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C of E Diocesan Synod Debates

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All C of E diocesan synods are being asked to decide whether to support the Anglican Covenant. The results so far lean towards rejection. These documents provide good reasons why the Church of England would be better off without the Covenant.

Synod dates and results

on the Anglican Covenant

Date Diocese   Legislature for against abstain
12/3/2011 Wakefield no Bishops2  
Clergy16171
Laity1023 
19/3/2011 Lichfield yes Bishops4  
Clergy3911 
Laity579 
26/9/2011 Durham yes Bishops   
Clergy   
Laity   
28/10/2011 Europe (Bishops council) yes Bishops2  
Clergy13 1
Laity9 1
10/11/2011 Edmundsbury & Ipswich no Bishops2  
Clergy9294
Laity8339
19/11/2011 Birmingham no Bishops1  
Clergy17171
Laity12251
19/11/2011 Truro no Bishops   
Clergy   
Laity   
3/12/2011 Bristol yes Bishops2?  
Clergy1491
Laity1733
4/2/2012 Canterbury yes Bishops1  
Clergy2614 
Laity3913 
4/2/2012 Derby no Bishops 1 
Clergy1212
Laity2242
4/2/2012 Gloucester no Bishops1 1
Clergy16281
Laity14286
18/2/2012 Salisbury no Bishops11 
Clergy11202
Laity1927 
18/2/2012 Leicester no Bishops2  
Clergy15213
Laity21144
18/2/2012 Portsmouth no Bishops1  
Clergy1217 
Laity13172
18/2/2012 Rochester no Bishops1  
Clergy8303
Laity14267
25/2/2012 Sheffield   Bishops   
Clergy   
Laity   
25/2/2012 Winchester   Bishops   
Clergy   
Laity   
1/3/2012 Sodor and Man   Bishops   
Clergy   
Laity   
3/3/2012 Chelmsford   Bishops   
Clergy   
Laity   
3/3/2012 Bradford   Bishops   
Clergy   
Laity   
3/3/2012 Carlisle   Bishops   
Clergy   
Laity   
3/3/2012 Hereford   Bishops   
Clergy   
Laity   
10/3/2012 Ripon & Leeds   Bishops   
Clergy   
Laity   
10/3/2012 Bath & Wells   Bishops   
Clergy   
Laity   
10/3/2012 Coventry   Bishops   
Clergy   
Laity   
10/3/2012 Southwark   Bishops   
Clergy   
Laity   
10/3/2012 Worcester   Bishops   
Clergy   
Laity   
17/3/2012 Norwich   Bishops   
Clergy   
Laity   
17/3/2012 Liverpool   Bishops   
Clergy   
Laity   
17/3/2012 St Albans   Bishops   
Clergy   
Laity   
17/3/2012 Chester   Bishops   
Clergy   
Laity   
17/3/2012 Ely   Bishops   
Clergy   
Laity   
24/3/2012 Lincoln   Bishops   
Clergy   
Laity   
24/3/2012 Oxford   Bishops   
Clergy   
Laity   
24/3/2012 Blackburn   Bishops   
Clergy   
Laity   
24/3/2012 Exeter   Bishops   
Clergy   
Laity   
24/3/2012 Guildford   Bishops   
Clergy   
Laity   
24/3/2012 Peterborough   Bishops   
Clergy   
Laity   
29/3/2012 London   Bishops   
Clergy   
Laity   
31/3/2012 Manchester   Bishops   
Clergy   
Laity   
12/4/2012 Southwell & Nottingham   Bishops   
Clergy   
Laity   
21/4/2012 Chichester   Bishops   
Clergy   
Laity   
28/4/2012 Newcastle   Bishops   
Clergy   
Laity   
28/4/2012 York   Bishops   
Clergy   
Laity