The Acts of Convention
| Resolution Number: | 2015-A122 |
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| Title: | Amend Canon III.12.3(a)(2) [Council of Conciliation] |
| Legislative Action Taken: | Concurred |
| Final Text: | |
Resolved, That Canon III.12.3(a)(2) is hereby amended to read as follows:
(2) If no visitation has occurred in a congregation for three years, the
Bishop Diocesan or the Member of the Clergy in charge and Vestry or comparable
body may apply to the Presiding Bishop to appoint five Bishops Diocesan who
live nearest to the Diocese in which such Congregation is situated as a Council
of Conciliation. The Council shall determine all matters of difference between
the parties, and each party shall conform to the decision of the
Council.; Pprovided, that, in
case of any subsequent trialdisciplinary proceedings of
either party for failure to conform to the decision, any right of the
Accused Respondent under the Constitutions and Canons
of this Church or the Diocese holding the trialdisciplinary
proceedings may be pleaded and established as a sufficient defense,
notwithstanding the former decision; and Provided, further, that, in any case,
the Bishop may at any time apply for such Council of Conciliation.
| Citation: | General Convention, Journal of the General Convention of...The Episcopal Church, Salt Lake City, 2015 (New York: General Convention, 2015), p. 419. |
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Legislative History
| Author: | Standing Commission on Constitution and Canons |
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| Originating House: | House of Deputies |
| Originating Committee: | Formation and Education for Ministry |
House of Deputies
The House of Deputies Committee on Formation and Education for Ministry presented its Report #2 on Resolution A122 (Amend Canon III.12.3(a)(2)) and moved adoption.
Original Text of Resolution:
(A122)
Resolved, the House of Bishops concurring, That Canon III.12.3(a)(2) is hereby amended to read as follows:
(2) If no visitation has occurred in a congregation for three years, the
Bishop Diocesan or the Member of the Clergy in charge and Vestry or comparable
body may apply to the Presiding Bishop to appoint five Bishops Diocesan who
live nearest to the Diocese in which such Congregation is situated as a Council
of Conciliation. The Council shall determine all matters of difference between
the parties, and each party shall conform to the decision of the
Council.; Pprovided, that, in
case of any subsequent trialdisciplinary proceedings of
either party for failure to conform to the decision, any right of the
AccusedRespondent under the Constitutions and Canons of
this Church or the Diocese holding the trialdisciplinary
proceedings may be pleaded and established as a sufficient defense,
notwithstanding the former decision; and Provided, further, that, in any case,
the Bishop may at any time apply for such Council of Conciliation.
Motion carried
Resolution adopted
(Communicated to the House of Bishops in HD Message #16)
House of Bishops
The House of Bishops Committee on Formation and Education for Ministry presented its Report #46 on HD Message #16 on Resolution A122 (Amend Canon III.12.3(a)(2)) and moved concurrence.
Motion carried
The House concurred
(Communicated to the House of Deputies in HB Message #340)
Resolution Concurred by Both Houses, July 3.
| Report Reference: | Standing Commission on Constitution and Canons, Reports to the 78th General Convention, 2015, pp. 313-367. |
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| Abstract: | The 78th General Convention amends Canon III.12.3(a)(2) by removing references to disciplinary trials and substituting updated language. |