The Diocese of Durham has an elected membership of laity and clergy who sit on the national Church of England's General Synod along with the Bishop of Durham who is required to attend.
The current members of General Synod can be found below:
Clergy:
Mark Miller (Stockton Parish Church)
David Tolhurst (Silksworth and Area Dean of Wearmouth) vicar@stmstw.org
Chantal Noppen (formerly Team Vicar, North Wearside, now Permission to Officiate in Easington Deanery) C.noppen+revd@googlemail.com
Mark Mawhinney (South Shields)
Vacancy – (formerly The Venerable Bob Cooper before he became the Dean of Guildford on 26 January 2025)
Laity:
Jamie Harrison (St Nic’s Durham) dunelm5@btinternet.com
Angus Goudie (St Nic’s Durham)
Helen Smith (Tudhoe Grange)
Alistair Bianchi (Alive Church Gateshead)