As per the Church Representation Rules (CRR) Part 9, the Annual Parochial Church Meeting must be held in every parish in the period which begins with 1 January and ends with 31 May. The Diocesan Secretary requires each parish to submit their APCM results to Church House, Derby no later than 31 May.
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Here are some FAQs regarding APCMs which we hope you will find useful.
Information correct as of January 2026
Download these FAQs here
Holding of APCMs:
Q. Is there a new deadline for when APCMs must have taken place by?
A. APCM/APMs need to take place by 31 May of the current year.
Q. Do we have to be quorum to hold an APCM?
A. There is no minimum quorum at an APM or APCM, therefore whoever turns up for the quorum.
Q. Who is allowed to vote at an APCM?
A. Every lay person whose name is entered on the Church Electoral Roll of the parish (and no other person) is entitled to vote at the election of parochial representatives of the laity.
Q. Is postal voting allowed at APCMs?
A. If your PCC passed a resolution to that effect at last year’s APCM, postal voting is allowed. If it did not, a resolution must be passed to that effect at this year’s APCM for future use but will not be allowed to use postal voting at this year’s APCM.
Q. As Electoral Roll Officer, am I allowed to contact those on the electoral roll via email if I have their email address (even if I haven’t had written consent/signed GDPR form to do so)?
A. Yes. If a person on the electoral roll has given you their e-mail address, you are allowed to use it to notify them of the APM and APCM because it is for the purposes of fulfilling your obligations under the Church Representation Rules.
Q. What qualifies someone to be added to the Electoral Roll?
A. See CRR Part 1 Rule 1.
Q. Our deanery synod members are due for election. Can people who have served for 6+ years be re-elected?
- From January 2020, CRR (M8(5)) means a local church meeting (Annual Meeting) can vote to temporarily bar someone from being re-elected to their Deanery Synod for the next term if they've served continuously for a set number of previous terms, preventing them from immediately returning, though they might be eligible later. It's a way to ensure new people get involved by limiting consecutive terms for parochial (local) representatives of the laity (non-clergy). The CRR is copied below for reference:
M8 (5) The annual meeting may by resolution decide that a person who serves as a parochial representative of the laity on the deanery synod for the whole or any part of each of a specified number of successive terms of office may not be nominated for election under Rule M6(1)(a) to serve as such for the whole or any part of the term of office immediately following the last of those terms.
Q. If a churchwarden resigns before their term of office concludes at the next APCM do they automatically lose their place on the PCC?
A. Under Church Representation Rule M17(1)(b) if a member resigns from office as churchwarden they no longer qualify to rule M15(1)(e) and therefore PCC membership ceases. They can’t fill the vacancy caused by their own resignation, as that’ll be reserved for the next churchwarden. However, they may be put forward for election as a member if there is a casual vacancy on the PCC (an election open to all on the roll would apply – See M18) or co-opted if there is room to do so (see M15 (10) for detail).
Q. Can I submit the annual accounts before they are approved by the APCM?
A. Yes. CofE are encouraging parishes to submit their accounts after approval by the PCC in order to provide an idea of annual statements. Approved accounts can be resubmitted as and when they become available. https://www.parishresources.org.uk/resources-for-treasurers/
Incumbents, treasurers and wardens in each parish will have access to the Parish Returns site within the C of E Portal and need to enter financial information for previous financial year. A copy of the accounts should have been sent to the Parish Support Finance team by 30 June of the current year. Please contact Finance Team (finance@derby.anglican.org) and submit your accounts as soon as possible.
Q. When do reports presented at the APCM, such as the Deanery report, have to run from?
A. Reports relate to the financial year (calendar year) of the accounts being scrutinised. Please refer to Church Representation Rule M5 for more information.
Q. Can we communicate all APCM matters via email?
A. If a person has provided an email address, you may communicate by email in line with rule 76.
Communicating by email or post
76 (1) If a person has provided an email address –
(a) any communication required or authorised to be given to that person by or under these Rules may be sent to that email address, and
(b) any disclosure of the person’s name and address required or authorised by or under these Rules must include that email address.
(2) A communication sent by email is to be treated as being in writing if it is received in a form which is legible and capable of being used for subsequent reference.
(3) Where a communication is sent to a person by email at the most recent address provided by that person, it is to be treated as having been given to the person at the time at which it is sent.
(4) Where a communication is sent to a person by post and addressed to that person at his or her last known address, it is to be treated as having been given to the person by the time at which it would be delivered in the ordinary course of post.
The Bishop of Repton is the Rt Revd Malcolm Macnaughton
Bishop Malcolm was installed as the Suffragan Bishop of Repton in a special Evensong at Derby Cathedral on Sunday, 18 April 2021. The installation followed his consecration as bishop at Lambeth Palace on Wednesday, 14 April 2021.
