Vacancy
Bradwell:
Clergy vacancy
Gill Holmes
Colchester:
Revd Dr Sara Batts-Neale
Lay vacancy
Bishop's Leadership Team
The Bishop of Chelmsford
The Area Bishops
The Archdeacons
The Dean of Chelmsford
The Dean of Mission, Ministry and Education
The Chief Executive & Diocesan Secretary
The Director of Communications and Media
The Racial Justice Officer
The Bishop's Chaplain (secretary)