The Acts of Convention
| Resolution Number: | 2003-D027 |
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| Title: | Amend Constitution Article II.1 [Election of Bishops--Second Reading] |
| Legislative Action Taken: | Concurred |
| Final Text: | |
Resolved, That Article II, Sec. 1 of the Constitution of the General Convention be amended to read:
Sec. 1. In every Diocese the Bishop or the Bishop Coadjutor shall be chosen agreeably to rules prescribed by the Convention of that Diocese, provided that the retirement date of the Bishop Diocesan shall not be more than thirty-six months after the consecration of the Bishop Coadjutor. Bishops of Missionary Dioceses shall be chosen in accordance with the Canons of the General Convention.
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. 670f. |
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Legislative History
| Author: | Canon Rosalie Simmonds Ballentine Esq. (Virgin Islands) |
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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 #7 on Resolution D027 (Amend Constitution Article II.1 [Election of Bishops–Second Reading]) and moved adoption.
Original Text of Resolution:
(D027)
Resolved, the House of Deputies concurring, That Article II, Sec. 1 of the Constitution of the General Convention be amended to read:
Sec. 1. In every Diocese the Bishop or the Bishop Coadjutor shall be chosen agreeably to rules prescribed by the Convention of that Diocese, provided that the retirement date of the Bishop Diocesan shall not be more than thirty-six months after the consecration of the Bishop Coadjutor. Bishops of Missionary Dioceses shall be chosen in accordance with the Canons of the General Convention.
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.
The question was called to terminate debate on the resolution.
Motion carried
Debate terminated
A vote was taken on Resolution D027.
Motion carried
Resolution adopted
(Communicated to the House of Deputies in HB Message #145)
House of Deputies
The House of Deputies Committee on Constitution presented its Report #6 on HB Message #145 on Resolution D027 (Amend Constitution Article II.1 [Election of Bishops–Second Reading]) and moved concurrence.
Ballot #6 was taken on Resolution D027.
Ballot #6 taken by orders
The Secretary reported the results on Ballot #6.
| Type | Total | Necessary | Yes | No | Divided | Results |
| Lay: | 104 | 53 | 101 | 2 | 1 | Carried |
| Clergy: | 100 | 51 | 97 | 1 | 2 | Carried |
The House concurred
(Communicated to the House of Bishops in HD Message #261)
Resolution Concurred by Both Houses, August 8.
| Abstract: | The 74th General Convention amends Constitution Article II.1 concerning the retirement date of a Bishop Diocesan after the consecration of the Bishop Coadjutor. |
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