Resolved, the House of _____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.