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Bishop

‘Bishop’ comes from the Greek word for ‘overseer’. So a bishop is a senior Christian minister authorised to have oversight for God’s people. As well as duties given to deacons and priests, bishops confirm and ordain.

Diocese

‘Diocese’ refers to the geographical territory in which a bishop exercises oversight. The Church in Wales is divided into six dioceses each with its own cathedral in which is housed the cathedra (the bishop’s ‘chair’ or ‘throne’).

Episcopal

‘Episcopal’ refers to the role or ministry of a bishop. So an episcopal church is one in which oversight is entrusted to a bishop. Like many others, the Church in Wales is an episcopal church.

Home For clergy and members Diocesan Elections

Diocesan Elections

Diocesan Conference Members are asked to make nominations for elected positions on provincial and diocesan boards and committees. We hope that this will lead to wider representation across the diocese and encourage new people to become involved in the life of our church. We have several elections taking place this year. All the information you need is below.

Diocesan Board of Finance

Nominations are invited for three clerical and three lay members of the Diocesan Board of Finance, one from each Archdeaconry for the 2025-28 Triennial.

There also vacancies for lay members to be filled for the 2023-26 and 2024-27 Triennials.

Nominations for these posts are now closed.

2025 is a Triennial Year and so there will be a large number of elections this year.

The Diocesan Conference will need to be re-elected – this is done by LMA Councils (LMAC) acting as the Deanery Conference. The newly-elected LMACs will be required to elect their representatives at their first meetings, which will need to ensure that all the LMA Diocesan Conference Members details are notified to the Diocesan Office by 31st July at the absolute latest. The Diocesan Conference is the electorate for all other elections.

Elections will be held for the following at the Diocesan Conference:

Archdiaconal

Diocesan Conference Standing Committee (I Cleric, 3 Lay) for 3 years

Diocesan Parsonage Board (1 Cleric, 1 Lay) for years

Diocesan Churches and Pastoral Committee (1 Lay) for 6 years

Diocesan Council for Social Responsibility (3 Reps Cleric or Lay) for 3 years

Diocesan

Diocesan Board of Nomination (1 Lay person, up to 2 clerics) for 3 years

College of Episcopal Electors (6 Cleric and 6 Lay) for 3 years

Disciplinary Tribunal of the Church in Wales (1 cleric) for 5 years