Malcolm was formerly Chief of Staff to the Archbishop of York and was educated at Queens’ College Cambridge.
He trained for ministry at Ridley Hall and served his title at St Andrew’s Haughton-le-Skerne, in the diocese of Durham, and was ordained Priest in 1982.
Malcolm is married to Pam, an ordained pioneer minister and a leadership specialist with the Church Pastoral Aid Society.
He was introduced to the Diocese of Derby in November 2020 and said: “I am much looking forward to working with Bishop Libby and colleagues in the Diocese of Derby, and am excited by the task ahead.
"The COVID crisis is tough for everyone, and we need to be focussed on bringing real hope to those most at risk, those living in poverty, and young people who have so much to offer, but whose opportunities for education, development, and employment, are so limited just now.
"It is great to see the Church in Derby and Derbyshire finding new ways, alongside the old, of being church and seeking the common good.
"What a privilege to be called by God to join you and to share the next stage of this journey!”
If you wish to contact the Bishop of Repton's office, the details are:
The Rt Revd Malcolm Macnaughton, Bishop of Repton
39 Hickton Road,
Swanwick,
Alfreton,
DE55 1AF
07933 344746 | malcolm.macnaughton@derby.anglican.org
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What is a suffragan bishop and why do we have a Bishop of Repton?
The role of the Suffragan Bishop is to support and share in the episcopal ministry of the Bishop of Derby, who is the bishop of the diocese. Episcopal (or “bishop’s”) ministry is about being “shepherds of Christ’s flock and guardians of the faith of the apostles” in the words of the ordination service, which means caring for all God’s people and leading in the task of presenting the faith in the world.
Bishops are to be a focus for the unity of the Church locally, teaching and proclaiming the faith and engaging with the world that the Church is called to serve – being “leaders in mission”, in other words – and encouraging and supporting the ministry of all the baptised, especially ordained and other authorised ministers.
All ministry stems from Christ the Good Shepherd, who invites us to share with him in his work and so the best models of all Christian ministry are shared ones. This is why episcopal ministry is shared by the diocesan bishop with the suffragan bishop who works with him.
Traditionally in the Church of England and other parts of the Christian Church, ministry is rooted in human communities and so all bishops are ordained to be bishop of a specific place. The diocesan bishop is the Bishop of Derby as the largest community in Derbyshire.
In former times, however, bishops often established their base (or “See”) in quite small and out-of-the-way places and until the time of St Chad (who died in 672 AD) the bishop for the whole of the Midlands (then the See of Mercia) was based in Repton.
When – in 1965 – it was decided to appoint a suffragan bishop for the diocese of Derby, he was designated Bishop of Repton, reviving the episcopal connection with this particular community within Derbyshire.
The fact that the suffragan bishop has Repton as his designation, however, does not mean that he has a closer connection with Repton than other places in Derbyshire (and in fact he lives near Ripley!) but it is a reminder that as well as the aspect of bishop’s ministry which is about cathedrals and big communities, bishops are also about attending to the life of the Church and sharing in the building up of the Kingdom of God in smaller human communities, indeed wherever the people of God gather to worship and to witness.
Parish maps of the deaneries and archdeaconries can be accessed through these pages.
>> Download a printable map of South East Derbyshire Deanery (suitable for A4 and A3) [JPG]
>> Download a printable map of the Archdeaconry of East Derbyshire from this page.
