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The Church Commissioners at 1 January 2008

The Most Reverend and Right Honourable Dr R D Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury

The Most Reverend and Right Honourable Dr J T M Sentamu, Archbishop of York

Appointed by Her Majesty

A Whittam Smith CBE, First Church Estates Commissioner

Sir Stuart Bell MP, Second Church Estates Commissioner

Appointed by the Archbishop of Canterbury

T E H Walker, Third Church Estates Commissioner

Elected by the General Synod

House of Bishops

The Right Reverend and right Honourable Dr R J C Chartres, Bishop of London

The Right Reverend M Hill, Bishop of Bristol

The Right Reverend I P M Cundy, Bishop of Peterborough

The Right Reverend S R Lowe, Bishop of Hulme

House of Clergy

The Venerable R W B Atkinson OBE

The Venerable C N R Mansell

The Reverend S J Trott FRSA

House of Laity

Canon P N E Bruinvels FRSA

Canon E C Paver FRSA

G D R Oldham

Mrs E C Osborne

Elected by the deans

The Very Reverend R W Grimley, Dean of Bristol

The Very Reverend Dr C Hardwick Dean of Truro

Nominated by Her Majesty

R H Powers

J M Wythe FRICS

Canon J A Spence MBE FCIBS FIFS FRSA

Nominated by the Archbishops of Canterbury and York

P W Parker TD FIA

J N Sykes

P Harrison QC

Nominated by the Archbishops of Canterbury and York after consultation with others including the Lords Mayor of the Cities of London and York and the Vice-Chancellors of Oxford and Cambridge Universities

The Reverend R E Harrison

Sir Robert Finch

B Carroll

State office holders

The First Lord of the Treasury

The Lord President of the Council

The Secretary of State for the Home Department

The Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport

The Speaker of the House of Commons

The Speaker of the House of Lords