The chain of command in the Diocese of Manchester from the top level of the Church of England to the bottom flows from King Charles himself, the Supreme Governor of the Church, then to the national governing body known as the General Synod, then to the Archbishop of Canterbury (pictured left), then to the Archbishop of York, then to the diocesan bishops, and finally to the local parish leadership, which is a parish priest known as a vicar or rector. [1, 2].
All authority is given, and the authority in the Church of
England flows like this from top to bottom, as in any authority structure. Here is an example of the org structure for one diocese, the Manchester Diocese in England:
King Charles III (Supreme Governor of the Church)
|
General Synod (Supreme
legislative body of the Church)
|
Archbishop of Canterbury , Dame
Sarah Mullally (Primate of All England )
|
Archbishop of York, Stephen Cottrell
|
Diocesan Bishop of Manchester ,
The Rt Revd Dr David Walker
|
Bishop of Middleton, Mark Davies & Bishop
of Bolton , Matthew Porter
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Diocese of Manchester
(including Rachel Mann as the Archdeacon of Bolton and Salford ,
the first transgender Archdeacon in the CoE & Mark Davies)
|
Vicar/Rector (pastor of a local parish church)
Detailed Version
Now allow me to go into detail about the people listed above in the org structure. In the section below, I show them in reverse order from the bottom level to the top, and have highlighted specific matters of concern with the individuals in leadership
According to Google AI, the structure, from bottom to top, is:
1. Parishes and Deaneries (Local Level)
- Parish Priest (Vicar/Rector): Leads individual churches (parishes).
- Area Dean: Leads a Deanery, which is a collection of parishes. [3, 4]
2. Diocese of
- Archdeacons: Support
the bishop and oversee specific archdeaconries within the diocese. In
- Rachel Mann as the Archdeacon of Bolton and Salford, the first transgender Archdeacon
- Archdeaconess of
- Archdeaconess of
- Suffragan Bishops:
Assist the Diocesan Bishop. In
- The Bishop of Middleton, Rt Rev Mark Davies
- The Bishop of
- Diocesan Bishop (Bishop of
3.
- Archbishop of
4. National Level (Top Level)
- Archbishop of
- General Synod: The supreme legislative body of the Church of England, consisting of bishops, clergy, and laity.
- The Monarch: King Charles III is the Supreme Governor of the Church of England (CoE). [1, 3, 9, 10, 11]. The head of the CoE, King Charles, embraces a broad, inclusive "spirituality" over sound doctrine based on Sacred Scripture, favoring interfaith dialogue. He seems to prefer to learn from non-Christian religions than from the divinely revealed, infallible truths defined by God’s Holy Word, the Bible. Since his faith is more philosophical and "intellectual", it is questionable at best whether he is a born again believer. Since he does not demonstrate the fruits of a godly man that is truly saved, but rather demonstrates bad fruit, we must reach the obvious conclusion about the head of the CoE (Matt 7:15-21). The term "rotting from the head" comes to mind in regards to the CoE, when one considers the king as its head and the rest of its leadership, examples of which are shown above. See my article, The Faith of King Charles.
High Ratio of Clergy to Congregants
The total number of active ordained clergy was approximately 20,000 in 2019, including 7,700 paid (stipendiary) staff. This is an abnormally high number of clergy compared to the 1.02 million adherents of the Church of England. If we subtract from the 1.02 million adherents the 20,000 clergy, we are left with one million adherents. That's a ratio of 1:50 or one clergy for every fifty congregants, which is quite high.
Freemasonry Even Among Clergy
Freemasonry has historically been, and to some extent remains, present among CoE clergy, even at senior levels. In fact, some Anglican cathedrals have even continued to host special services for Masonic lodges as recently as 2017. Although Freemasonry is a secretive, occult brotherhood, there is no prohibition in the CoE against its members or clergy participating in it.
Women in Authority in the Church of England
Women are ordained to positions of authority in the Church of England (CoE), in leadership over men, and even at the highest levels, comprising 32% of all clergy in the CoE, contrary to the teaching of the apostle Paul, who under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, forbade women to teach men or have authority over men. There are women priests and even women bishops (eg., the Archbishop of Canterbury is a woman), all against Scripture and apostolic prohibitions against doing so. He stated:
"I do not permit a woman to teach or to assume authority over a man; she must be quiet. For Adam was formed first, then Eve. And Adam was not the one deceived; it was the woman who was deceived and became a sinner." (1 Timothy 2:12-14).
The Lord is not against women in ministry, but He is clear that they are not to teach or be in authority over men, as is happening in the CoE. See my article, Women Teaching Men.
Closing Words
The org chart above includes women in authority over men, LBGTQ-affirming people, who believe in blessing same-sex marriages, as well as member of Affirming Catholicism, and is generally full of apostate people who have no business being in oversight of the flock of God, which is the Church. It is no wonder that Paul the apostle warned the Ephesian church during his final address to them saying:
"Keep watch over yourselves and all the flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers. Be shepherds of the church of God, which he bought with his own blood. I know that after I leave, savage wolves will come in among you and will not spare the flock. Even from your own number men will arise and distort the truth in order to draw away disciples after them." (Act 20:28-30)
Back to my article on The Apostasy of the Church of England.
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Attribution notice: Scripture quotations taken from the Holy Bible NIV, copyright Zondervan, used by permission. Image of Archbishop of Canterbury, Dame Sarah Mullally (Primate of All England) taken from Wikimedia Commons, and is in the public domain.
Author's note: If you enjoyed this, you may like, my article on The Apostasy of the Church of England, The Faith of King Charles, as well as The Truth About the Roman Catholic Church. You may access more of my articles on the Main Directory of this blog, as well as my complete blog directory at "Writing for the Master.
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If you want to know Jesus personally, you can. It all begins when you repent and believe in Jesus. Do you know what God's Word, the Bible says?
“Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of God, and saying, ‘The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel.’” (Mar 1:14b-15). He preached that we must repent and believe.
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