The Acts of Convention

Resolved, That the 80th General Convention of The Episcopal Church accept the Memorandum of Understanding dated January 15, 2022 between The Episcopal Church and the Church of Sweden  (which can found on the Ecumenical and Inter-religious page of The Episcopal Church’s website at https://www.episcopalchurch.org/ministries/ecumenical-interreligious/ and which shall be added to the Ecumenical and Interfaith Relationships page of the Archives upon acceptance of the Memorandum by the General Convention https://www.episcopalarchives.org/sceir) the basis for a relationship of full communion between The Episcopal Church and the Church of Sweden; and be it further

Resolved, That the 80th General Convention of The Episcopal Church request that the Most Rev. Michael B. Curry, Presiding Bishop of The Episcopal Church, convey this action to the Archbishop of the Church of Sweden; and be it further

Resolved, That the ecumenical officers of The Episcopal Church, working with the Task Force to Coordinate Ecumenical and Interreligous Work, establish policies and procedures to facilitate exchange of ministry between The Episcopal Church and the Church of Sweden as set forth in the Memorandum; and be it further

Resolved, That Canon I.20 be amended by adding a new subsection, as follows:

I.20

4. The Episcopal Church has a relationship of full communion with the Church of Sweden under the terms of the Memorandum of Understanding between The Episcopal Church and the Church of Sweden (based upon the understandings set forth in the Report on the Grounds for Future Relations between the Church of Sweden and The Episcopal Church), which was accepted by the 80th General Convention of The Episcopal Church as Resolution 2022-A137.