Welcome to the South East Derbyshire Deanery
We are part of the East Derbyshire Archdeaconry
If you have any questions or queries please email the following contacts who will be able to help:
Acting Archdeacon: The Ven. Matthew Trick - matthew.trick@derby.anglican.org
Area Dean: Revd Dawn Knight - Revdawn68@gmail.com
Assistant Area Dean: Revd Anne Wilkins - revannewilkins1@gmail.com
Lay Chair of Deanery Synod: Mr Brian Parker - Brianp103@hotmail.co.uk
Deanery Treasurer: Mr Andrew Whysall
Archdeaconry Deputy Warden: Rachel Hobbs
Assistant Archdeaconry Deputy Warden: Tim Wheeler
Deanery Synod Meetings 2026
Tuesday, 10 February 2026 - 7.30 pm - Christ Church, Vicarage Street, Ilkeston, DE7 8QL
Wednesday, 10 June 2026 - 7.30 pm - St Chad’s Church, Wilne Road, Church Wilne, Draycott, Derbyshire, DE72 3QH
Tuesday, 13 October 2026 - 7.30 pm - St Luke’s Church, High Street, Loscoe, DE75 7LE
South East Derbyshire Benefices
- Cotmanhay (Parish of Cotmanhay)
- Heanor (Parish of Heanor)
- Ilkeston Holy Trinity (Parish of Holy Trinty, Ilkeston)
- Ilkeston St John the Evangelist (Parish of St John the Evangelist, Ilkeston)
- Ilkeston St Mary the Virgin (Parish of Ilkeston)
- Kirk Hallam (Parish of Kirk Hallam)
- Langley Mill and Aldercar (Parishes of St John, Aldercar; St. Andrew, Langley Mill)
- Long Eaton St John (Parish of St John, Long Eaton)
- Long Eaton St Laurence (Parish of Long Eaton)
- Marlpool (Parish of Marlpool)
- Morley and Smalley (Parishes of Morley; Smalley)
- Ockbrook (Parish of Ockbrook) (including Borrowash)
- Ripley (Parish of Ripley)
- Sandiacre (Parish of Sandiacre)
- Sawley (Parish of Sawley)
- Stanton-by-Dale with Dale Abbey and Risley (Parishes of Risley; Stanton-by-Dale with Dale Abbey)
- Swanwick and Pentrich (Parishes of Pentrich; Swanwick)
- The Denby Group (Parishes of Codnor; Denby; Horsley Woodhouse; Horsley; St Luke, Loscoe)
- West Hallam and Mapperley with Stanley (Parishes of Holy Trinity, Mapperley; Stanley, West Hallam) (including All Saints Stanley Common)
- Wilne and Draycott with Breaston (Parishes of Breaston; Wilne)
>> Spotlights on parishes in South East Derbyshire Deanery
>> Download a printable map of Dove and Derwent Deanery here (suitable for A4 and A3) [JPG]
>> Download a printable map of the Archdeaconry of Derbyshire Peak and Dales from this page.
Welcome to the Dove and Derwent Deanery
We are part of the Derbyshire Peak and Dales Archdeaconry
Archdeacon: The Ven. Nicky Fenton - nicky.fenton@derby.anglican.org
Area Dean: Revd Dr James Hughes - james.t.hughes@btopenworld.com
Assistant Area Dean: Revd Stella Greenwood
Lay Chair: David Legh
Archdeaconry Deputy Warden: Kate Gee
Assistant Archdeaconry Deputy Warden: Lynda Herbert
Dove and Derwent Benefices
1. Ambergate and Heage (Parishes of St. Anne, Ambergate; Heage)
2. Belper Christ Church with Turnditch (Parishes of Christ Church Belper; Turnditch)
3. Belper (Parish of Belper) (Three churches - Belper St Peter Parish Church; St Mark Openwoodgate; St. Swithin)
4. Duffield and Little Eaton (Parishes of St Alkmund’s Duffield; St. Paul, Little Eaton)
5. Etwall, Egginton, Dalbury, Sutton-on-the-Hill and Trusley (Parishes of Etwall; Egginton; Dalbury; Sutton on the Hill; Trusley)
6. Hazelwood, Holbrook and Milford (Parishes of Hazelwood and Milford; Holbrook)
7. Hilton with Marston on Dove, Hatton, Boylestone and Church Broughton (Parishes of Hilton with Marston on Dove; Hatton; Boylestone; Church Broughton)
8. Kirk Langley and Mackworth; Mugginton and Kedleston; Longford; and Long Lane (Parishes of Kirk Langley; Mackworth (All Saints); Mugginton and Kedleston; Longford; Long Lane)
9. The South Dales (Parishes of Alkmonton; Cubley; Doveridge; Marston Montgomery; Somersal Herbert; Sudbury; Scropton)
>> Spotlights on parishes in Dove and Derwent Deanery
Dove and Derwent Deanery Synod - 2026
Monday, 9 March 2026 (on zoom)
Tuesday, 14 July 2026
Wednesday, 18 November 2026
>> Download a printable map of Derby City Deanery here (suitable for A4 and A3) [JPG]
>> Download a printable map of the Archdeaconry of Derby City and South Derbyshire from this page.
Welcome to the Derby City Deanery!
We are part of the Derby City and South Derbyshire Archdeaconry.
Archdeacon: The Ven. Matthew Trick - matthew.trick@derby.anglican.org
Area Dean: Revd Sarah Watson - sarah.watson@derby.anglican.org
Assistant Area Dean: Revd Mina Munns - mina@stalkmunds.org.uk
Assistant Area Dean:
Deanery Lay Chair: Hugh Craig
Secretary: Sue Hidderley-Burton – sue.hidderley-burton@derby.anglican.org
Treasurer: Hugh Craig
Archdeaconry Deputy Warden: Vacant
Assistant Archdeaconry Deputy Warden: Vacant
Derby City Deanery is made up of all the parishes in the city of Derby including Derby Cathedral, BMOs and chaplaincies. With over 250,000 inhabitants, it has about a quarter of the population of the diocese. The population is culturally diverse with many faiths represented. The Deanery has many characteristics in common with other inner cities such as having more than half the areas of deprivation within the diocese.
