The Archbishops' Council
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The Archbishops' Council is part of the governance of the Church of England. By the National Institutions Measure 1998, the Council was set up in 1999 to streamline the Church's machinery of policy-making and directing resources. Most of the central functions of the Church of England, previously directly the responsibility of the General Synod, now come under the auspices of the Council, in four divisions: Ministry, Education, Mission and Public Affairs, and Cathedral and Church Buildings.
It has 19 members:
- the Archbishops of the provinces of Canterbury and York (the place of the apostrophe in the title conveying that it is the Council of both Archbishops);
- the Prolocutors from each province (the chairs of the house of clergy in each province in General Synod);
- the chair and vice-chair of the house of laity in General Synod;
- six elected members of the General Synod (two bishops, two clergy, two lay);
- a Church Commissioner; and
- six members appointed by the Archbishops.
The senior officer is the Secretary General, who is also Secretary General of the General Synod.
