Members of the Diocesan Synod are either:
- elected by their Deanery Synod
- nominated by the Diocesan Bishop
- ex-officio due to the role that they hold within the Diocese of Newcastle
Members who are ex-officio are:
Post |
Member holding the post |
President |
The Rt Revd Dr Helen-Ann Hartley, Bishop of Newcastle |
Vice President: Chair of House of Clergy |
The Revd Canon Brian Hurst |
Vice President: Chair of House of Laity |
Canon Izzy McDonald-Booth (also GS Member) |
Suffragan Bishop of Berwick |
The Right Reverend Mark Wroe |
The Dean |
currently vacant |
The Archdeacon of Northumberland |
The Ven Rachel Wood |
The Archdeacon of Lindisfarne |
The Ven Catherine Sourbut Groves |
The Chair of the Diocesan Board of Finance |
Canon Simon Harper |
The Chair of the Diocesan Advisory Committee |
Canon Roger Styring |
The Chair of the Education Board |
The Revd Gill Alexander |
General Synod Members |
The Revd Canon Ian Flintoft; the Revd Robert Lawrance;
the Revd Claire Robson; Lt Gen Robin Brims; Nicola Denyer;
Canon Izzy McDonald-Booth
|
Nominated by Bishop's Council |
Liz Kerry, Chair of the DMPC |
Nominated by Bishop's Council |
Roger Windass, Chair of the Houses & Glebe Cttee |
Nominated by Bishop's Council |
Margy Tasker-Brown, President Mothers Union |
Nominated by Bishop's Council |
Pam Nobbs, Anna Chaplaincy Convenor |
Members serving on Diocesan Synod from 1 August 2021 to 31 July 2024 are as follows:
Alnwick Deanery
House of Clergy |
House of Laity |
Alison Hardy |
Robert Arkless |
John McDermott |
Hugh Williams |
Helen O'Sullivan |
[Vacancy] |
John Sinclair |
[Vacancy] |
[Vacancy] |
[Vacancy] |
|
[Vacancy] |
Bamburgh & Glendale Deanery
House of Clergy |
House of Laity |
Louise Taylor-Kenyon |
Carole Field |
[Vacancy] |
Carol Griffiths |
|
Lorna Turner |
Bedlington Deanery
House of Clergy |
House of Laity |
Ian Hennebry |
Christine Brown |
Catherine Macpherson |
Lynne Craggs |
Sarah Moon |
John Hamilton |
[Vacant] |
Susan Ramshaw |
[Vacant] |
|
Bellingham Deanery
House of Clergy |
House of Laity |
Sarah Lunn |
Jane Abrams |
Claire Robson (also GS member) |
Alice Murray |
|
Jill Swaile |
Corbridge Deanery
House of Clergy |
House of Laity |
Tom Birch |
Gwyn McKenzie |
David Kennedy |
[Vacant] |
Helen Savage |
[Vacant] |
|
[Vacant] |
|
[Vacant] |
Hexham Deanery
House of Clergy |
House of Laity |
Lesley Chapman |
Joyce Charlton |
David Glover |
John Mitchell |
Steve Wright |
Andy Morsman |
|
Carol Wilson |
Morpeth Deanery
House of Clergy |
House of Laity |
Chris Groocock |
Gary Holmes |
Anthony O'Grady |
Hilary Knox |
John Park |
Val Pope |
John Swinhoe |
Janice Robinson |
David Twomey |
[Vacancy] |
Simon White |
[Vacancy] |
Newcastle Central Deanery
House of Clergy |
House of Laity |
Andii Bowsher |
Carol Barclay |
Peter Dobson |
Ruth O'Hagan |
Ben Doolan |
Ella Vickers |
Mike Hills |
[Vacancy] |
Brian Hurst |
[Vacancy] |
Clare Maclaren |
[Vacancy] |
Allan Marks |
[Vacancy] |
Pauline Pearson |
[Vacancy] |
Andrew Shipton |
[Vacancy] |
Newcastle East Deanery
House of Clergy |
House of Laity |
Helen Gill |
Louisa Fox |
Neal Terry |
Matthew King |
[Vacancy] |
[Vacancy] |
[Vacancy] |
[Vacancy] |
[Vacancy] |
|
[Vacancy] |
|
Newcastle West Deanery
House of Clergy |
House of Laity |
Paul Allinson |
Jacqueline Atkinson |
Christine Brown |
Aidan Evans |
Allison Harding |
Meg Fisher |
James Mcgowan |
Jennie Jones |
Neil Heslop |
[Vacancy] |
[Vacancy] |
|
Norham Deanery
House of Clergy |
House of Laity |
Sarah Hills |
John Ayerst |
Rachel Hudson |
[Vacancy] |
[Vacancy] |
[Vacancy] |
Tynemouth Deanery
House of Clergy |
House of Laity |
Rae Caro |
Nicola Denyer (Also GS member) |
Steve Dixon |
Emma Doran |
Adrian Hughes |
John Appleby |
Hannah Cleugh |
[Vacancy] |
[Vacancy] |
[Vacancy] |
[Vacancy] |
[Vacancy] |
[Vacancy] |
[Vacancy] |