# Church of England Elects a New Synod and Names a Bishop of Jarrow

- By: Pulpit News Newsroom
- 2026-11-02T12:50:00.000Z
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Results for the new General Synod were published on 22 October; a day later, Downing Street announced Jitesh Patel as suffragan bishop in the Diocese of Durham. The Church of England published on 22 October 2026 the results of elections to its new General Synod, its legislative body, whose members serve five years. The new Synod will meet for the first time in London on 17 and 18 November 2026, according to the Church of England. On 23 October 2026, Downing Street announced that the King had approved the nomination of Jitesh Patel as suffragan Bishop of Jarrow, in the Diocese of Durham, succeeding Sarah Clark.

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