General Synod of the Church of England
General Synod of the Church of England | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
| Chambers | House of Bishops House of Clergy House of Laity |
| Leadership | |
Vacant. Previous holder Justin Welby | |
The General Synod is the tricameral deliberative and legislative organ of the Church of England. The synod was instituted in 1970, replacing the Church Assembly, and is the culmination of a process of rediscovering self-government for the Church of England that had started in the 1850s.