| Resolution Number: | 2006-A085 |
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| Title: | On the Topic of Amending Constitution Article II.2 [Ordination of Bishops -- First Reading] |
| Legislative Action Taken: | Rejected |
| Final Text: | |
Resolution Rejected. See Legislative History for original text of resolution.
| Citation: | General Convention, Journal of the General Convention of...The Episcopal Church, Columbus, 2006 (New York: General Convention, 2007), p. 88. |
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Legislative History
| Author: | Standing Commission on Ministry Development |
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| Originating House: | House of Bishops |
| Originating Committee: | Committee on Constitution |
House of Bishops
The House of Bishops Committee on Constitution presented its Report #5 on Resolution A085 (Amend Constitution II.2 [First Reading]) and moved adoption with amendment.
Original Text of Resolution:
(A085)
Resolved, the House of Deputies concurring, That Article II.2 of the Constitution be amended to read as follows:
Sec. 2. No one shall be ordained and consecrated Bishop until the attainment
of thirty years of age; nor without the consent of a majority of the Standing
Committees of all the Dioceses, and the consent of a majority of the Bishops of
this Church exercising jurisdiction. But if the election shall have
taken place within three months next before the meeting of the General
Convention, the consent of the House of Deputies shall be required in place of
that of a majority of the Standing Committees.No one shall be
ordained and consecrated Bishop by fewer than three Bishops.
Committee Amendment:
Resolved, the House of Deputies concurring, That Article II.2 of the Constitution be amended to read as follows:
Sec. 2. No one shall be ordained and consecrated Bishop until the attainment
of thirty years of age; nor without the consent of a majority of the Standing
Committees of all the Dioceses, and the consent of a majority of the Bishops of
this Church exercising jurisdiction. But if the election shall have
taken place within three months next before the meeting of the General
Convention, the consent of the House of Deputies shall be required in place of
that of a majority of the Standing Committees.No one shall be
ordained and consecrated Bishop by fewer than three Bishops.
And be it further
Resolved, That a copy of this resolution shall be sent to the Secretary of the Convention of every Diocese to be made known to the Diocesan Convention at its next meeting, and be adopted by the General Convention at its next succeeding regular meeting.
Motion carried
Resolution adopted with amendment
(Communicated to the House of Deputies in HB Message #28)
House of Deputies
The House of Deputies Committee on Constitution presented its Report #1 on HB Message #28 on Resolution A085 (Amend Constitution II.2 [First Reading]) and moved concurrence.
Deputy Crew of Newark on behalf of the Lay Deputation of Chicago, the Lay and Clergy Deputations of Newark, the Clergy Deputation of Western Michigan, and the Lay and Clergy Deputations of Massachusetts, called for a vote by orders on Resolution A085. The Vice-President ruled the request to be in order.
Deputy Kilpatrick of Ohio moved the previous question.
A vote was taken to terminate debate. The voice vote being inconclusive, the Vice-President called for an electronic vote. The result of the vote was: Yes, 578 votes (70.7%) and No, 240 votes (29.3%).
Motion carried
Debate terminated
Ballot #1—Vote By Orders
Ballot #1 on Resolution A085 was taken.
Ballot #1 taken by orders
Results of Ballot #1: Vote By Orders on Resolution A085.
