William Fittall knighted in New Year’s Honours List – Church Times January 1, 2016 by Fulcrum THE former Secretary General of the General Synod, William Fittall, who retired on 30 November, has been knighted Knight Bachelor in the New Year’s Honours List for services to the Church of England.In his farewell to the Synod, he spoke of his desire to see the Church “recapture the imagination of those who, in a society awash with more information than ever, remain desperately hungry for meaning” Madeleine Davies. Church Times. 30 December 2o15 FulcrumShareTweetShare