Cathedral Governance

The members of the Chapter, the Council and the College of Canons together comprise the Corporation of the Cathedral Church of St Paul in London, which is the legal entity which is responsible for the life, work and witness of St Paul's.

Chapter

The Chapter is the principal governing body of St Paul's. Its members include the Dean (as its Chair) and the four Residentiary Canons together with up to four Lay (not ordained) Canons. Vision, strategy and policy are overseen by Chapter on behalf of the Corporation of St Paul's, to which it reports, and are developed in consultation with the Bishop and the Cathedral's other governance bodies.

The Chapter is responsible for oversight and management of worship and prayer, mission and education as well as buildings and finances, and is advised by subcommittees including external advisors. The Registrar, Emma Davies, is the Cathedral's principal administrator and lay officer, and assists Chapter in carrying out its work, overseeing more than 150 full-time staff and hundreds of volunteers.
Chapter member profiles

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Cathedral Council

The Cathedral Council furthers and supports the work of the Cathedral in many capacities including spiritual, pastoral, evangelistic, missionary, social and ecumenical. It also reviews and advises upon the direction and oversight of that work by the Chapter.

Sir David Brewer, KG, CMG, CVO, JP, Chair	The Bishop of London
The Dean	The Canon Pastor
The Chancellor	The Treasurer
The Precentor	Mr Bernard Donoghue
Rt Hon Stephen Timms MP	Ms Kathryn McDowell, CBE
Mr James de Sausmarez	Ms Sheila Nicoll
Mr Chris Allen	Mrs Catherine McGuinness
Mr Richard Gough	Mr Paul Gray
The Revd Prebendary Jonathan Osbourne	Mr Robert Bowles
The Revd Prebendary Marjorie Brown	Mr Simon Holden

 

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College of Canons

The College of Canons deals with the election of the Bishop of London and advises the Bishop when requested. It also receives and considers the annual report and audited accounts, as well as discussing other matters raised.

The Dean, Chair	Non-Residentiary Canons
Area Bishops	Assistant Bishops
Prebendaries	Residentiary Canons
Lay Canons	Suffragan Bishops
Archdeacons

 

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St Paul's Cathedral Enterprises Ltd Board of Directors

St Paul’s Cathedral Enterprises Ltd is a company set up to financially support the Cathedral Church of St Paul in London by engaging in commercial activities. The generated surplus, after deduction of operating expenses, is donated in its entirety annually under a deed of covenant to St Paul’s for its general purposes and the furtherance of its Christian mission.

The Reverend Canon Jonathan Brewster, Chair
Selina Fellows - Non Executive Director	Emma Davies - Director
Elizabeth Smith - Company Secretary	Duncan Smith - Director
	Anthony Bird - Non Executive Director

Share Holder (100%) The Corporation of the Cathedral Church of St Paul in London

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Cathedrals Working Group

The Cathedrals Working Group was set up in response to a request made by the Bishop of Peterborough in his January 2017 Visitation Charge on Peterborough Cathedral. The Bishop asked that the Archbishops’ Council look carefully at how the current legislation governing cathedrals is operating, and whether any improvements could be made. The draft report is the result of this.

The report reviews and provides recommendations on six themes:
•    Mission and Ecclesiology
•    Governance
•    Leadership and Management
•    Finance
•    Buildings
•    Safeguarding