Leeds Board Members at 11 June 2025
Bishop of Leeds (1) Bishop Nick Baines.
Suffragan Bishops (5) Bishop Arun Arora, Bishop Malcolm Chamberlain, Bishop Anna Eltringham, Bishop Toby Howarth and Bishop Smitha Prasadam.
Elected Dean (1) Dean John Dobson.
Elected Archdeacon (1) Archdeacon Paul Ayers.
Chair of the House of Clergy of Diocesan Synod (1) The Revd Canon Rachel Firth.
Chair of the House of Laity of Diocesan Synod (1) Canon Matthew Ambler.
Elected Clergy (2) The Revd Ian Bullock, The Revd Gary Waddington.
Elected Laity (4) Mr Andrew Maude, Mr Roger Lazenby, Mr James Meredith and Mr Richard Pattinson.
Board Nominees (1 clergy, 4 lay) The Revd Eve Ridgeway, Mrs Jan Ali, Canon Mrs Marilyn Banister and Canon Mr Irving Warnett. (1 Lay vacancy)
For Diocesan Mission and Pastoral matters (4) (Four Archdeacons not elected to the Board supplement the Board in place of the Area Bishops)
Archdeacons of Bradford, Halifax, Richmond & Craven and Pontefract.
Remaining Meeting Dates in 2025
15 September 2025
10 November 2025 (includes DMPC annual meeting)
2026 Leeds Board Dates
03 February 2026
25 March 2026 (if needed)
07 May 2026
08 July 2026
22 September 2026
12 November 2026 (includes DMPC annual meeting)