Like so much else, this year's Synod was very different from what had been planned. As the Church of Ireland marks 150 years since disestablishment, this last Synod of the current triennium was to be held in May in Croke Park, the home of the Gaelic Athletic Association and a politically significant venue. Instead, pursuant to section 30 of the Civil Law and Criminal Law (Miscellaneous Provisions Act) 2020, which provides for the validity of remote meetings of an unincorporated body, notice was given that an ordinary meeting of the General Synod would be held by electronic communication technology on 1, 2 and, if necessary, 3 December 2020. It was the first Synod for its new President, Archbishop John McDowell, following his translation to Archbishop of Armagh on 28 April 2020.

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爱尔兰教会大会

和其他许多事情一样，今年的主教会议与计划的非常不同。由于爱尔兰教会纪念解散 150 周年，本三年期的最后一次主教会议将于 5 月在盖尔运动协会的所在地和具有重要政治意义的场所克罗克公园举行。相反，根据 2020 年民法和刑法（杂项规定法）第 30 条，该条规定了非法人机构远程会议的有效性，通知将通过电子通信方式举行大会普通会议2020 年 12 月 1 日、2 日，如有必要，2020 年 12 月 3 日举行。这是其新任主席约翰·麦克道尔大主教在 2020 年 4 月 28 日被翻译为阿马大主教之后的第一次主教会议。