Question follow-through · 18669
Archbishops: Termination of Employment
To ask the Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, whether the Church of England has a formal process for the removal of an Archbishop.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Church Commissioners
- Tabled
- 9 Dec 2024
- Target answer date
- 11 Dec 2024
- Answer
- 19 Dec 2024 · 10 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
9 Dec 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, whether the Church of England has a formal process for the removal of an Archbishop.
11 Dec 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
19 Dec 2024
Answer published
The duration of appointments of office holders in the Church of England is governed by statutory provisions. Under section 3 of the Ecclesiastical Offices (Terms of Service) Measure 2009, the term of office of a person who holds office under Common Tenure...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Marriage: Relatives
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Churches: Flags
26 Jun 2025 · To ask the hon. Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, what the Church's policy is on the flying of flags from churches.