Derby City Benefices
- Derby; The Cathedral Church of All Saints (The Parish of Derby Cathedral Church of All Saints)
- Allestree St. Edmund and Darley Abbey (Parishes of Allestree; Darley Abbey)
- Allestree St. Nicholas (Parish of St. Nicholas Allestree)
- Alvaston (Parish of Alvaston)
- Boulton (Parish of Boulton)
- Breadsall (Parish of Breadsall)
- Chaddesden St. Mary (Parish of Chaddesden)
- Chaddesden St. Philip with Derby St. Mark (Parishes of Chaddesden, St. Philip; Derby, St. Mark)
- Chellaston (Parish of Chellaston)
- Derby St. Alkmund and St. Werburgh (Parish of St. Alkmund and St. Werburgh Derby) (This excludes St. Werburgh’s Bishop’s Mission Order)
- St. Anne Derby (Parish of St Anne, Derby)
- Derby St. Barnabas (Parish of St. Barnabas, Derby)
- Derby St. Bartholomew (Parish of Derby St. Bartholomew)
- Derby St. Luke (Parish of Derby St. Luke)
- St. John the Evangelist, Derby (Parish of St. John the Evangelist, Derby)
- Derby St. Paul (Parish of St. Paul, Derby)
- Derby St. Peter and Christ Church with Holy Trinity (Parish of St. Peter and Christ Church with Holy Trinity, Derby)
- Findern (Parish of Findern) (held in plurality with 30)
- Littleover and Blagreaves (Parish of Littleover and Blagreaves) (including the Haven Chrisian Centre LEP)
- Mackworth St. Francis (Parish of Mackworth St. Francis) (currently being managed by the St Werburgh Bishops Mission Order Group)
- Mickleover and Radbourne (Parishes of All Saints, Mickleover; St. John the Evangelist Mickleover; Radbourne)
- Normanton (Parish of Normanton-by-Derby)
- Oakwood (Parish of Oakwood)
- Pride Park, Wilmorton, Allenton & Shelton Lock (Parishes of Allenton and Shelton Lock; St. Andrew with St. Osmund, Derby)
- Quarndon (Parish of Quarndon)
- Sinfin (Parish of Sinfin)
- Sinfin Moor (Parish of Sinfin Moor)
- Spondon (Parish of Spondon)
- Walbrook Epiphany (Parish of Walbrook Epiphany) (including St. Augustine Derby and St. Thomas Derby)
- Willington (Parish of Willington) (held in plurality with 18)
Bishop’s Mission Order
Derby: St. Werburgh’s Bishop’s Mission Order
>> Spotlights on parishes in Derby City Deanery
Derby City Deanery Synod
Synod meetings in 2026
Weds, 11 February 2026 – St Nicholas Church, 2 Lawn Avenue, Allestree, DE22 2PE – 7.00 p.m. for 7.30 p.m.
Thur, 18 June 2026 – St Augustine’s Church, Upper Dale Road, Derby, DE23 8BP – 7.00 p.m. for 7.30 p.m.
Weds, 7 October 2026 – St Edmund’s, Sinfin Avenue, Shelton Lock, DE24 9JA – 7.00 p.m. for 7.30 p.m.
The Deanery Synod is a gathering place for clergy and lay representatives in the deanery, where we can pray and take counsel together, supporting one another in mission, and co-ordinating our service and sharing of the Gospel.
Derby City Deanery Synod comprises approximately 50 deanery clergy and 125 lay representatives from all parishes (allocated according to the number of people on each parish church’s electoral roll). Most business is conducted in a combined meeting, but occasionally there are separate meetings for the House of Clergy and the House of Laity. Lay Representatives are elected within their parish to serve for three years.
The Deanery Synod provides a vital structural bridge between parochial church councils (PCCs) and Diocesan Synods, bringing together clergy and lay people from neighbouring parishes to discuss issues relating to mission and ministry in the local area. Sometimes it will make a formal decision, sometimes by means of a vote and a local concern raised in your Deanery Synod could find its way onto an agenda for debate by your Diocesan Synod and even by the General Synod.
The Deanery Synod is an important part of the CofE structure and culture. Members are elected by parishes, and the Deanery Synod in turn elects representatives to the Diocesan Synod. Deanery synod meetings are concerned with seeking God’s will for the mission of the church locally, so it needs to be Christ-centred, prayerful and open to the spirit speaking through all.
