| Resolution Number: | 1997-C010 |
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| Title: | Approve a Period of Experimentation for the Church in the Caribbean Region |
| Legislative Action Taken: | Concurred as Amended |
| Final Text: | |
Resolved, That the 72nd General Convention grant to the Dioceses of Haiti and the Dominican Republic an extension of three more years (1997-2000) to continue the experimentation with the Caribbean Region (which includes the autonomous Dioceses of Puerto Rico and Cuba).
| Citation: | General Convention, Journal of the General Convention of...The Episcopal Church, Philadelphia, 1997 (New York: General Convention, 1998), p. 592. |
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Legislative History
| Author: | Diocese of Haiti |
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| Originating House: | House of Bishops |
| Originating Committee: | Committee on World Mission |
House of Bishops
Original Text of Resolution:
(C010)
Resolved, the House of Deputies concurring, That this 72nd General Convention grant to the Diocese of Haiti an extension of six more years (1997-2003) to continue the experimentation with the Caribbean Province.
Proposed Committee Amendment:
Delete lines 2-3 and add "Dioceses of Haiti and the Dominican Republic an extension of the three more years (1997-2000) to continue the experimentation with the Caribbean Region (which includes the autonomous Dioceses of Puerto Rico and Cuba)."
Motion carried
Resolution adopted with amendment
(Communicated to the House of Deputies in HB Message #69)
House of Deputies
The Committee on World Mission presented its Report #4 on HB Message #69 on Resolution C010a (Continue Haiti's and Dominican Republic's Experiment with the Caribbean Region), moved the resolution, and recommended concurrence.
Motion carried
The House concurred
(Communicated to the House of Bishops in HD Message #134)
Resolution Concurred by Both Houses, July 20.
| Abstract: | The 72nd General Convention approves an additional period of three years to continue experimentation with the Church in the Caribbean Region. |
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