The General Synod is the tricameral deliberative and legislative organ of the Church of England. The synod was instituted in 1970, replacing the Church Assembly, and is the culmination of a process of
The joint presidents, the archbishops of York and Canterbury, pictured together in September 2022
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The Archbishop of Canterbury is the senior bishop and primate of the Church of England. In this capacity, they are the diocesan bishop of the diocese of Canterbury, the metropolitan of the province of
General Synod of the Church of England
…one or two in Church House, Westminster, the other at the University of York, and each session is officially opened by the monarch. The Archbishops of Canterbury and York preside jointly. The functions of the synod are…
Mullally in 2019, while Bishop of London
The Archbishop of Canterbury's official London residence and office is Lambeth Palace, photographed looking east across the River Thames