The Secretary read the results of Ballot #1 including the no and divided votes by diocese:
| Diocese | Lay | Clergy |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | N | Y |
| Alaska | N | D |
| Albany | N | N |
| Arizona | Y | D |
| Arkansas | Y | Y |
| Atlanta | N | N |
| Bethlehem | Y | Y |
| California | N | N |
| Central Florida | N | N |
| Central Gulf Coast | Y | Y |
| Central New York | Y | D |
| Central Pennsylvania | D | Y |
| Chicago | N | N |
| Churches in Europe | Y | Y |
| Colombia | N | N |
| Colorado | D | D |
| Connecticut | D | Y |
| Dallas | Y | Y |
| Delaware | N | N |
| Dominican Republic | Y | Y |
| East Carolina | Y | Y |
| East Tennessee | Y | Y |
| Eastern Michigan | N | D |
| Eastern Oregon | Y | Y |
| Easton | N | D |
| Eau Claire | Y | Y |
| Ecuador | Y | Y |
| El Camino Real | N | N |
| Florida | Y | Y |
| Fond du Lac | Y | Y |
| Fort Worth | Y | Y |
| Georgia | Y | Y |
| Haiti | Y | Y |
| Hawaii | D | D |
| Honduras | Y | Y |
| Idaho | Y | Y |
| Indianapolis | Y | Y |
| Iowa | Y | N |
| Kansas | Y | N |
| Kentucky | N | Y |
| Lexington | N | Y |
| Litoral | - | N |
| Long Island | Y | N |
| Los Angeles | N | N |
| Louisiana | Y | Y |
| Maine | N | N |
| Maryland | Y | N |
| Massachusetts | N | N |
| Michigan | D | D |
| Milwaukee | N | Y |
| Minnesota | N | N |
| Mississippi | Y | Y |
| Missouri | Y | Y |
| Montana | Y | Y |
| Navajoland Area Mission | N | N |
| Nebraska | Y | D |
| Nevada | Y | Y |
| New Hampshire | N | N |
| New Jersey | N | N |
| New York | N | Y |
| Newark | N | N |
| North Carolina | Y | Y |
| North Dakota | D | Y |
| Northern California | Y | D |
| Northern Indiana | Y | Y |
| Northern Michigan | N | N |
| Northwest Texas | Y | Y |
| Northwestern Pennsylvania | Y | Y |
| Ohio | N | N |
| Oklahoma | Y | Y |
| Olympia | D | D |
| Oregon | Y | Y |
| Pennsylvania | N | N |
| Pittsburgh | Y | Y |
| Puerto Rico | N | N |
| Quincy | Y | Y |
| Rhode Island | N | D |
| Rio Grande | N | N |
| Rochester | Y | Y |
| San Diego | Y | Y |
| San Joaquin | N | N |
| South Carolina | N | N |
| South Dakota | Y | Y |
| Southeast Florida | N | N |
| Southern Ohio | Y | N |
| Southern Virginia | D | Y |
| Southwest Florida | N | Y |
| Southwestern Virginia | N | N |
| Spokane | Y | Y |
| Springfield | Y | Y |
| Taiwan | Y | Y |
| Tennessee | Y | Y |
| Texas | Y | Y |
| Upper South Carolina | Y | Y |
| Utah | N | N |
| Venezuela | - | N |
| Vermont | D | N |
| Virginia Islands | N | N |
| Virginia | N | N |
| Washington | N | D |
| West Missouri | Y | D |
| West Tennessee | D | D |
| West Texas | Y | Y |
| West Virginia | Y | Y |
| Western Kansas | N | N |
| Western Louisiana | Y | Y |
| Western Massachusetts | N | N |
| Western Michigan | N | N |
| Western New York | D | N |
| Western North Carolina | N | N |
| Wyoming | N | Y |
| Type | Total | Necessary | Yes | No | Divided | No+Div | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lay: | 109 | 55 | 54 | 44 | 11 | 55 | Defeated |
| Clergy: | 111 | 56 | 55 | 41 | 15 | 56 | Defeated |
Resolution A085 failed in the clerical order and the lay order.
Motion defeated
Resolution rejected
(Communicated to the House of Bishops in HD Message #59)
Resolution Rejected.
| Report Reference: | Standing Commission on Ministry Development, Reports to the 75th General Convention, 2006, pp. 226-266. |
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| Abstract: | The 75th General Convention rejects a resolution to amend Constitution Article II.2 regarding obtaining consent to a Bishop's ordination within three months before the meeting of the General Convention. |