It can take strategic decisions to advance local mission and ministry, but it also serves the witness and mission of the wider church.
Potentially the work that deanery synods do at local level can help shape the church at national level for years to come.
Derby City Deanery Leadership Team
This team consists of the:
Area Dean and Assistant Area Dean(s)
Lay Chair, Secretary and Treasurer of Synod
Elected Lay and Clergy Representatives of Synod
Deanery Administrator and co-opted members.
The Deanery Synod is required to have a standing committee. The first Derby City Deanery Synod (held in September 2016) approved the proposal that our Deanery Leadership Team be the standing committee.
One of its functions is to prepare the agenda for Deanery Synod and conduct any business between meetings that is required.
It also has two other functions. First, as the Mission and Pastoral Committee of the Deanery, supporting parishes in vacancy and taking an overview of the needs for mission and ministry in the Deanery. It is also in a good position to deal with the legal issues as the new Deanery comes into being.
Second, it has the role of co-ordinating the mission of the church in the Deanery, supporting and developing the missional role of the Deanery. In this capacity, the Deanery Leadership Team will take a leading role in writing any Deanery Mission Action Plan.
>> Download a printable map of Carsington Deanery here (suitable for A4 & A3) [JPG]
>> Download a printable map of the Archdeaconry of Derbyshire Peak and Dales from this page.
Welcome to the Carsington Deanery!
We are part of the Derbyshire Peak and Dales Archdeaconry.
Archdeacon: The Ven. Nicky Fenton - nicky.fenton@derby.anglican.org
Area Dean: Revd Phil Michell - phil.michell@live.co.uk
Archdeaconry Deputy Warden: Kate Gee
Assistant Archdeaconry Deputy Warden: Lynda Herbert
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Carsington Benefices
- Ashbourne with Mapleton with Ashbourne St John (Parishes of Ashbourne with Mapleton; Ashbourne St John) (Ashbourne St John is a private chapel)
- Brailsford with Shirley, Osmaston with Edlaston and Yeaveley (Parishes of Brailsford; Shirley; Osmaston; Edlaston; Yeaveley)
- Clifton in Plurality with Norbury with Snelston (Parishes of Clifton; Norbury; Snelston)
- Darley, South Darley and Winster (Parishes of Darley; South Daley; Winster)
- Fenny Bentley, Thorpe, Tissington, Parwich and Alsop-En-Le-Dale (Parishes of Alsop-En-Le-Dale; Fenny Bentley; Parwich; Thorpe; Tissington)
- Hulland, Atlow, Kniveton, Bradley and Hognaston (Parishes of Atlow; Bradley; Hognaston; Hulland; Kniveton)
- Matlock Bank and Tansley (Parishes of All Saints, Matlock Bank; Tansley)
- Matlock Bath and Cromford (Parishes of St Mary Cromford; Matlock Bath)
- Matlock, Dethick, Lea and Holloway (Parishes of Dethick, Lea and Holloway; Matlock (St Giles)
- Wirksworth (Parishes of Bonsall; Bradbourne; Brassington; Carsington; All Saints, Elton; St James, Idridgehay; Kirk Ireton; Middleton; Wirksworth with Alderwasley)
>> Parish Spotlights for Carsington Deanery
Carsington Deanery Synod Meetings 2026
Wednesday, 25 February 2026 - 7.30 pm - Holy Trinity Church, Derby Road, Matlock Bath, Matlock, DE4 3PU
Tuesday, 23 June 2026 - Venue TBC
Wednesday, 28 October 2026 - Venue TBC
>> Download a printable map of North East Derbyshire Deanery (suitable for A4 and A3) [JPG]
>> Download a printable map of the Archdeaconry of East Derbyshire from this page.
