The Acts of Convention
| Resolution Number: | 2024-D064 |
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| Title: | Refer a Resolution to Amend Various Canons to Make Consistent Reporting Requirements |
| Legislative Action Taken: | Referred |
| Final Text: | |
Resolved, That Canon IV.14.12 .a and .b be amended to read as follows:
Sec. 12.
a. In the case of any Accord or Order pertaining to a Priest or Deacon, the Bishop Diocesan shall, within 30 days, give
notice of the Accord or Order to every Member of the Clergy in the
Diocese, each Vestry in the Diocese, the Secretary of Convention, and
the Standing Committee of the Diocese, which shall be added to the
official records of the Diocese; to the Presiding Bishop, to all other
Bishops of the Church, and where there is no Bishop, to the
Ecclesiastical Authority of each Diocese of the Church; to the President
of the House of Deputies; to the Recorder of Ordinations; to the
Archives; to the Secretary of the House of Bishops and the Secretary of
the House of Deputies; and to the Office of for Transition Ministry, which shall insert a copy of the notice of Accord or Order, must make note on the Respondent’s OTM Portfolio of the month, year, and diocese regarding the Accord or Order.
b. In the case of any Accord or Order pertaining to a Bishop, the Presiding Bishop shall, within 30 days, give
notice of the Accord or Order to the Ecclesiastical Authority of every
Diocese of the Church, to the Recorder of Ordinations, to the Secretary
of the House of Bishops, to all Archbishops and Metropolitans, to all
Presiding Bishops of Churches in full communion with this Church, and to
the Office of for Transition Ministry, which shall insert a copy of the notice of Accord or Order, must make note on the Respondent’s OTM Portfolio of the month, year, and diocese regarding the Accord or Order.
And be it further
Resolved, That Canon III.7.10 be amended to read as follows:
Sec. 10.
In the case of the release and removal of a Deacon from the ordained
Ministry of this Church as provided in this Canon, a declaration of
release and removal shall be pronounced by the Bishop in the presence of
two or more Members of the Clergy, and shall be entered in the official
records of the Diocese in which the Deacon being released and removed
is canonically resident. The Bishop who pronounces the declaration of
release and removal as provided in this Canon shall, within 30 days, give
notice thereof in writing to every Member of the Clergy, each Vestry,
the Secretary of the Convention and the Standing Committee of the
Diocese in which the Deacon was canonically resident; and to all Bishops
of this Church, the Ecclesiastical Authority of each Diocese of this
Church, the Presiding Bishop, the Recorder of Ordinations, the Secretary
of the House of Bishops, the Secretary of the House of Deputies, The
Church Pension Fund, and the Office Board for Transition Ministry, whose staff must make note of the month, year, and diocese on the deacon’s OTM Portfolio regarding the release and removal.
And be it further
Resolved, That Canon III.9.12 be amended to read as follows:
Sec. 12.
In the case of the release and removal of a Priest from the ordained
Ministry of this Church as provided in this Canon, a declaration of
release and removal shall be pronounced by the Bishop in the presence of
two or more Priests, and shall be entered in the official records of
the Diocese in which the Priest being released and removed is
canonically resident. The Bishop who pronounces the declaration of
release and removal as provided in this Canon shall, within 30 days, give
notice thereof in writing to every Member of the Clergy, each Vestry,
the Secretary of the Convention and the Standing Committee of the
Diocese in which the Priest was canonically resident; and to all Bishops
of this Church, the Ecclesiastical Authority of each Diocese of this
Church, the Presiding Bishop, the Recorder of Ordinations, the Secretary
of the House of Bishops, the Secretary of the House of Deputies, the
Church Pension Fund, and the Office Board for Transition Ministry, whose staff must make note of the month, year, and diocese on the priest’s OTM Portfolio regarding the release and removal.
And be it further
Resolved, That Canon III.12.7.c be amended to read as follows:
Sec. 7,
c. In the case of the
release and removal of a Bishop from the ordained Ministry of the Church
as provided in this Canon, a declaration of release and removal shall
be pronounced by the Presiding Bishop in the presence of two or more
Bishops, and shall be entered in the official records of the House of
Bishops and of the Diocese in which the Bishop being removed and
released is canonically resident. The Presiding Bishop shall, within 30 days, give
notice thereof in writing to the Secretary of the Convention and the
Ecclesiastical Authority and the Standing Committee of the Diocese in
which the Bishop was canonically resident, to all Bishops of this
Church, the Ecclesiastical Authority of each Diocese of this Church, the
Recorder, the Secretary of the House of Bishops, the Secretary of the
General Convention, The Archives of The Episcopal Church, The Church
Pension Fund, and the Office Board for Transition Ministry, whose staff must make note of the month, year, and diocese on the bishop’s OTM Portfolio regarding the release and removal.
