NEWS / At its meeting on 4 December the Dioceses Commission unanimously agreed with a proposal received from the Archbishop of Canterbury to fill the vacant see of Maidstone. 

The Dioceses Commission exists to help resolve issues regarding Diocesan boundaries in partnership with others, and to encourage shared working across boundaries.

Following the resignation of the former Bishop of Ebbsfleet, Jonathan Goodall, in September last year, a consultation on the way forward for the see has received a number of calls to consider relocating the post to be rooted in an individual diocese and diocesan college of bishops.

NEWS / The Dioceses Commission has given its approval to revive the See* of Islington paving the way for a new bishop to lead on church planting within the Diocese of London.

The General Synod consists of the House of Bishops, the House of Clergy and the House of Laity.

NEWS / General Synod has given its support to a proposal from the Diocese of Leicester to request HM The Queen to create a new See to be called the Bishop of Loughborough. 

Churchyards display a variety of historic structures, many listed in their own right. The good management of a churchyard needs to take into account a range of issues, from the burial rights of parishioners to the wildlife management of the churchyard. 

NEWS / A report of the review of nomination to the See of Sheffield by the independent reviewer Sir Philip Mawer has been published today.

A list of all of the subsidiary bodies (Committees and Commissions) of the General Synod of the Church of England.

An outline of churches awarded Churchyard structure grants in November 2021