Deanery Synods

The Diocese is divided into 29 deaneries or groups of parishes. Every Deanery is required to have a Synod. This is chaired by the Area Dean and an elected Lay Chair.

The Area Dean and Lay Chair work closely with the Area Bishop and Archdeacon. Their priorities include Mission Action Planning and the allocation of the ‘share’ from the deanery to the parishes.

Under the Synodical Government Measure 1969 deaneries also have the power to bring proposals and motions to Diocesan Synod for debate. Any deanery wishing to bring a motion to the Diocesan Synod should contact the Diocesan Secretary (link).

Deanery Synod members also act as the electorate for all elections to Diocesan Synod and General Synod.

For information about Deanery Synod Elections in 2020, go to Annual Parochial Meetings

The Diocesan Electoral Registration Officer (DERO) is responsible for collecting information relating to changes in Deanery Synod membership:

Please send to Caroline Todd at: dero@oxford.anglican.org

The rules for Deanery Synods are here. Note a revised version is currently waiting to be approved by the Diocesan Synod in March 2021, following a number of updates during 2020. Therefore please refer to the Church Representation Rules to make sure you know where these changes are until published.

Basic outline of the new Rules most relevant to Deanery Synods:

• Part 3 (deanery synods) makes provision for the composition of, and elections to, deanery synods.

• Part 8 (miscellaneous) makes miscellaneous provisions for the purposes of the Rules, including provisions relating to the handling of personal data, casual vacancies, communication by email or post and interpretation.

• Part 9 (parish governance: model Rules) contains the model Rules for parish governance. These provide for matters such as annual and other parochial church meetings, elections of members of parochial PCCs and deanery synods, the composition and business of PCCs, and the making of schemes for joint councils for ‘connected parishes’. The model Rules will apply automatically unless a parish makes a scheme under Rule 12 to amend or supplement, or to replace, the model Rules.

Election of Deanery Synod Representatives (Next election to take place at APCMs by 30th November 2020) extended by Bishop’s Instrument

There are a number of changes please read Bishop’s Instrument

NEW: Lay Representatives to deanery synod (new triennium) members will be elected to serve from 1st January 2021 to 3oth June 2023

D2 Nomination of lay member of Deanery Synod Word

D3 Elections Results sheet Word / pdf

Deanery Synod Rep calculations 2020.

Table for calculating the number of lay representatives is contained in each individual deanery sheet. See link click here

ELECTION OF DEANERY SYNOD REPS 2020

To find your allocated number of deanery reps, please select your deanery from the list below (A-Z):

Abingdon Deanery Synod Reps 2020

Amersham Deanery Synod Reps 2020

Aston & Cuddesdon Deanery Synod Reps 2020