The Right Reverend MichaelPerham, the Bishop of Gloucester, said St Mary's is the first - and likely to be the only - church to become a minster in the Diocese of Gloucester.
The chairman of the synod's business committee, the Very Reverend MichaelPerham, the Dean of Derby, told the meeting the "time critical element" had disappeared after Dr John's withdrawal and the issue would be better debated next February.
Others already elected by the House of Bishops to sit on the CNC - effectively removing themselves from the running - include the Bishop of Carlisle, the Right Reverend James Newcome, and the Bishop of Gloucester, the Right Reverend MichaelPerham.