Diocesan Synod Committees

House of Clergy

Chair

Rev Peter Lillicrap

Vice Chair

Rev Munawar Din

House of Laity

Chair

Mr Bob Collins

Vice Chair

Mr Tim Cox

Bishop's Council and Standing Committee/Blackburn Diocesan Board of Finance Ltd

Ex officio

Bishop of Blackburn

Rt Rev Philip North

Bishop of Burnley

Vacant

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

Elected by Diocesan Synod

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

Mr Tim Cox

Appointed by Synod

Chair of the Diocesan Board of Finance

Mr David Barlow

Vice Chair of the Diocesan Board of Finance

Mr Nick Aves

Appointed by Bishop of Blackburn

Chair of Diocesan Property Committee

Rev Damian Porter

Elected by Diocesan Synod

2 Clergy - Blackburn Archdeaconry

Rev Canon Andrew Holliday

Rev Canon Andrew Horsfall

4 Laity - Blackburn Archdeaconry

Mr Melvyn Gardner

Mr David Wilkinson

Mrs Alison Wynne

1 vacancy

2 Clergy - Lancaster Archdeaconry

Rev Dr Rebecca Aechtner

Rev Dr Simon Cox

4 Laity - Lancaster Archdeaconry

Mr Paul Ronson

Dr Awena Carter

Professor Richard Carter

Ms Jacqueline Stamper

2 co-opted lay members

2 vacancies

Diocesan Board of Patronage - 2021

Ex officio members

Bishop of Blackburn

Rt Rev Philip North

Archdeacon of the relevant Archdeaconry

Area Dean of the relevant Deanery

Lay Chair of the relevant Deanery

Elected Members

3 Clergy

Rev Linda Tomkinson

Rev Mark Jones

1 vacancy

5 Laity                                  Chair

Mr Bob Collins

Ms Jacqueline Stamper

Mrs Rosemary Lyon

 2 vacancies

Diocesan Mission and Pastoral Committee

Chair

Ven Mark Ireland and  Ven David Picken

Ex officio

Bishop of Burnley

Rt Rev Philip North

Bishop of Lancaster

Rt Rev Dr Jill Duff

Archdeacon of Blackburn

Ven Mark Ireland

Archdeacon of Lancaster

Ven David Picken

Appointed Members

Property Committee

Rev Damian Porter

Diocesan Advisory Committee

Rev Canon Andrew Holliday

Board of Finance

1 vacancy

Elected Members

5 clergy

Rev Carol Backhouse

Rev Canon Dr Simon Cox

Rev Canon Andrew Horsfall

Rev Paul Benfield

1 vacancy

8 Laity

Mr Bob Collins

Mr Tim Cox

Mr Melvyn Gardner

Mr Paul Ronson

Mrs Jacqueline Stamper

Mrs Susan Witts

2 vacancies

Diocesan Property Committee

Ex officio

Chair

Rev Damian Porter

Vice Chair

Rev David Stephenson

Archdeacon of Blackburn

Ven Mark Ireland

Archdeacon of Lancaster

Ven David Picken

3 Blackburn Clergy

Rev Jenny Brown

Rev Kat Gregory-Witham

Rev Paul Robinson

3 Lancaster Clergy

Rev Gary Lewis

Rev Lois Ward

Rev Andrew Wilkinson

4 Appointed Members 

Mrs Sarah Marston

Mrs Meg Fish

1 vacancy

1 vacancy

2 Co-opted  (not used)

1 vacancy

1 vacancy

House of Laity Elected

Mr Bob Collins

1 vacancy

Diocesan Advisory Committee

Ex officio

Chair

Rev Andrew Holiday

Archdeacon of Blackburn

Ven Mark Ireland

Archdeacon of Lancaster

Ven David Picken

Secretary

Mrs Jen Read

14 Appointed Members 

Mr Michael Bagot

Mr Charles Blackett-Ord

Mr Bill Buck

Mr Raymond Clayton

Rev Nicholas Davis

Mr Stephen Fish

Mr Trevor Harling

Rev Karen Herschell

Mr Peter Iies

Mr Mike Overton

Mr Keith Pounder

Mr Peter Rivet

Mr Ivan Wilson

6 DAC Consultants

Mr John Brook

Mrs Becky Gilbert-Rule

Chloe Granger

Dr Gerald Sumner

Mr Alan Wilkinson

Mr Mark Womersley

Vacancy in See Committee

Ex officio

Rt Rev Philip North

Rt Rev Dr Jill Duff

Very Rev Peter Howell-Jones

Ven David Picken

Ven Mark Ireland

Rev Paul Benfield

Mr Stephen Boyall

Mr Bob Collins

Rev Stephen Corbett

Rev Alex Frost

Rev Peter Lillicrap

Mrs Rosemary Lyon

Dr Laura Oliver

Mr Paul Ronson

Mrs Jaqueline Stamper

Rev Dr Tom Woolford

Secretary

Mr Stephen  Whittaker

4 Clergy Elected

Rev Damian Porter

Rev Fleur Green

Rev Simon Cox

Rev Paul Bye

4 Laity Elected Blackburn

Mr David Barlow

Mr Duncan Walsh

Mr David Wilkinson

Dr Julie Woolford

4 Laity Elected Lancaster

Mr Sam Walmesley

Dame Pauline Fielding

1 vacancy

4 Nominated by Bishop's Council

Miss Liz Agbettoh

Rev Anne Beverley

Rev Munawar Din

1 vacancy

Finance Committee

Chair

Mr Nick Aves

Ex officio

Bishop of Blackburn

Rt Rev Philip North

Chair of HR Committee

Mrs Jacqueline Stamper

Archdeacon of Blackburn

Ven Mark Ireland

Archdeacon of Lancaster

Ven David Picken

Chair of Board of Finance

Mr David Barlow

Chair of House of Clergy

Rev Peter Lillicrap

Chair of House of Laity

Mr Bob Collins

Appointed

Diocesan Secretary

Canon Stephen Whittaker

Head of Finance

Mrs Ruth McGaughey

Co-opted

Canon David Gascoigne

Mr Paul Ronson

Mr David Wilkinson

1 vacancy

HR Committee

Chair - appointed

Mrs Jacqueline Stamper

Co-opted members

Rev Canon Andrew Holliday

Rev Jo Smith

Mr Andrew Marston

Mr Dawn Longworth

Mr David Thompson

HR Adviser - DBF Officer

Mr Andrew Cooke

Bishop's Budget Team

Ex-officio

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

Mr David Barlow

Mrs Carolyn Barton

Mrs Ruth McGaughey

Canon Stephen Whittaker

Budget Scrutiny Committee

Ex-officio

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

Clergy Appointed  (4)

Rev Canon Cindy Rigney

3 vacancies

Laity Appointed  (4)

Canon David Gascoigne

Mr Graham Kelsall

Mr Christopher Kerry

Mrs Sarah Woolford

Audit, Risk and Governance Committee

Independent Chair (ex-officio)

Mrs Tracey Johnson

Ex-officio

Chair of Finance Committee

Mr Nick Aves

Mr David Barlow

Mr David Wilkinson

Appointed

Mrs Ruth McGaughey

Canon Stephen Whittaker

Diocesan Synod Business Group

Chair   (appointed by the Bishop)

Rt Rev Dr Jill Duff

Ex-officio

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

Mr Tim Cox

Appointed   (3)

Rev Jane Atkinson

Rev Claire Cooke

Mrs Diane Dennett

Investment Committee

Ex-officio

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

Mrs Mila Farnhill

Co-opted  (3)

Mr Chris Brambles

Mrs Sarah Woolford

1 vacancy (ordained)