D053 (Amend Title IV to require timely appointments to church-wide disciplinary boards)

House of Deputies Message #149

The House of Deputies informs the House of Bishops that on Jun 25, 2024 it considered resolution D053 (Amend Title IV to require timely appointments to church-wide disciplinary boards). The house acted to:

Adopt


Resolved, the House of Bishops concurring,

That Canon IV.5.4.j is hereby amended to read as follows:

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Vacancies on the Court of Review must be filled by the President of the House of Deputies for lay and Clergy members and by the Presiding Bishop for Bishop members within sixty days of the President of the Court of Review’s declaration of a vacancy on the Court.

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Vacancies on the Court of Review must be filled by the President of the House of Deputies for lay and Clergy members and by the Presiding Bishop for Bishop members within sixty days of the President of the Court of Review’s declaration of a vacancy on the Court.

 

And be it further

Resolved, That Canon IV.17.3.e is hereby amended to read as follows:

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A vacancy among the member Bishops must be filled by the Presiding Bishop with the advice of the Bishop members of the Executive Council. A vacancy among the other members must be filled by the President of the House of Deputies with the advice of the lay, Priest, and Deacon members of the Executive Council. All vacancies must be filled within sixty days of the vacancy arising.

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A vacancy among the member Bishops must be filled by the Presiding Bishop with the advice and consent of the Bishop members of the Executive Council. A vacancy among the other members must be filled by the President of the House of Deputies with the advice and consent of the lay, Priest, and Deacon members of the Executive Council. All vacancies must be filled within sixty days of the vacancy arising.

 

And be it further

Resolved, That Canon IV. 17.8.b is hereby amended to read as follows:

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The Presiding Bishop must fill any vacancies on the Court of Review for Bishops within sixty days of the vacancy arising.

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The Presiding Bishop must fill any vacancies on the Court of Review for Bishops within sixty days of the vacancy arising.