| Resolution Number: | 1985-A001 |
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| Title: | Amend Constitution Article I.4 [House of Deputies--Second Reading] |
| Legislative Action Taken: | Concurred |
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Resolved, That the first two paragraphs of Article I, Section 4, of the Constitution shall be stricken and a new paragraph be substituted therefor, as follows:
Sec.4. The Church in each Diocese which has been admitted to union with the General Convention shall be entitled to representation in the House of Deputies by not more than four Presbyters or Deacons, canonically resident in the Diocese, and not more than four Lay Persons, communicants of this Church, in good standing in the Diocese but not necessarily domiciled in the Diocese; but the General Convention by Canon may reduce the representation to not fewer than two Deputies in each order. Each Diocese shall prescribe the manner in which its Deputies shall be chosen.
The Church in each Missionary Diocese beyond the territory of the United States of America, which shall have been established by the House of Bishops or by the Constitution, and the Convocation of the American Churches in Europe, shall each be entitled to representation in the House of Deputies equal to that of other Dioceses, subject to all the qualifications and with all the rights of Deputies, except as otherwise provided in this Constitution. Each such Missionary Diocese, and the Convocation of the American Churches in Europe, shall prescribe the manner in which its Deputies shall be chosen.
The Church in each Diocese which has been admitted to union with the General Convention, and the Convocation of the American Churches in Europe, shall be entitled to representation in the House of Deputies by not more than four Ordained Persons, Presbyters or Deacons, canonically resident in the Diocese and not more than four Lay Persons, communicants of this Church, in good standing in the Diocese but not necessarily domiciled in the Diocese; but the General Convention by Canon may reduce the representation to not fewer than two Deputies in each order. Each Diocese, and the Convocation of the American Churches in Europe, shall prescribe the manner in which its Deputies shall be chosen.
| Citation: | General Convention, Journal of the General Convention of...The Episcopal Church, Anaheim, 1985 (New York: General Convention, 1986), p. 118. |
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Legislative History
| Author: | The Standing Commission on Constitution and Canons |
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| Originating House: | House of Deputies |
| Originating Committee: | Committee on Constitution |
House of Deputies
Original Text of Resolution:
(A001)
Resolved, the House of Bishops concurring, That the first two paragraphs of Article I, Section 4, of the Constitution shall be stricken and a new paragraph be substituted therefor, as follows:
The Church in each Diocese which has been admitted to union with the General Convention shall be entitled to representation in the House of Deputies by not more than four Presbyters or Deacons, canonically resident in the Diocese, and not more than four Lay Persons, communicants of this Church, in good standing in the Diocese but not necessarily domiciled in the Diocese; but the General Convention by Canon may reduce the representation to not fewer than two Deputies in each order. Each Diocese shall prescribe the manner in which its Deputies shall be chosen.
The Church in each Missionary Diocese beyond the territory of the United States of America, which shall have been established by the House of Bishops or by the Constitution, and the Convocation of the American Churches in Europe, shall each be entitled to representation in the House of Deputies equal to that of other Dioceses, subject to all the qualifications and with all the rights of Deputies, except as otherwise provided in this Constitution. Each such Missionary Diocese, and the Convocation of the American Churches in Europe, shall prescribe the manner in which its Deputies shall be chosen.
The Church in each Diocese which has been admitted to union with the General Convention, and the Convocation of the American Churches in Europe, shall be entitled to representation in the House of Deputies by not more than four Ordained Persons, Presbyters or Deacons, canonically resident in the Diocese and not more than four Lay Persons, communicants of this Church, in good standing in the Diocese but not necessarily domiciled in the Diocese; but the General Convention by Canon may reduce the representation to not fewer than two Deputies in each order. Each Diocese, and the Convocation of the American Churches in Europe, shall prescribe the manner in which its Deputies shall be chosen.
Voting was done by orders on Ballot # 1, on A001.
The Secretary of the House of Deputies read the results of Ballot #1, on A001:
| Lay: | Yes--114 | No--1 | Divided--0 | ||||
| Clerical: | Yes--111 | No--0 | Divided--2 |
Necessary to Pass--58 (Lay); 57 (Clerical)
Motion carried
Resolution adopted
(Communicated to the House of Bishops in HD Message #10)
House of Bishops
The Secretary read the following message from the House of Deputies:
HD Message #10: A001 (Amend Constitution Article 1, Section 4--Missionary Dioceses).
The House concurred
(Communicated to the House of Deputies in HB Message #24)
Resolution Concurred by Both Houses, September 8.
| Report Reference: | Standing Commission on Constitution and Canons, Reports to the 68th General Convention, 1985, pp. 3-20. |
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| Abstract: | The 68th General Convention amends Constitution Article I.4 to delete references to Missionary Dioceses and add references to the Convocation of American Churches in Europe. |