The election to the Vacancy in See Committee is now complete and the newly elected members will take up office on 1st January 2025 and serve for three years, finishing on 31st December 2027. The elected members are:
Elected Clergy Members
- Revd Canon Peter Harwood
- Revd Nick Williams
- Revd Peter Nevins
Elected Lay Members
- Mr Stephen Hofmeyr
- Mr Clement Jones
- Mr Paul Kahn
- Mr Gordon McFarland
- Mrs Anna Shaw
In the new year, the Bishop’s Council will meet to appoint a chair and to consider if it wishes to nominate up to 4 additional members who represent a special interest in the diocese. It will also appoint a Secretary, who shall not be a member of the Committee.
The Vacancy in See Committee (ViSC) is a permanent committee of the Diocesan Synod, with both ex-officio and elected members.
The ViSC Regulations 1993 (as amended) require at least two elected clergy and two elected laity, to ensure the Committee is as nearly equal as possible, and that each archdeaconry be adequately represented.
The Vacancy in See Committee comprises:
Ex-officio members
- The Suffragan Bishop of Dorking
- The Dean of Guildford Cathedral
- The Archdeacon of Dorking
- The Achdeacon of Surrey
- General Synod Clergy (4)
- General Synod Laity (4)
- Chair of the House of Clergy
- Chair of the House of Laity