* FINAL VERSION - Concurred

Resolution A084

Title:   Amend I.11.2(g)

Topic:   Canons

Committee:   14. Ministry

House of Initial Action:   Bishops

Proposer:   Ministry Development

Resolved, the House of Deputies concurring, Resolved, the House of Deputies concurring, That Canon III.17.7 is hereby amended and that the deleted sentence be moved to Canon I.11.2:
Sec. 7. In the event of a vacancy in the episcopate of a Missionary Diocese, on account of death, resignation, or other cause, the Standing Committee shall become the Ecclesiastical Authority thereof until the vacancy is filled.
 In the event of a vacancy in the office of Bishop assigned jurisdiction in an Area Mission, the charge thereof shall devolve upon the Presiding Bishop, with the power of appointing some other Bishop as his substitute in such charge, until the vacancy is filled by the House of Bishops.

And be it further
Resolved, That Canon I.11.2 is hereby amended to add a new subsection:
(g)  In the event of a vacancy in the office of Bishop assigned jurisdiction in an Area Mission, the charge thereof shall devolve upon the Presiding Bishop, with the power of appointing some other Bishop as his substitute in such charge, until the vacancy is filled by the House of Bishops.
 
 



EXPLANATION

This paragraph describes the organization of an Area Mission and its Episcopal oversight not the ordination, life or work of bishops, therefore it is better suited for inclusion in Title I, "Organization and Administration."


* Resolution is final but status and text are still under review before publication.