| Resolution Number: | 2003-A039 |
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| Title: | Amend Constitution Article II.2 [Election of Bishops--First Reading] |
| Legislative Action Taken: | Concurred as Amended |
| Final Text: | |
Resolved, That the second sentence of Article II, Section 2 of the Constitution be amended to read as follows:
Section 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 120 days before
the meeting of 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 this resolution be sent within six months to the Secretary of the Convention of every Diocese to be made known to the Diocesan Convention at its next meeting.
| Citation: | General Convention, Journal of the General Convention of...The Episcopal Church, Minneapolis, 2003 (New York: General Convention, 2004), p. 430f. |
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Legislative History
| Author: | The Standing Commission on Constitution and Canons |
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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 #4 on Resolution A039 (Amend Constitution Article II.2, First Reading) and moved adoption with amendment.
Original Text of Resolution:
(A039)
Resolved, the House of Deputies concurring, That the second sentence of Article II, Section 2 of the Constitution be amended to read as follows:
Section 2. ...But if the election shall have taken place within three
months next 120 days before the meeting of 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 the second sentence of Article II, Section 2 of the Constitution be amended to read as follows:
Section 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 120 days before the meeting of
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 this resolution be sent within six months to the Secretary of the Convention of every Diocese to be made known to the Diocesan Convention at its next meeting.
Motion carried
Resolution adopted with amendment
(Communicated to the House of Deputies in HB Message #17)
House of Deputies
The House of Deputies Committee on the Constitution presented its Report #2 on HB Message #17 on Resolution A039 (Amend Constitution Article II.2, First Reading) and moved concurrence.
The House concurred
(Communicated to the House of Bishops in HD Message #51)
Resolution Concurred by Both Houses, August 2.
| Report Reference: | Standing Commission on Constitution and Canons, Reports to the 74th General Convention, 2003, pp. 104-111. |
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| Abstract: | The 74th General Convention amends Constitution Article II, Section 2 to change the time period for the election of Bishops. |