| Resolution Number: | 2022-C070 |
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| Title: | Amend Canon III.9.5.d [Of the Life and Work of Priests] |
| Legislative Action Taken: | Concurred |
| Final Text: | |
Resolved, That the 80th General Convention amends Title III, Canon 9, Section 5.d as follows:
d. This provision shall not be used for Priests who seek to enter
churches not in full communion with The Episcopal Church or for those
who seek transfer to another Province of the Anglican Communion while
remaining geographically within the boundaries of The Episcopal Church.
In such cases the provisions of Canon III.8.6 III.9.9 shall be followed.
| Citation: | General Convention, Journal of the General Convention of...The Episcopal Church, Baltimore, 2022 (New York: General Convention, 2023), pp. 482-483. |
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Legislative History
| Author: | Province III |
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| Originating House: | House of Bishops |
| Originating Committee: | Ministry |
House of Bishops
The House of Bishops Committee on Ministry presented its Report #5 on Resolution C070 (Amend Canon III.9.5.d) and moved adoption.
Original Text of Resolution:
(C070)
Resolved, the House of Deputies concurring,
That the 80th General Convention amends Title III, Canon 9, Section 5.d as follows:
Title III, Canon 9, Sec. 5. Transfer to Churches in Full Communion with This Church
d. This provision shall not be used for Priests who seek to enter
churches not in full communion with The Episcopal Church or for those
who seek transfer to another Province of the Anglican Communion while
remaining geographically within the boundaries of The Episcopal Church.
In such cases the provisions of Canon III.8.6 III.9.9 shall be followed.
Motion carried
Resolution adopted
(Communicated to the House of Deputies in HB Message #218)
House of Deputies
The House of Deputies Committee on Ministry presented its Report #34 on HB Message #218 on Resolution C070 (Amend Canon III.9.5.d) and moved concurrence.
Motion carried
The House concurred
(Communicated to the House of Bishops in HD Message #255)
Resolution Concurred by Both Houses, July 10.
| Abstract: | The 80th General Convention amends Canon III.9.5(d) to correct a canonical reference. |
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