Last updated 2nd October 2024
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House of Clergy |
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Chair |
Rev Peter Lillicrap |
Vice Chair |
Rev Munawar Din |
House of Laity |
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Chair |
Mr Bob Collins |
Vice Chair |
Vacant |
Bishop's Council and Standing Committee/Blackburn Diocesan Board of Finance Ltd |
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Ex officio |
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Bishop of Blackburn |
Rt Rev Philip North |
Bishop of Burnley |
Rt Rev Dr Joe Kennedy |
Bishop of Lancaster |
Rt Rev Dr Jill Duff |
Archdeacon of Blackburn |
Ven Mark Ireland |
Archdeacon of Lancaster |
Ven David Picken |
The Dean of Blackburn |
Very Rev Peter Howell-Jones |
Ex-officio - Elected by Diocesan Synod |
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Chair of the House of Clergy |
Rev Peter Lillicrap |
Vice Chair of the House of Clergy |
Rev Munawar Din |
Chair of the House of Laity |
Mr Bob Collins |
Vice-Chair of the House of Laity |
Vacant |
Ex-officio - Appointed by Synod |
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Chair of the Diocesan Board of Finance |
Mr David Barlow |
Vice Chair of the Diocesan Board of Finance |
Mr Nick Aves |
Ex-officio - Appointed by Bishop of Blackburn |
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Chair of Diocesan Property Committee |
Rev Damian Porter |
Elected by Diocesan Synod |
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2 Clergy - Blackburn Archdeaconry |
Rev Canon Andrew Holliday |
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Rev Canon Andrew Horsfall |
4 Laity - Blackburn Archdeaconry |
Mr Melvyn Gardner |
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Mr David Wilkinson |
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Mrs Alison Wynne |
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1 vacancy |
2 Clergy - Lancaster Archdeaconry |
Rev Dr Simon Cox |
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1 vacancy |
4 Laity - Lancaster Archdeaconry |
Mr Paul Ronson |
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Dr Awena Carter |
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Professor Richard Carter |
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Ms Jacqueline Stamper |
2 Lay Diocesan Synod members (appointed by Diocesan Bishop and DBF Chair) |
2 vacancies |
Diocesan Board of Patronage
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Ex-officio |
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Bishop of Blackburn |
Rt Rev Philip North |
Archdeacon of the relevant Archdeaconry |
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Area Dean of the relevant Deanery |
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Lay Chair of the relevant Deanery |
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Elected |
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3 Clergy |
Rev Linda Tomkinson |
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Rev Mark Jones |
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1 vacancy |
5 Laity Chair |
Mr Bob Collins |
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Ms Jacqueline Stamper |
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Mrs Rosemary Lyon |
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2 vacancies |
Diocesan Mission and Pastoral Committee
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Chair |
Ven Mark Ireland and Ven David Picken |
Ex-officio |
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Bishop of Blackburn |
Rt Rev Philip North |
Archdeacon of Blackburn |
Ven Mark Ireland |
Archdeacon of Lancaster |
Ven David Picken |
Appointed |
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Property Committee |
Rev Damian Porter |
Elected |
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5 Clergy |
Rev Carol Backhouse |
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Rev Canon Dr Simon Cox |
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Rev Canon Andrew Horsfall |
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Rev Paul Benfield |
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1 vacancy |
8 Laity |
Mr Bob Collins |
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Mr Melvyn Gardner |
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Mr Paul Ronson |
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Mrs Jacqueline Stamper |
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Mrs Susan Witts |
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3 vacancies |
Diocesan Property Committee |
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Chair |
Rev Damian Porter |
Vice-Chair |
Rev David Stephenson |
Ex-officio | |
Bishop of Blackburn | Rt Rev Philip North |
Archdeacon of Blackburn |
Ven Mark Ireland |
Archdeacon of Lancaster |
Ven David Picken |
Elected | |
3 Blackburn Clergy |
Rev Jenny Brown |
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Rev Kat Gregory-Witham |
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Rev Paul Robinson |
3 Lancaster Clergy |
Rev Gary Lewis |
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Rev Lois Ward |
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Rev Andrew Wilkinson |
2 Laity | Mr Bob Collins |
1 vacancy | |
Appointed | |
4 Laity |
Mrs Sarah Marston |
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Mrs Meg Fish |
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2 vacancies |
Co-opted |
2 vacancies |
Diocesan Advisory Committee |
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Appointed by the Diocesan Bishop |
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Chair |
Rev Andrew Holiday |
Secretary | Mrs Jen Read |
Ex-officio | |
Archdeacon of Blackburn |
Ven Mark Ireland |
Archdeacon of Lancaster |
Ven David Picken |
Appointed |
Mr Michael Bagot |
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Mr Charles Blackett-Ord |
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Mr Bill Buck |
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Mr Raymond Clayton |
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Rev Nicholas Davis |
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Mr Stephen Fish |
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Mr Trevor Harling |
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Rev Karen Herschell |
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Mr Peter Iies |
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Mr Mike Overton |
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Mr Keith Pounder |
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Mr Peter Rivet |