And be it further
Resolved, That Canon III.12.9.c be amended to read as follows:
Sec. 9.
c. In the case of the
release and removal of a Bishop from the ordained Ministry of this
Church as provided in this Canon, a declaration of removal and release
shall be pronounced by the Presiding Bishop in the presence of two or
more Bishops, and shall be entered in the official records of the House
of Bishops and of the Diocese in which the Bishop being removed and
released is canonically resident. The Presiding Bishop shall, within 30 days, give
notice thereof in writing to the Secretary of the Convention and the
Ecclesiastical Authority and the Standing Committee of the Diocese in
which the Bishop was canonically resident, to all Bishops of the Church,
the Ecclesiastical Authority of each Diocese of this Church, the
Recorder, the Secretary of the House of Bishops, the Secretary of the
General Convention, The Church Pension Fund, and the Office Board for Transition Ministry, whose staff must make note of the month, year, and diocese on the bishop’s OTM Portfolio regarding the release and removal.
| Citation: | General Convention, Journal of the General Convention of...The Episcopal Church, Louisville, 2024 (New York: General Convention, 2024), p. 908. |
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Legislative History
| Author: | The Rev. Lynn Carter-Edmands |
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| Originating House: | House of Deputies |
| Originating Committee: | Title IV Disciplinary Canons |
House of Deputies
The House of Deputies Committee on Title IV: Disciplinary Canons presented its Report #31 on Resolution D064 (Amend Canon IV.14.12 .a and .b; Canon III.7.10; Canon III.9.12; III.12.7.c; and Canon III.12.9.c Regarding Consistency of Reporting Across Canons) and moved to refer the resolution to an interim body.
Original Text of Resolution:
(D064)
Resolved, the House of Bishops concurring,
That Canon IV.14.12 .a and .b be amended to read as follows:
Sec. 12.
a. In the case of any Accord or Order pertaining to a Priest or Deacon, the Bishop Diocesan shall, within 30 days, give
notice of the Accord or Order to every Member of the Clergy in the
Diocese, each Vestry in the Diocese, the Secretary of Convention, and
the Standing Committee of the Diocese, which shall be added to the
official records of the Diocese; to the Presiding Bishop, to all other
Bishops of the Church, and where there is no Bishop, to the
Ecclesiastical Authority of each Diocese of the Church; to the President
of the House of Deputies; to the Recorder of Ordinations; to the
Archives; to the Secretary of the House of Bishops and the Secretary of
the House of Deputies; and to the Office of for Transition Ministry, which shall insert a copy of the notice of Accord or Order, must make note on the Respondent’s OTM Portfolio of the month, year, and diocese regarding the Accord or Order.
b. In the case of any Accord or Order pertaining to a Bishop, the Presiding Bishop shall, within 30 days, give
notice of the Accord or Order to the Ecclesiastical Authority of every
Diocese of the Church, to the Recorder of Ordinations, to the Secretary
of the House of Bishops, to all Archbishops and Metropolitans, to all
Presiding Bishops of Churches in full communion with this Church, and to
the Office of for Transition Ministry, which shall insert a copy of the notice of Accord or Order, must make note on the Respondent’s OTM Portfolio of the month, year, and diocese regarding the Accord or Order.
And be it further
Resolved, That Canon III.7.10 be amended to read as follows:
Sec. 10.
In the case of the release and removal of a Deacon from the ordained
Ministry of this Church as provided in this Canon, a declaration of
release and removal shall be pronounced by the Bishop in the presence of
two or more Members of the Clergy, and shall be entered in the official
records of the Diocese in which the Deacon being released and removed
is canonically resident. The Bishop who pronounces the declaration of
release and removal as provided in this Canon shall, within 30 days, give
notice thereof in writing to every Member of the Clergy, each Vestry,
the Secretary of the Convention and the Standing Committee of the
Diocese in which the Deacon was canonically resident; and to all Bishops
of this Church, the Ecclesiastical Authority of each Diocese of this
Church, the Presiding Bishop, the Recorder of Ordinations, the Secretary
of the House of Bishops, the Secretary of the House of Deputies, The
Church Pension Fund, and the Office Board for Transition Ministry, whose staff must make note of the month, year, and diocese on the deacon’s OTM Portfolio regarding the release and removal.
