| Resolution Number: | 2018-A161 |
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| Title: | Amend Canon III.11.9(b) [Bishops Suffragan] |
| Legislative Action Taken: | Concurred |
| Final Text: | |
Resolved, That Canon III.11.9(b) is hereby amended to read as follows:
(b) Bishops Suffragan
(1) If a Diocese discerns a need for another Bishop due to the extent of diocesan work, the Diocese may elect a Bishop Suffragan in accordance with Canon III.11.1 and this Canon III.11.9(b).
(2) Before the election of a Bishop Suffragan in a Diocese, the consent of a majority of the Bishops exercising jurisdiction and of the several Standing Committees must be obtained.
(3)(2)(i) A Bishop Suffragan shall act as an assistant to and under the direction of the Bishop Diocesan.
(ii) Before the election of a Bishop Suffragan in a Diocese, the Bishop Diocesan shall submit a consent with a description of the role and the duties of the Bishop Suffragan to the Convention of the Diocese.
(4)(3) The tenure of office of a Bishop Suffragan shall not be determined by the tenure of office of the Bishop Diocesan.
(5)(4) No Bishop Suffragan, while acting as such, shall be Rector, but may serve as Member of the Clergy in charge of a Congregation.
| Citation: | General Convention, Journal of the General Convention of...The Episcopal Church, Austin, 2018 (New York: General Convention, 2018), p. 1057. |
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Legislative History
| Author: | Task Force on the Episcopacy |
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| Originating House: | House of Deputies |
| Originating Committee: | Churchwide Leadership |
House of Deputies
The House of Deputies Committee on Churchwide Leadership presented its Report #18 on Resolution A161 (Amend Canon III.9(b)) and moved adoption.
Original Text of Resolution:
(A161)
Resolved, the House of Bishops concurring, That Canon III.11.9(b) is hereby amended to read as follows:
(b) Bishops Suffragan
(1) If a Diocese discerns a need for another Bishop due to the extent of diocesan work, the Diocese may elect a Bishop Suffragan in accordance with Canon III.11.1 and this Canon III.11.9(b).
(2) Before the election of a Bishop Suffragan in a Diocese, the consent of a majority of the Bishops exercising jurisdiction and of the several Standing Committees must be obtained.
(3) (i)(2)(i) A Bishop Suffragan shall act as an assistant to and under the direction of the Bishop Diocesan.(ii) Before the election of a Bishop Suffragan in a Diocese, the Bishop Diocesan shall submit a consent with a description of the role and the duties of the Bishop Suffragan to the Convention of the Diocese.
(4)(3) The tenure of office of a Bishop Suffragan shall not be determined by the tenure of office of the Bishop Diocesan.
(5)(4) No Bishop Suffragan, while acting as such, shall be Rector, but may serve as Member of the Clergy in charge of a Congregation.
Motion carried
Resolution adopted
(Communicated to the House of Bishops in HD Message #151)
House of Bishops
The House of Bishops Committee on Churchwide Leadership presented its Report #13 on HD Message #151 on Resolution A161 (Amend Canon III.9(b)) and moved concurrence.
Motion carried
The House concurred
(Communicated to the House of Deputies in HB Message #329)
Resolution Concurred by Both Houses, July 12.
| Report Reference: | Task Force on the Episcopacy, Reports to the 79th General Convention, 2018, pp. 698-770. |
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| Abstract: | The 79th General Convention amends Canon III.11.9(b) on bishops suffragan to add internal references to the canons governing consent for episcopal elections and remove the redundant mention of that process here. |