How we are Organised

Southwell Minster is governed by Chapter with support and oversight from the Cathedral Council and College of Canons. The Cathedral employs approximately 32 members of staff (some part time) who are organised into music, vergers, property, marketing, finance, education and administration. The Minster Team are aided by 300 volunteers that represent 60 different groups.

Chapter

The Cathedral Chapter is the Trustee body that governs the Cathedral, it includes both clergy and lay members. Chapter is responsible for Cathedral governance and strategy, overseeing all aspects of its life and the delivery of its mission. It is chaired by the Dean. The Cathedral’s residentiary canons (members of the clergy who minister at the Cathedral alongside the Dean) are also executive members of Chapter. They are joined as Trustees by non-executive Chapter members, who bring skills and experience relevant to the Cathedral’s operations and must outnumber the executive members. Chapter may include up to two non-executives elected by members of the Cathedral’s Electoral / Community Rolls.  The Cathedral’s Chief Operating Officer and Chief Finance officer also attend Chapter meetings.