Membership of the Newcastle Diocesan Synod
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 Mark Wroe (Acting 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 | The Very Revd Geoff Miller |
| 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; |
| 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:
| for 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] | |
| for Bamburgh & Glendale Deanery | |
| House of Clergy | House of Laity |
| Louise Taylor-Kenyon | Carole Field |
| [Vacancy] | Carol Griffiths |
| Lorna Turner | |
| for Bedlington Deanery | |
| House of Clergy | House of Laity |
| Ian Hennebry | Christine Brown |
| Catherine Macpherson | Lynne Craggs |
| Sarah Moon | John Hamilton |
| [Vacant] | Susan Ramshaw |
| [Vacant] | |
| for Bellingham Deanery | |
| House of Clergy | House of Laity |
| Sarah Lunn | Jane Abrams |
| Claire Robson (also GS member) | Alice Murray |
| Jill Swaile | |
| for Corbridge Deanery | |
| House of Clergy | House of Laity |
| Tom Birch | Gwyn McKenzie |
| David Kennedy | [Vacant] |
| Helen Savage | [Vacant] |
| [Vacant] | |
| [Vacant] | |
| for Hexham Deanery | |
| House of Clergy | House of Laity |
| Lesley Chapman | Joyce Charlton |
| David Glover | John Mitchell |
| Steve Wright | Andy Morsman |
| Carol Wilson | |
| for 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] |
| for 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] |
| for Newcastle East Deanery | |
| House of Clergy | House of Laity |
| Helen Gill | Louisa Fox |
| Neal Terry | Matthew King |
| [Vacancy] | [Vacancy] |
| [Vacancy] | [Vacancy] |
| [Vacancy] | |
| [Vacancy] | |
| for 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] | |
| for Norham Deanery | |
| House of Clergy | House of Laity |
| Sarah Hills | John Ayerst |
| Rachel Hudson | [Vacancy] |
| [Vacancy] | [Vacancy] |
| for 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] |