Welcome to the North East Derbyshire Deanery
We are part of the East Derbyshire Archdeaconry
Acting Archdeacon: The Ven. Matthew Trick - matthew.trick@derby.anglican.org
Area Dean: Revd Daniel Cooke - daniel.cooke@derby.anglican.org
Assistant Area Dean: Revd Bryony Taylor - revbryonytaylor@gmail.com
Lay Chair of Deanery Synod: Canon Christine Holmes-Elener
Deanery Secretary: Nigel Swann
Deanery Treasurer: Mr John Taylor
Archdeaconry Deputy Warden: Rachel Hobbs
Assistant Archdeaconry Deputy Warden: Tim Wheeler
North East Derbyshire Deanery Synod
11 February 2026 at 7.30pm - St. John the Baptist church, Clowne
23 June 2026 at 7.30pm - Venue to be advised
4 November 2026 at 7.30pm - Venue to be advised
North East Derbyshire Benefices
- Barlborough and Clowne (Parishes of Barlborough; Clowne)
- Brampton St. Thomas and St. Mark (Parish of St Thomas and St. Mark)
- Brimington (Parish of Brimington)
- Calow and Sutton Cum Duckmanton (Parishes of St. Peter Calow; Sutton Cum Duckmanton
- Chesterfield Holy Trinity and Christ Church (Parish of Chesterfield Holy Trinity and Christ Church)
- Chesterfield SS Augustine (Parish of Saint Augustine, Chesterfield)
- Chesterfield Saint Mary and All Saints (Parish of Chesterfield (St. Mary and All Saints))
- Dronfield with Holmesfield (Parish of Dronfield with Holmesfield) (including Gosforth Valley, Holmesdale and Unstone)
- Eckington and Ridgeway (Parish of Eckington and Ridgeway) (including Upper Eckington)
- Elmton with Creswell and Whitwell with Steetley (Parishes of Elmton with Creswell; Whitwell with Steetley)
- Hasland (Parish of Hasland) held in plurality with 16.
- Killamarsh and Renishaw (Parishes of Killamarsh; Renishaw)
- Loundsley Green (Parish of Loundsley Green)
- Old Brampton and Great Barlow (Parishes of Old Brampton; Great Barlow)
- Saint John, Newbold with Dunston (Parish of St John Newbold with Dunston)
- Temple Normanton (Parish of Temple Normanton) held in plurality with 11.
- Staveley and Barrow Hill (Parish of Staveley and Barrow Hill)
- Walton St John (Parish of Walton St John (including Holymoorside))
- Whittington (Parishes of St Bartholomew, Whittington; St Barnabas, New Whittington)
- Wingerworth (Parish of Wingerworth)
>> Spotlights on parishes in North East Derbyshire Deanery
The Venerable Nicky Fenton
Archdeacon of Derbyshire Peak and Dales
nicky.fenton@derby.anglican.org
01332 388658
Julie Ford
PA to the Archdeacon of Derbyshire Peak and Dales
julie.ford@derby.anglican.org
01332 278177
Working pattern: Tuesday to Friday
Having loved four months working as acting archdeacon, I was absolutely delighted and thrilled to be invited to continue the work that I have started and to partner with you to create transformed lives through growing church and building community, so that we might be good news for all and bring God’s kingdom nearer.
I was born in Birmingham and came to faith when I was 17 through a mixture of a Billy Graham Crusade, a school Christian Union, membership of uniformed organisations and Bible reading at home.
I am married to Michael; a chartered accountant and we have two adult children Emily and Sophie, and we enjoy going out for meals and exploring new places together. Most days I try to get to the gym and either swim or do aqua, pilates or yoga. Music and dance have played a significant part in my life too. When I’m on my own I love reading, watching films, jigsaw puzzles.
Prior to ordination, I worked in education – my last teaching job was as nursery teacher with 95 pre-school children and a team of nine staff in my care. I also have a qualification in people practice.
My theological education was based at Cranmer Hall and my curacy in St Ann’s, Nottingham. My previous roles within the Diocese of Derby include Priest-in-Charge of the Benefice of Hazelwood, Holbrook, Milford with Shottle, Diocesan School Missioner, Bishop’s Adviser in Spirituality, Retired Clergy Officer, Bishop’s Chaplain, and a residentiary canon at Derby Cathedral.
The image that speaks to me most clearly about my ministry as an archdeacon is that of a midwife: coming alongside people and places offering ongoing care, guidance and advice; mediating and bridging gaps between different groups of people; supporting the birthing of new initiatives and offering comfort and strength as people let go, and breaking down barriers to change and growth.
I focus my ministry around five key priorities – prayer, people, places, projects and planning - while ensuring I am also attentive to my ongoing personal formation. I would love the opportunity to share with you what that looks like in practice – so please do invite me to come and visit!
My prayer is that knowing we are loved by God, and supported by each other, we can give ourselves wholeheartedly to serving God in the communities and worshipping contexts we are part of; and consistently and persistently move forward in generous faith, courageous hope and life-giving love.
Parish map of the Archdeaconry of Derbyshire Peak and Dales
>> Download a printable map of the Archdeaconry of Derbyshire Peak and Dales (suitable for A4 and A3) [JPG]
>> Maps of individual deaneries can be downloaded from their respective pages here.
The Venerable Matthew Trick
Archdeacon of Derby and South Derbyshire
Acting Archdeacon of East Derbyshire
matthew.trick@derby.anglican.org
01332 388684
Sue Hidderley-Burton
PA to the Archdeacon of Derby City and South Derbyshire
sue.hidderley-burton@derby.anglican.org
01332 388682
Parish map of the Archdeaconry of Derby City and South Derbyshire
>> Download a printable map of the Archdeaconry of Derby City and South Derbyshire (suitable for A4 and A3) [JPG]
>> Maps of individual deaneries can be downloaded from their respective pages here.
