General Synod

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assembly governing body legislative body organ of the Church of England

The General Synod is the national legislative and decision-making assembly of the Church of England, responsible for shaping its doctrine, governance, and policy.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
General Synod of the Church of England	77
General Synod canonical	4
Church of England General Synod	2
Measures of the General Synod	2
General Synod of the Anglican Church of Australia	1
General Synod officers	1
General Synod on legislative procedure	1

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	assembly ⓘ governing body ⓘ legislative body ⓘ organ of the Church of England ⓘ
authorityOver	Measures of the Church of England ⓘ canons of the Church of England ⓘ liturgical texts and services ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
dateOfEstablishment	1970 ⓘ
denomination	Church of England ⓘ
electoralSystem	ex officio membership for certain bishops and officers ⓘ indirect election for clergy and laity ⓘ
establishedBy	Synodical Government Measure 1969 ⓘ
hasCommittee	Business Committee of the General Synod ⓘ Revision Committee ⓘ Steering Committee for legislation ⓘ
hasPart	House of Bishops ⓘ House of Clergy ⓘ House of Laity ⓘ
jurisdiction	Church of England ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
legalStatus	body corporate ⓘ
location	London, England ⓘ surface form: London
meetsAt	Church House, Westminster ⓘ
numberOfHouses	3 ⓘ
partOf	structures of governance of the Church of England ⓘ
precededBy	Convocations and Church Assembly system ⓘ
president	Archbishop of Canterbury ⓘ Archbishop of York ⓘ
primaryFunction	to approve and amend canons of the Church of England ⓘ to consider matters of public interest in relation to the Church ⓘ to define and clarify doctrine of the Church of England ⓘ to determine church policy and mission strategy ⓘ to legislate for the Church of England ⓘ to regulate forms of worship and liturgy ⓘ
produces	Acts of Synod ⓘ Canons ⓘ Measures ⓘ liturgical authorizations ⓘ
religion	Anglicanism ⓘ
replaced	Church Assembly ⓘ
requiresApprovalFrom	British Parliament ⓘ surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom for Measures
requiresRoyalAssent	true ⓘ
role	decision-making assembly of the Church of England ⓘ governing body for doctrine, worship, and discipline in the Church of England ⓘ governing body for policy and administration in the Church of England ⓘ national legislative assembly of the Church of England ⓘ
sessionFrequency	two or more sessions per year ⓘ
termLength	5 years ⓘ
vicePresident	Prolocutor of the Lower House of the Convocation of Canterbury ⓘ Prolocutor of the Lower House of the Convocation of York ⓘ
website	https://www.churchofengland.org/about/leadership-and-governance/general-synod ⓘ

Referenced by (88)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Church of England → governingBody → General Synod ⓘ

