The function of the Archdiocesan Pastoral Council, under the authority of Archbishop Cushley, is to study and weigh those matters which concern the pastoral work of the Archdiocese and to propose practical conclusions concerning them. The Archdiocesan Pastoral Council is composed of clerics, religious and, especially, the lay faithful. It is appointed for a fixed period in accordance with statutes drawn up by the Archbishop, and it lapses when the see is vacant (cf. cann. 511-513). Its present membership consists of:

President: The Most Reverend Leo Cushley, Archbishop of St Andrews & Edinburgh
Chair: To be appointed
Secretary: To be appointed

The Right Reverend Monsignor Patrick Canon Burke VG
The Right Reverend Monsignor Allan T. Canon Chambers VG
The Very Reverend Jeremy Canon Bath VE (with commissioners, to be appointed)
The Very Reverend Jamie Boyle VE (with male and female religious delegates)
The Very Reverend Basil Clark VE (with commissioners, to be appointed)
The Very Reverend Daniel Doherty VE (with commissioners, to be appointed)
The Very Reverend Jeremy Milne VE (with commissioners, to be appointed)