Temporary office relocation
From Thursday 1 May 2025, the Bishop of Derby’s office will be based at Derby Church House to allow the Church Commissioners to make repairs and improvements to the office.
Please direct any post during this time to:
The Bishop of Derby’s Office, c/o Derby Church House, Full Street, Derby DE1 3DR
Office emails and phone numbers will remain the same.
The Bishop’s office expect to be at Derby Church House until the end of this year. Information regarding their move back to Duffield will be provided when plans have been confirmed.
The Bishop of Derby is the Rt Revd Libby Lane.
Bishop Libby was installed at Derby Cathedral on 25 May 2019, having previously been the Suffragan Bishop of Stockport, in the Diocese of Chester – a post she occupied from 2015.
Libby describes Derbyshire as ‘the place that holds my heart’.
She grew up in Glossop in the north-west of the county and was selected for ordination while working in the parish of St Thomas Brampton, Chesterfield.
Bishop Libby said: “I am excited and privileged to have been called to serve as Bishop of Derby.
“I grew up here and my vocation was fostered here. Derbyshire nurtured me and brought me to faith and I want to love Derbyshire back.
“I want to lead a church in Derbyshire where people find hope because they know they are loved by God in Christ, and I pray that hope sets us free to live our lives in ways that bring change for good.”
The Bishop of Derby provides leadership and oversight to the Diocese of Derby in the Church of England.
The Diocese covers the County of Derbyshire, the City of Derby, and some additional communities beyond those boundaries.
The Diocesan Bishop works with the Suffragan Bishop of Repton, to give vision and shape to the life of the diocese.
The Bishop of Derby in their corporate capacity holds the responsibility of being the episcope for the Diocese of Derby.
Their ecclesiastical jurisdiction is set out in the guidelines for professional conduct of clergy.
And the Bishop of Derby holds a seat in the House of Lords as one of the Lords Spiritual.
Further information on the role of the bishops in parliament can be found on:
The Church of England in Parliament
Contact information for The Lord Bishop of Derby - MPs and Lords - UK Parliament
The Bishop of Derby’s Office’s standard working hours are Monday to Friday 9am - 5pm.
If you wish to contact the Bishop of Derby's office, the contact details are:
The Bishop’s Office
6 King Street
Duffield
Derby
DE56 4EU
01332 840132 | bishop@bishopofderby.org
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Download the Bishop of Derby's Clergy Personal File Privacy Notice [PDF]
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The term of office of the current Diocesan Synod ends on 31 July 2015. Therefore Derby Diocese must elect a new Diocesan Synod from its clergy and church members. The electors are members (other than currently co-opted members) of the House of Clergy and the House of Laity of the Deanery Synods of the Diocese. The rules state that the electors are defined at 6.00am on the date on which the nominations papers are issued locally by the Deanery.
Elections to the new Diocesan Synod will be carried out during the period May to July 2015 to a timetable fixed by the Bishop in accordance with Church Representation Rule 32(1). The new Diocesan Synod will take office on 1 August 2015 and the first meeting of the new Diocesan Synod will be on 17 October 2015.
The Bishop, in accordance with Rule 32(2) has appointed the Rural Deans to be the Presiding Officers for elections by the House of Laity of Deanery Synods and the Lay Chairs to be the Presiding Officers for elections by the House of Clergy of Deanery Synods.
Nominations
A Notice of Election must be sent to every qualified elector, together with a nomination form. Every candidate may be nominated and seconded by qualified electors and every candidate must express with their signature, their willingness to serve, if elected. Opportunity is provided for a candidate, if he or she so desires, to set out in 100 words or fewer, a factual statement, such as professional qualifications, present office of relevant experience, for circulation with the voting papers.
Nomination Forms will be posted to all electors on 14 May 2015. Nomination Forms will be sent by post on the same day in order that every elector is treated equally.
Valid paper copies of Nomination Forms must be returned by mid-day on 5 June which is the closing date for nominations.
If nominations are received, which are equal to or less than the number to be elected, then these persons will be elected and notified accordingly. If there are less than the number of people to be elected then the remaining places are treated as casual vacancies and are then filled by the House of Clergy or the House of Laity by a method to be decided by them in accordance with the Church Representation Rules. This process is the responsibility of the Chair of the appropriate House.
Voting Papers
If there are more nominations than there are places to fill, then an election will be organised. A voting paper must be circulated to every qualifying elector by post no later than 12 June 2015 and these have to be returned by mid-day on 3 July. The completed voting paper must be signed by the elector, together with their full name written on the reverse of the form in order to be valid. Candidates will be notified of the result. In the event of equality of votes, the decision shall be taken by lot by the Presiding Officer.
