Legal Status and Membership
The Arhcbishops' Council was established by the National Institutions Measure passed by the General Synod of the Church of England in 1998. It has its own legal identity and is, in addition, a charity.
The Council is made up of:
- the Archbishop of Canterbury,
- the Archbishop of York,
- the Prolocutors of the Convocations of Canterbury and York,
- the chairman and vice-chairman of the House of Laity of the General Synod,
- two bishops elected by the House of Bishops of the General Synod,
- two members of the clergy elected by the House of Clergy of the General Synod,
- two lay people elected by the House of Laity,
- one of the Church Estates Commissioners,
- up to six other people jointly appointed by the two Archbishops, with the consent of the General Synod. These appointees have a non-executive role and currently include:
- Philip Fletcher (Chair, Ofwat),
- Mark Russell (Chief Executive, Church Army),
- Andrew Britton (former Director, National Institute of Economic and Social Research),
- Mary Chapman (former Chief Executive, Chartered Management Institute),
- Revd Dr Rosalyn Murphy (priest-in-charge, St Thomas's, Blackpool),
- Rebecca Swinson (former Chair, Church of England Youth Council)
The Archbishops of Canterbury and York are the joint Presidents of the Council, but the Archbishop of Canterbury normally chairs its meetings.
The Council is one of the "National Church Institutions", the others being the Church Commissioners, the Church of England Pensions Board and the General Synod.
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