Dioceses Commission

Duty of the Commission

The new Dioceses Commission was set up in 2008. It has a primary duty to keep under review the provincial and diocesan structure of the Church of England and in particular:

• the size, boundaries and number of provinces;
• the size, boundaries and number of dioceses and their distribution between the provinces;
• the number and distribution of bishops and the arrangements for episcopal oversight.

Further information about the Commission can be found from the menu on the right of this page or from the links below.

Dioceses Pastoral and Mission Measure 2007

The Commission is established under Part II of the Dioceses, Pastoral and Mission Measure 2007. Details of the legislation and guidance about its implementation can be found here.

Members, Staff and Contact details

Information about the members and staff of the Commission and relevant contact details can be found here.

Annual Reports

The Commission's annual report for 2008 is available here.

Boundary Reviews

The Commission has begun a programme of boundary reviews and information about this can be found here.

Diocesan Administration

When carrying out its duty of review, the Commission has a duty to disseminate information about good practice in diocesan administration.and further information about this can be found here.

Suffragan Sees and Episcopal Oversight

The Commission also has responsibilities in relation to the creation and filling of suffragan sees and it is entitled to be consulted about any proposal to change the name of an episcopal see. Further information about this can be found here.

Background

Some background papers relevant to the Commission’s work are available here.