And be it further
Resolved, That Canon III.9.12 be amended to read as follows:
Sec. 12.
In the case of the release and removal of a Priest from the ordained
Ministry of this Church as provided in this Canon, a declaration of
release and removal shall be pronounced by the Bishop in the presence of
two or more Priests, and shall be entered in the official records of
the Diocese in which the Priest being released and removed is
canonically resident. The Bishop who pronounces the declaration of
release and removal as provided in this Canon shall, within 30 days, give
notice thereof in writing to every Member of the Clergy, each Vestry,
the Secretary of the Convention and the Standing Committee of the
Diocese in which the Priest was canonically resident; and to all Bishops
of this Church, the Ecclesiastical Authority of each Diocese of this
Church, the Presiding Bishop, the Recorder of Ordinations, the Secretary
of the House of Bishops, the Secretary of the House of Deputies, the
Church Pension Fund, and the Office Board for Transition Ministry, whose staff must make note of the month, year, and diocese on the priest’s OTM Portfolio regarding the release and removal.
And be it further
Resolved, That Canon III.12.7.c be amended to read as follows:
Sec. 7,
c. In the case of the
release and removal of a Bishop from the ordained Ministry of the Church
as provided in this Canon, a declaration of release and removal shall
be pronounced by the Presiding Bishop in the presence of two or more
Bishops, and shall be entered in the official records of the House of
Bishops and of the Diocese in which the Bishop being removed and
released is canonically resident. The Presiding Bishop shall, within 30 days, give
notice thereof in writing to the Secretary of the Convention and the
Ecclesiastical Authority and the Standing Committee of the Diocese in
which the Bishop was canonically resident, to all Bishops of this
Church, the Ecclesiastical Authority of each Diocese of this Church, the
Recorder, the Secretary of the House of Bishops, the Secretary of the
General Convention, The Archives of The Episcopal Church, The Church
Pension Fund, and the Office Board for Transition Ministry, whose staff must make note of the month, year, and diocese on the bishop’s OTM Portfolio regarding the release and removal.
And be it further
Resolved, That Canon III.12.9.c be amended to read as follows:
Sec. 9.
c. In the case of the
release and removal of a Bishop from the ordained Ministry of this
Church as provided in this Canon, a declaration of removal and release
shall be pronounced by the Presiding Bishop in the presence of two or
more Bishops, and shall be entered in the official records of the House
of Bishops and of the Diocese in which the Bishop being removed and
released is canonically resident. The Presiding Bishop shall, within 30 days, give
notice thereof in writing to the Secretary of the Convention and the
Ecclesiastical Authority and the Standing Committee of the Diocese in
which the Bishop was canonically resident, to all Bishops of the Church,
the Ecclesiastical Authority of each Diocese of this Church, the
Recorder, the Secretary of the House of Bishops, the Secretary of the
General Convention, The Church Pension Fund, and the Office Board for Transition Ministry, whose staff must make note of the month, year, and diocese on the bishop’s OTM Portfolio regarding the release and removal.
Motion carried
Resolution referred to an interim body
(Communicated to the House of Bishops in HD Message #150)
House of Bishops
The House of Bishops Committee on Title IV: Disciplinary Canons presented its Report #38 on HD Message #150 on Resolution D064 (Amend Canon IV.14.12 .a and .b; Canon III.7.10; Canon III.9.12; III.12.7.c; and Canon III.12.9.c Regarding Consistency of Reporting Across Canons) and moved concurrence with referral.
Motion carried
The House concurred
Resolution referred
(Communicated to the House of Deputies in HB Message #272)
Resolution Referred to a Standing Commission by Both Houses.
| Abstract: | The 81st General Convention refers to a Standing Commission a resolution to amend Canons IV.14.12.a, IV.14.12.b, III.7.10, III.9.12, III. 12. 7. C, and III.12.9.c to make consistent the amount of time in which reports must be made which details must be recorded in the bishop’s Office for Transition Ministry Portfolio. |
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