Diocesan Synod

Diocesan Synod

In the Anglican Communion, the model of government is the 'Bishop in Synod', meaning that a diocese is governed by a bishop acting with the advice and consent of representatives of the clergy and laity of the diocese. In much of the Communion the body by which this representation is achieved is called the Diocesan Synod. (In the Episcopal Church in the USA, the corresponding body is called a Diocesan Convention.)

The precise composition of a diocesan synod is subject to provincial and local canon and practice.