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Synod 2011
Church of Ireland General Synod
The General Synod of the Church of Ireland will take place from Thursday
12th May to Saturday 14th May at the Armagh City Hotel, Friary Road, Armagh.
The Synod is scheduled to commence in the conference centre of the hotel
at 10am on Thursday 12th and to finish at 4.30pm on Saturday 14th. The Synod
Service will be held in St Patrick’s Cathedral, Armagh on Thursday
12th at 7.00pm.
The Archbishop of Armagh, the Most Revd Alan Harper, OBE, will deliver his
presidential address shortly after 10.00am on the first day, Thursday 12th,
and will be available for questions at lunchtime on Thursday. Full press
facilities will be available in the Press Room of the hotel – the Killylea
Room – and journalists are asked to register and receive accreditation
at the Press Room on arrival each day.
The General Synod’s website – which will provide useful information
and materials on a rolling basis – can be found at: http://synod.ireland.anglican.org/2011