Synthesis Report of the 16th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops

In the late afternoon of Saturday 28 October 2023, the members of the XVI Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops adopted the following Synthesis Report. Please see it here.

Letter of the XVI Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops to the People of God

As the proceedings of the first session of the 16th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops draw to a close, please see this letter here.

Previewing the Synod

Please watch this video! Ahead of the 2023 Synod of Bishops in Rome, Fr Jan Nowotnik, a voting member, joins theologian Prof Anna Rowlands to preview the Synod.

Read more about it on the Catholic Church of England and Wales website.

Synodal Instrumentum Laboris

Please download it here. It describes the journey so far and shows the worksheets (discussion points) for the Synodal Assembly in October 2023.

Synodal Newsletter - September 2023

Download here:


Synod National Synthesis

Download here:


Final Report

Download here:


Final Report - Appendices

Download here:


Feedback 4 - Dream

Download here:


Feedback 3 - Celebrate

Download here:


Feedback 2 - Mission

Download here:


Feedback 1 - Listen

Download here:


Official Synod webpage

Please see here for more information from the Vatican on the two-year journey (2021-2023) of reflection and sharing of the whole Church.

England, Wales and Plymouth

Please see here for more information from the Catholic Church of England and Wales website.

Please see here for more information from the Plymouth Diocese website.

Prayer for the Synodal Journey

Download here:


Walking together in the diocese

Download here:


Parish newsletter

Download here:


Pastoral Letter - October 2021

Download here: