The Bills which passed their first and second stages on Thursday received their third and final readings today.

A Bill to amend the procedure for the election of bishops was formally adopted by members of Synod.  Further bills on select vestries and charities regulation, clergy pensions, the Church Fabric and Development Fund, and Self Supporting Ministry, were also formally adopted.

Bill No.7, regarding the governance of Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin, was amended to allow for more inclusive language.