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The Ecclesiastical Law Society promotes the study of ecclesiastical and canon law particularly in the Church of England and churches in communion with it.

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Thinking about standing for #GeneralSynod this year?

Join our Bitesize seminar as we discuss 'What is the General Synod?' with Jenny Jacobs, Clerk to the Synod

This Tuesday 1730-1800 on zoom

Book 👇

https://t.co/Vbv7je5SnZ

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Professor @LisaWebley speaks to our annual conference about @Law_Commission work on Burial and Cremation law

#BurialLaw
#EcclesiasticalLaw

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'Conserving the dead? Changes in law & regulation over the past decade'

Kicking off todays Ecclesiastical Law Society annual conference is Ian Blaney of @LBMWLAW as we spend the day reflecting on Burial Law and Churchyards: fit for the future?

#BurialLaw

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Join us on 13 June for our annual day conference in central London - this year on Burial Law & Churchyards: fit for the future?

Speakers include @lisawebley & @JulieRugg1

Book your tickets 👇

#ecclesiasticallaw #burial #churchyards
#ELS2026

https://t.co/QdCU1yHuPr

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Join us on 13 June for our annual day conference in central London - this year on Burial Law & Churchyards: fit for the future?

Speakers include @lisawebley & @JulieRugg1

Book your tickets 👇

#ecclesiasticallaw #burial #churchyards
#ELS2026

https://t.co/QdCU1yHuPr

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During research for our 2025 conference the Dean of the Arches was 'struck by the fact that there was already - by the date of the Council of Nicea in 325AD - a canon (or register) of clergy...it had taken 1700 years for us to catch up'

#synod debates National Ministry Register

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What is the #AnglicanCommunion?

Find out more at our next Bitesize Ecclesiastical Law conversation. From 1730 on 10th February with Darren Oliver, Legal Adviser to the Anglican Consultative Council @AnglicanWorld

Free - register here: https://t.co/2sM7dcTtcw

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The President and Trustees were saddened to learn that Sheila Ryan (née Cameron) died yesterday morning. She was a life member and former President of the Society. Requiescat in pace.

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Many prayers and congratulations for our treasurer, the Rt Revd Moira Astin, on the occasion of her episcopal consecration today.

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Latest Bitesize Youtube video on our channel--" What is a Diocesan Chancellor?" With Chancellor Ruth Arlow. https://t.co/5dj1DWGev9

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"What is a Diocesan Chancellor?" Find out tomorrow (24 Jun) 5.30pm in our latest Bitesize Ecclesiastical Law conversation, with the Worshipful Ruth Arlow. Free and open to all but register here: https://t.co/6fiedQdUcr

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Very many thanks for all involved in making our Conference this weekend such a success: hosts, sponsors, speakers, volunteers, and everyone who has supported in any way. Photos of more of the conference, and a report, will appear on our website soon.

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It was very good to welcome Archbishop Angaelos at our Conference today to hear the Coptic Orthodox perspective on the Council of Nicaea.

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As part of the @EccLawSoc conference marking the 1700th Anniversary of the Council of Nicaea at @ChiCathedral, honoured to be interviewed by my dear brother and friend @BishopOfFulham, Jonathan Baker, on the history and ministry of the Coptic Orthodox Church, its theology, and its particular perspective on Christology and the Council of Nicaea, with an opportunity to also receive questions from attendees.

A joy, as ever, to attend the Cathedral Service, as one of its Ecumenical Canons, and spend time with many dear fiends there, including @MarkHillKC and Bishop David Hamid.

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On the final day of our conference the Archbishop of York, our Patron, preached the sermon at the Cathedral Eucharist.

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Many thanks to the Diocese of Chichester, the Bishop and Palace staff, and the Dean and Chapter for hosting our conference this weekend.

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It has been particularly good to welcome members and guests from all over the world to our Conference this weekend, many at their first ELS event

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Many thanks to former chair Elizabeth Wilson leading the team of conference volunteers this weekend

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The final keynote address of our 2025 Conference was delivered today by Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, after which His All-Holiness was made a Fellow of the Ecclesiastical Law Society, the first such fellowship in the Society's history.

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The second keynote address of our 2025 Conference Nicaea Received was delivered today by the Rt Revd Christopher Cocksworth, Dean of Windsor, in Chichester Cathedral: 'The Monarch, the common witness of the Church and the godly
constitution of the State'.

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His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, and His Eminence Archbishop Nikitas of Thyateira were among those present at Choral Evensong at Chichester Cathedral today as part of our 2025 Conference Nicaea Received.