TIMELINE
14 May 2015 Each Deanery issues Notice of Election and Nomination Papers
5 June 2015 Closing date for nominations
19 June 2015 Deanery issues voting papers (if elections are required)
3 July 2015 Closing date for voting
10 July 2015 Deanery presiding officers inform Diocesan Secretary, Deanery Synod Secretaries and candidates of election results and of Diocesan Synod Members
15 July 2015 Diocesan Synod Elections must be complete
1 August 2015 Members of the new Diocesan Synod hold office from this date
17 October 2015 First meeting of the new Diocesan Synod
NUMBERS TO BE ELECTED
DEANERY Clergy Laity
Alfreton 3 3
Bakewell and Eyam 4 5
Bolsover & Staveley 3 4
Buxton 3 2
Chesterfield 8 8
Glossop 2 3
Wirksworth 2 3
Ashbourne 2 3
Derby North 6 4
Derby South 5 4
Duffield 3 5
Heanor 2 2
Erewash 5 6
Longford 2 2
Melbourne 3 3
Repton 3 4
Diocesan Synod
The statutory governing body of the Diocese is the Diocesan Synod which is elected with representation across the Diocese with broadly equal numbers of clergy and lay people meeting together in Diocesan Synod with the diocesan Synod with the diocesan bishop, the suffragan bishop and archdeacons.
Its role is to:
- consider matters affecting the Church of England in the Diocese;
- act as a forum for debate of Christian opinion on matters of religious or public interest;
- advise the Bishop where requested;
- deal with matters referred by General Synod; and
- provide for the financing of the Diocese.
Deanery Synod
Deanery Synods have two houses, laity and clergy, and their role is to:
- respond to requests from General Synod;
- give effect to the decisions made by the Diocesan Synod;
- consider matters affecting the Church of England by drawing together the views of the parishes within the deanery;
- act as a channel of communication to express the views of parishes to Diocesan Synod and thence to General Synod;
- raise with Diocesan Synod such matters as it considers appropriate; and
- elect members of the deanery to the Diocesan Synod and in respect of the House of Laity elect lay members of the Diocese to General Synod.
The Bishop's Council (and Standing Committee of the Diocesan Synod)
Under the construction of the Diocesan Synod, Bishop's Council has the following functions:
- to plan the business of the Synod, to prepare the agenda for its sessions and to circulate to members information about matters for discussion;
- to initiate proposals for action by the Synod and to advise it on matters on policy which are placed before it;
- to advise the President, being the Diocesan Bishop, on any matters which he may refer to the Committee;
- subject to the directions of the Synod, to transact the business of the Synod when the Synod is not in session;
- to appoint members of committees or nominate individuals for election to committees, subject to the directions of the synod; and
- to carry out such functions as the Synod may delegate to it.
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Synodical procedure
Diocesan Synod
The statutory governing body of the Diocese is the Diocesan Synod which is elected with representation across the Diocese with broadly equal numbers of clergy and lay people meeting together in Diocesan Synod with the diocesan Synod with the diocesan bishop, the suffragan bishop and archdeacons.
Its role is to:
- consider matters affecting the Church of England in the Diocese;
- act as a forum for debate of Christian opinion on matters of religious or public interest;
- advise the Bishop where requested;
- deal with matters referred by General Synod; and
- provide for the financing of the Diocese.
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Deanery Synod
Deanery Synods have two houses, laity and clergy, and their role is to:
- respond to requests from General Synod;
- give effect to the decisions made by the Diocesan Synod;
- consider matters affecting the Church of England by drawing together the views of the parishes within the deanery;
- act as a channel of communication to express the views of parishes to Diocesan Synod and thence to General Synod;
- raise with Diocesan Synod such matters as it considers appropriate; and
- elect members of the deanery to the Diocesan Synod and in respect of the House of Laity elect lay members of the Diocese to General Synod.
The Bishop's Council (and Standing Committee of the Diocesan Synod)
Under the construction of the Diocesan Synod, Bishop's Council has the following functions:
- to plan the business of the Synod, to prepare the agenda for its sessions and to circulate to members information about matters for discussion;
- to initiate proposals for action by the Synod and to advise it on matters on policy which are placed before it;
- to advise the President, being the Diocesan Bishop, on any matters which they may refer to the Committee;
- subject to the directions of the Synod, to transact the business of the Synod when the Synod is not in session;
- to appoint members of committees or nominate individuals for election to committees, subject to the directions of the synod; and
- to carry out such functions as the Synod may delegate to it.