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Mr Ivan Wilson |
DAC Consultants |
Mr John Brook |
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Mrs Becky Gilbert-Rule |
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Chloe Granger |
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Dr Gerald Sumner |
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Mr Alan Wilkinson |
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Mr Mark Womersley |
Vacancy in See Committee |
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Ex-officio | |
Bishop of Burnley |
Rt Rev Dr Joe Kennedy |
Bishop of Lancaster |
Rt Rev Dr Jill Duff |
Dean |
Very Rev Peter Howell-Jones |
Archdeacon of Lancaster |
Ven David Picken |
Archdeacon of Blackburn |
Ven Mark Ireland |
Chair of the House of Clergy | Rev Peter Lillicrap |
Chair of the House of Laity | Mr Bob Collins |
General Synod Representatives |
Rev Paul Benfield |
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Mr Stephen Boyall |
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Rev Stephen Corbett |
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Rev Alex Frost |
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Mrs Rosemary Lyon |
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Dr Laura Oliver |
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Mr Paul Ronson |
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Mrs Jaqueline Stamper |
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Rev Carol Backhouse |
Mr Paul Hannah | |
Secretary |
Mr Stephen Whittaker |
4 Clergy Elected |
Rev Damian Porter |
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Rev Fleur Green |
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Rev Simon Cox |
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Rev Paul Bye |
4 Laity Elected Blackburn |
Mr David Barlow |
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Mr Duncan Walsh |
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Mr David Wilkinson |
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Dr Julie Woolford |
3 Laity Elected Lancaster |
Mr Sam Walmesley |
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Dame Pauline Fielding |
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1 vacancy |
4 Nominated by Bishop's Council |
Miss Liz Agbettoh |
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Rev Anne Beverley |
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Rev Munawar Din |
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1 vacancy |
Finance Committee |
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Ex-officio | |
Chair of the Board of Finance | Mr David Barlow |
Chair of the HR Committee | Mrs Jacqueline Stamper |
Archdeacon of Blackburn | Ven Mark Ireland |
Archdeacon of Lancaster | Ven David Picken |
Chair of the House of Clergy | Rev Peter Lillicrap |
Chair of the House of Laity | Mr Bob Collins |
Appointed | |
Chair |
Mr Nick Aves |
5 Members | Canon David Gascoigne |
Mr Paul Ronson | |
Mr David Wilkinson | |
2 vacancies | |
HR Committee |
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Appointed by the DBF Board | |
Chair |
Mrs Jacqueline Stamper |
Co-opted |
Rev Canon Andrew Holliday |
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Rev Jo Smith |
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Mr Andrew Marston |
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Mr Dawn Longworth |
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Mr David Thompson |
HR Adviser - DBF Officer |
Mr Andrew Cooke |
Bishop's Budget Team |
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Ex-officio |
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Bishop of Blackburn |
Rt Rev Philip North |
Bishop of Lancaster |
Rt Rev Dr Jill Duff |
Bishop of Burnley |
vacancy |
Archdeacon of Blackburn |
The Ven Mark Ireland |
Archdeacon of Lancaster |
The Ven David Picken |
Appointed |
Mr Nick Aves |
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Mr David Barlow |
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Mrs Carolyn Barton |
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Mrs Ruth McGaughey |
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Canon Stephen Whittaker |
Budget Scrutiny Committee |
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Ex-officio |
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Chair (Chair of Board of Finance) |
Mr David Barlow |
Vice-Chair of Board of Finance |
Mr Nick Aves |
Diocesan Secretary |
Canon Stephen Whittaker |
Head of Finance |
Mrs Ruth McGaughey |
Appointed | |
4 Clergy |
Rev Canon Cindy Rigney |
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3 vacancies |
4 Laity |
Canon David Gascoigne |
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Mr Graham Kelsall |
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Mr Christopher Kerry |
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Mrs Sarah Woolford |
Audit, Risk and Governance Committee |
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Appointed | |
Independent Chair |
Mrs Tracey Johnson |
Ex-officio |
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Chair of Finance Committee |
Mr Nick Aves |
Appointed | |
4 Appointed DBF Directors |
Mr David Barlow |
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Mr David Wilkinson |
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2 vacancies |
Independent Member | Rev Kat Gregory-Witham |
Diocesan Synod Business Group |
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Appointed by the Diocesan Bishop | |
Chair |
Rt Rev Dr Jill Duff |
Ex-officio |
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Secretary to Synod |
Canon Stephen Whittaker |
Chair of the House of Clergy |
Rev Peter Lillicrap |
Vice-Chair of the House of Clergy |
Rev Munawar Din |
Chair of the House of Laity |
Mr Bob Collins |
Vice-Chair of the House of Laity |
Vacant |
3 Appointed |
Rev Jane Atkinson |
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Rev Claire Cooke |
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Mrs Diane Dennett |
Investment Committee |
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Ex-officio |
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Chair (Chair of Finance Committee) |
Mr Nick Aves |
Chair of Board of Finance |
Mr David Barlow |
Diocesan Secretary |
Canon Stephen Whittaker |
Head of Finance |
Mrs Ruth McGaughey |
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Mrs Mila Farnhill |
3 Co-opted |
Mr Chris Brambles |
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Mrs Sarah Woolford |
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1 vacancy |