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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Stephen Geoffrey Cottrell is a Church of England bishop. Since 9 July 2020, he has been the Archbishop of York and Primate of England; the second-most senior bishop of the church and the most senior i
General Synod of the Church of England
…House of Bishops House of Clergy House of Laity Leadership Supreme Governor Charles III Archbishop of Canterbury Sarah Mullally Archbishop of York Stephen Cottrell The General Synod is the tricameral deliberative and legislative organ of the Church of England. The synod was instituted in 1970, replacing the Church…
Cottrell in 2014
Cottrell (right, holding crozier) with Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury, in 2019