Following the resignation of Revd Dr Peter Harwood from the Vacancy in See Committee, there is now a requirement to hold a by-election and fill the vacancy. Given the current membership of the Committee, this can either be with one clergy or one lay member from either of the Surrey or Dorking Archdeaconries.
Further details of the Election
The Vacancy-in-See Committee is a permanent committee within each diocese that becomes active when a diocesan bishop retires or leaves office. Its main tasks are to prepare a Statement of Needs, which describes the needs of the diocese and the profile of the new bishop, and to elect members from the diocese to the Crown Nominations Commission (CNC). The CNC then shortlists and interviews candidates for the vacant episcopal see (the bishop's position), and this process culminates in the appointment of a new bishop.
The current Committee took office on 1 January 2025 and will remain in post until 31 December 2027.
Ex-officio Members
- The Suffragan Bishop - Rt Revd Paul Davies, The Bishop of Dorking
- The Dean of Guildford Cathedral - Revd Canon Bob Cooper
- The Archdeacon of Surrey - Ven Catharine Mabuza
- The Archdeacon of Dorking - Ven Martin Breadmore
- Chair of the House of Clergy - Revd David Uffindell (Chair of the Vacancy in See Committee)
- Chair of the House of Laity - Canon Keith Malcouronne
General Synod Clergy
- Revd Dr Gemma Foster
- Revd Barnaby Perkins
- Revd Mark Wallace
- Revd Jo Winn-Smith
General Synod Laity
- Mrs Ruth Allan
- Canon Peter Bruinvels
- Mrs Carolyn Graham
- Mr Stephen Hofmeyr
Elected Clergy Members
- Revd Peter Nevins
- Revd Nick Williams
- Vacancy
Elected Lay Members
- Mr Clement Jones
- Mr Paul Kahn
- Mr Gordon McFarland
- Mrs Anna Shaw
Nominated Clergy Members
- TBC
Nominated Lay Members
- TBC