The Acts of Convention
| Resolution Number: | 1976-C024 |
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| Title: | Authorize the Election of a Bishop Coadjutor for Diocese of Central Philippines |
| Legislative Action Taken: | Adopted |
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Resolved, That this Convocation convened on July 27-28, 1976, Cathedral Heights, Quezon City, request the House of Bishops of the Episcopal Church in their meeting in September in Minneapolis, U.S.A., to give permission to the Diocese of Central Philippines to elect a Bishop-Coadjutor.
| Citation: | General Convention, Journal of the General Convention of...The Episcopal Church, Minneapolis 1976 (New York: General Convention, 1977), p. C-138. |
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Legislative History
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| Originating House: | House of Bishops |
| Originating Committee: | Committee on World Mission |
House of Bishops
On the Fifth Day, the Bishop of Alabama, Chairman of the Committee on World Mission, moved the adoption of the following Resolution (C-24):
Whereas, the Rt. Rev. Benito C. Cabanban, Bishop of the Central Philippines, has served the Church in the ordained ministry for more than 28 years--10 years as a priest, 8 years as Suffragan Bishop, and 11 years as Diocesan Bishop; and
Whereas, by any standard Bishop Cabanban has given more than his share of service to the Church in those 28 crucial long years; and
Whereas, the Bishop has announced in his Convocation Address his intention to retire; and
Whereas, the Bishop in his address announced that the election of a Bishop-Coadjutor is in order; therefore, be it
Resolved, that this Convocation convened on July 27-28, 1976, Cathedral Heights, Quezon City, request the House of Bishops of the Episcopal Church in their meeting in September in Minneapolis, U.S.A., to give permission to the Diocese of Central Philippines to elect a Bishop-Coadjutor.
The motion was seconded by the Bishop of Ohio.
Resolution adopted
(Communicated to the House of Deputies in HB Message #70)
| Abstract: | The House of Bishops of the 65th General Convention gives permission to the Missionary Diocese of the Central Philippines to elect a Bishop-Coadjutor. |
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| Notes: | Manuel Capuyan Lumpias was ordained Bishop Coadjutor on September 21, 1977. |