Diocese of Rochester → governingBody → General Synod ⓘ

this entity surface form: General Synod of the Church of England

Anglican Church of Canada → hasNationalBody → General Synod ⓘ

Anglican Church of Australia → hasNationalSynod → General Synod ⓘ

this entity surface form: General Synod of the Anglican Church of Australia

Common Worship → authorizedBy → General Synod ⓘ

this entity surface form: General Synod of the Church of England

Bishop of Oxford → memberOf → General Synod ⓘ

this entity surface form: General Synod of the Church of England

Convocation of York → cooperatesWith → General Synod ⓘ

this entity surface form: General Synod of the Church of England

Convocation of Canterbury → subordinateTo → General Synod ⓘ

this entity surface form: General Synod of the Church of England

Bishop of Salisbury → isMemberOf → General Synod ⓘ

this entity surface form: General Synod of the Church of England

See of York → governingBody → General Synod ⓘ

this entity surface form: General Synod of the Church of England

Bishop of London → participatesIn → General Synod ⓘ

this entity surface form: General Synod of the Church of England

Primate of England (Northern Province) → churchBody → General Synod ⓘ

this entity surface form: General Synod of the Church of England

Diocesan Synod of Winchester → subordinateTo → General Synod ⓘ

this entity surface form: General Synod of the Church of England

Bishop of Horsham → governingBody → General Synod ⓘ

this entity surface form: General Synod of the Church of England

Diocesan Synod → subordinateTo → General Synod ⓘ

this entity surface form: General Synod of the Church of England

Bishop of Islington → governingBody → General Synod ⓘ

this entity surface form: General Synod of the Church of England

Diocese of Halifax → governingBody → General Synod ⓘ

this entity surface form: General Synod of the Church of England

Anglican authorities → include → General Synod ⓘ

this entity surface form: General Synod of the Church of England

Anglican authorities → use → General Synod ⓘ

this entity surface form: Measures of the General Synod

Bishop of Fulham → governingBody → General Synod ⓘ

this entity surface form: General Synod of the Church of England

Diocese of Newcastle → governingBody → General Synod ⓘ

this entity surface form: Church of England General Synod

Bishop of Basingstoke → governingBody → General Synod ⓘ

this entity surface form: General Synod of the Church of England

Diocese of Sheffield → belongsToChurchBody → General Synod ⓘ

this entity surface form: General Synod of the Church of England

Bishop of Southampton → governingBody → General Synod ⓘ

this entity surface form: General Synod of the Church of England

Bishop of Rochester → maySitIn → General Synod ⓘ

this entity surface form: General Synod of the Church of England

Diocesan Synod of Exeter → parentOrganization → General Synod ⓘ

this entity surface form: General Synod of the Church of England

Diocesan Synod of Exeter → subordinateTo → General Synod ⓘ

this entity surface form: General Synod of the Church of England

Bishop of Kingston → governingBody → General Synod ⓘ

this entity surface form: General Synod of the Church of England

Church of England liturgical calendar → governingBody → General Synod ⓘ

this entity surface form: General Synod of the Church of England

Area Bishop of Barking → governingBody → General Synod ⓘ

this entity surface form: General Synod of the Church of England

Diocese of Ripon → governingBody → General Synod ⓘ

this entity surface form: General Synod of the Church of England

Area Bishop of Bradwell → governingBody → General Synod ⓘ

this entity surface form: General Synod of the Church of England

Church Assembly → replacedBy → General Synod ⓘ

this entity surface form: General Synod of the Church of England

Church Assembly → successor → General Synod ⓘ

this entity surface form: General Synod of the Church of England

Synodical Government Measure 1969 → createdBody → General Synod ⓘ

this entity surface form: General Synod of the Church of England

Synodical Government Measure 1969 → definesPowersOf → General Synod ⓘ

this entity surface form: General Synod of the Church of England

Synodical Government Measure 1969 → relatedTo → General Synod ⓘ

this entity surface form: General Synod of the Church of England

canons of the Church of England → promulgatedBy → General Synod ⓘ

this entity surface form: General Synod of the Church of England

canons of the Church of England → relatedTo → General Synod ⓘ

this entity surface form: Measures of the General Synod

Measures of the Church of England → enactedBy → General Synod ⓘ

this entity surface form: General Synod of the Church of England

Measures → requiresApprovalBy → General Synod ⓘ

subject surface form: Measures (Church of England)

this entity surface form: General Synod of the Church of England

Measures → enactedBy → General Synod ⓘ

subject surface form: Measures (Church of England)

this entity surface form: General Synod of the Church of England

Convocations and Church Assembly system → predecessorOf → General Synod ⓘ

this entity surface form: General Synod of the Church of England

Convocations and Church Assembly system → replacedBy → General Synod ⓘ

this entity surface form: General Synod of the Church of England

Steering Committee for legislation → partOf → General Synod ⓘ

Steering Committee for legislation → advises → General Synod ⓘ

this entity surface form: General Synod on legislative procedure

Steering Committee for legislation → governingBody → General Synod ⓘ

this entity surface form: General Synod of the Church of England

Bishop of Bath and Wells → participatesIn → General Synod ⓘ

this entity surface form: General Synod of the Church of England

Bishop of Taunton → governingBody → General Synod ⓘ

this entity surface form: General Synod of the Church of England

York Province → governedBy → General Synod ⓘ

this entity surface form: General Synod of the Church of England