Bishop’s Diocesan Council

The Bishop’s Diocesan Council operates on behalf of Diocesan Synod between meetings, and is responsible for arranging the implementation and monitoring of synodically agreed policy for the diocese. There are three separate statutory bodies which make up the Council: the Bishop’s Council & Standing Committee, the Diocesan Mission and Pastoral Committee, and the Executive of the Diocesan Board of Finance. These three bodies have a common membership and meet at the same time and place.

To find out more about the work of the Bishop’s Diocesan Council, follow the link below.

What do BDC members do?

Disclosure and Conflicts of Interests code of conduct (for induction)

2025 Meeting Dates

Saturday 25th January

Wednesday 14th May

Wednesday 9th July

Tuesday 16th September

Saturday 6th December

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Election to Bishop’s Diocesan Council

Nominations are now open for election to the Bishops Diocesan Council for the January 2025 to December 2027 triennium.  To stand for election to the BDC you should be proposed and seconded by a member of Diocesan Synod from your archdeaconry.  Lay candidates must be proposed by lay members and clergy candidates by clergy members.  There is one clergy place and two lay places available in each archdeaconry. Nomination forms have been circulated to electors and  the closing date for their submission is Tuesday 22nd October. For further information please contact the Synod Office

Nomination form for elections

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