The Bishop’s Council appoints bodies to report and advise on any matters referred to them consisting of such of the members of the Bishop’s Council and others as the Bishop’s Council shall determine. All their acts and proceedings are reported back to the Bishop’s Council.
The Council has appointed a Business Committee and a Diocesan Finance Group.
The Business Commitee
Membership
- Bishop of Coventry
- Bishop of Warwick
- Archdeacon of Coventry
- Archdeacon of Warwick
- Clergy Chair of Synod
- Lay Chair of Synod
- Chair of the DBF
- One lay member of the Bishop’s Council: (Miss Kath Parrington)
Functions Include
- the preparation of the Agenda of the Bishop’s Council and draft Agenda of Diocesan Synod for Bishop’s Council;
- consideration of overall resource implications of Forum Plans
- advising the Council on issues of policy development
Diocesean Finance Group
Membership
- Ex officio
- Chair of the DBF
- Bishop of Coventry
- Archdeacon of Coventry
- Archdeacon of Warwick
- Clergy Chair of Synod
- Lay Chair of Synod
- Nominees (9)
- Mr Rob Cobley
- The Revd Dan Connolly
- Mr Martyn Davey
- Mr Julian Hall
- Mr Paul Lewis
- The Revd Paul Manuel
- Mr Mike Newey
- The Revd Ann Newton
- Mr Chris Trye
Functions Include
On behalf of the Bishop’s Council, acting as Directors of the Diocesan Board of Finance Ltd, to advise the Bishop’s Council in its role as the Directors of the Diocesan Board of Finance on matters of finance and to monitor the central finances of the Diocese.
Diocesan Glebe Committee
Membership
- Mr Roger Wiglesworth (Chair)
- Mr Stephen Evans (Vice Chair)
- Ex Officio
- The Archdeacon of Coventry
- The Archdeacon of Warwick
- The Chair of the Board of Finance (Mr Ian Francis)
- The Revd Barbara Clutton (Appointed by Bishop’s Council)
- Mr David Rutherford (Appointed by Bishop’s Council)
- Mr Barry Frith (Co-option)
Functions Include
The Diocesan Glebe Committee is responsible to the Diocesan Board of Finance for the management of the Diocesan glebe, for the benefit of the Diocesan Stipends Fund.