The Acts of Convention

Resolved, That this 66th General Convention ratify the division of the Diocese of California into two parts. The new Diocese shall be that portion of the present Diocese of California contained within the County of San Luis Obispo, the County of Monterrey, the County of San Benito, the County of Santa Cruz, and the County of Santa Clara, except that portion of the County of Santa Clara which lies within the city limits of the City of Los Altos and the City of Los Altos Hills, and excepting that portion of the City of Palo Alto which lies south and west of a line starting at El Camino Real and the San Mateo County line and along El Camino Real to the intersection with Page Mill Road, thence southeasterly along The Bayshore to the city limits of Mountain View. (The unincorporated lands of Stanford University are to remain a part of the Diocese of California); and be it further

Resolved, That the 66th General Convention receive the following evidence supporting this Resolution:

1. A Resolution from the Diocese of California committing the Diocese to its division and the formation of a new Diocese;
2. A memorandum from the Bishop of the Diocese of California;
3. A memorandum from the Bishop Coadjutor-Elect of the Diocese of California;
4. Certification concerning the number of churches and the number of clergy remaining in the Diocese of California and the numbers of churches and clergy constituting the new Diocese;
5. Certifications concerning the financial ability of the continuing Diocese of California and of the new Diocese;
6. The adopted temporary name of the new Diocese;
7. The proposed timetable;
8. Ratification of this Resolution by the Bishop and Standing Committee of the Diocese of California;
9. Maps of the existing and proposed new Dioceses.