Professor Norman Doe made fellow of the Ecclesiastical Law Society

July 9, 2025

On Wednesday 9 July, Professor Norman Doe, Professor of Law at Cardiff University,a Master of the Bench at the Inner Temple, London, and Chancellor of the Diocese of Bangor delivered a lecture to the Society entitled “Move Over Lyndwood: The York Provinciale”. At the conclusion of the lecture, he was admitted as the Fellow of the Ecclesiastical Law Society by the Dean of the Arches, the Rt Worshipful Morag Ellis. Professor Doe is the second fellow of the ELS in its history, the inaugural Fellowship having been awarded to His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew in June.

The lecture took place at the Grosvenor Chapel, London, and was introduced by the Revd Stephen Coleman, Priest-in-Charge of the Chapel, and co-ordinator of the Society’s London lectures. Professor Doe’s lecture examined the little know York Provinciale, and its relative neglect among scholars and practitioners in comparison to William Lyndwood’s Provinciale for the province of Canterbury. The lecture broke fascinating new ground and opened up many new possibilities for further research.

A fellowship of the Ecclesiastical Law Society is an award reserved for those who have made “a contribution of great and lasting significance to the study and of ecclesiastical and canon law”. The Dean of the Arches spoke about Professor Doe’s unparalleled contribution to the study of Anglican canon law over many decades.

The ELS is grateful to Birketts LLP for their sponsorship of the 2025 London lectures.