Diocesan convention

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Episcopal Church structure ecclesiastical assembly governing body legislative body

The Diocesan convention is the primary legislative and decision-making assembly of an Episcopal diocese, composed of clergy and lay representatives who set policies, budgets, and direction for diocesan ministry.

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All labels observed (34)

Label	Occurrences
Diocesan convention canonical	4
diocesan council	2
Diocesan Convention	1
Diocesan Convention of Central Pennsylvania	1
Diocesan Convention of Colorado	1
Diocesan Convention of Idaho	1
Diocesan Convention of Louisiana	1
Diocesan Convention of Maryland	1
Diocesan Convention of Minnesota	1
Diocesan Convention of Southeast Florida	1
Diocesan Convention of Southern Ohio	1
Diocesan Convention of Spokane	1
Diocesan Convention of Utah	1
Diocesan Convention of Virginia	1
Diocesan Convention of Washington	1
Diocesan Convention of West Virginia	1
Diocesan Convention of Western Michigan	1
Diocesan Convention of the Diocese of Florida	1
Diocesan Convention of the Diocese of Ohio	1
Diocesan Convention of the Diocese of San Diego	1
Diocesan Council	1
Diocesan convention of East Carolina	1
Diocesan convention of Indianapolis	1
Diocesan convention of Mississippi	1
Diocesan convention of the Diocese of Central Florida	1
Diocesan convention of the Diocese of Chicago	1
Diocesan convention of the Diocese of Lexington	1
Diocesan convention of the Diocese of Michigan	1
Diocesan convention of the Diocese of Milwaukee	1
Diocesan convention of the Diocese of Northern Indiana	1
Diocesan convention of the Diocese of Northern Michigan	1
Diocesan convention of the Diocese of Southwest Florida	1
Diocesan council	1
diocesan convention	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Episcopal Church structure ⓘ ecclesiastical assembly ⓘ governing body ⓘ legislative body ⓘ
composedOf	clergy ⓘ lay representatives ⓘ
convenedBy	diocesan bishop ⓘ
governs	diocesan institutions subject to diocesan canons ⓘ diocesan ministry ⓘ
hasAuthority	adopt diocesan budget ⓘ adopt diocesan canons ⓘ amend diocesan canons ⓘ authorize diocesan programs ⓘ elect diocesan bishop in some dioceses ⓘ elect diocesan officers ⓘ receive and act on reports from diocesan bodies ⓘ set diocesan mission priorities ⓘ set diocesan policy ⓘ
hasDecisionMakingMode	simple majority vote for many actions ⓘ supermajority vote for constitutional or canonical changes in some dioceses ⓘ voting by orders in some matters ⓘ
hasFunction	celebrate common worship of the diocese ⓘ confirm or elect members of diocesan governing bodies ⓘ provide forum for diocesan-wide discussion ⓘ receive and approve diocesan financial reports ⓘ review and evaluate diocesan mission strategy ⓘ
hasJurisdictionOver	diocesan affairs ⓘ
hasMemberType	canonically resident clergy ⓘ elected lay delegates ⓘ
hasOrgan	committees of convention ⓘ credentials committee ⓘ nominations committee ⓘ resolutions committee ⓘ
hasOutput	adopted budgets ⓘ canonical changes ⓘ policy statements ⓘ resolutions ⓘ
legalBasis	Constitution and Canons of the Episcopal Church ⓘ constitution and canons of the diocese ⓘ
mayBePresidedOverBy	president of the standing committee in bishop’s absence ⓘ
meetsAtFrequency	annually in most dioceses ⓘ
partOf	Episcopal diocese ⓘ
presidedOverBy	diocesan bishop ⓘ
relatedTo	General Convention of the Episcopal Church ⓘ
subordinateTo	General Convention of the Episcopal Church ⓘ surface form: General Convention of the Episcopal Church in matters of national canon law
usesParliamentaryProcedure	often Robert’s Rules of Order ⓘ rules of order adopted by the convention ⓘ

Referenced by (38)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Episcopal Diocese of Long Island → governingBody → Diocesan convention ⓘ

Episcopal Diocese of Washington → governingBody → Diocesan convention ⓘ

this entity surface form: Diocesan Convention of Washington

Diocese of East Carolina → governingBody → Diocesan convention ⓘ

this entity surface form: Diocesan convention of East Carolina

Diocese of Florida → governingBody → Diocesan convention ⓘ

this entity surface form: Diocesan Convention of the Diocese of Florida

Diocese of Louisiana → governingBody → Diocesan convention ⓘ

this entity surface form: Diocesan Convention of Louisiana

Diocese of Mississippi → governingBody → Diocesan convention ⓘ

this entity surface form: Diocesan convention of Mississippi

Diocese of Southwest Florida → governingBody → Diocesan convention ⓘ

this entity surface form: Diocesan convention of the Diocese of Southwest Florida

Diocese of Milwaukee → governingBody → Diocesan convention ⓘ

this entity surface form: Diocesan convention of the Diocese of Milwaukee

Diocese of Lexington → governingBody → Diocesan convention ⓘ

this entity surface form: Diocesan convention of the Diocese of Lexington

Diocese of Central Florida → governingBody → Diocesan convention ⓘ

this entity surface form: Diocesan convention of the Diocese of Central Florida

Diocese of Chicago → governingBody → Diocesan convention ⓘ

this entity surface form: Diocesan convention of the Diocese of Chicago

Diocese of Northern Indiana → governingBody → Diocesan convention ⓘ

this entity surface form: Diocesan convention of the Diocese of Northern Indiana

Diocese of Utah → governingBody → Diocesan convention ⓘ

this entity surface form: Diocesan Convention of Utah

Diocese of Indianapolis → governingBody → Diocesan convention ⓘ

this entity surface form: Diocesan convention of Indianapolis

Diocese of Michigan → governingBody → Diocesan convention ⓘ

this entity surface form: Diocesan convention of the Diocese of Michigan

Diocese of Western Michigan → governingBody → Diocesan convention ⓘ

this entity surface form: Diocesan Convention of Western Michigan

Diocese of Western Michigan → governanceIncludes → Diocesan convention ⓘ

this entity surface form: Diocesan Council

Diocese of Ohio → governingBody → Diocesan convention ⓘ

this entity surface form: Diocesan Convention of the Diocese of Ohio

Diocese of Southern Ohio → governingBody → Diocesan convention ⓘ

this entity surface form: Diocesan Convention of Southern Ohio

Diocese of Northern Michigan → governingBody → Diocesan convention ⓘ

this entity surface form: Diocesan convention of the Diocese of Northern Michigan

Episcopal Diocese of Colorado → governingBody → Diocesan convention ⓘ

this entity surface form: Diocesan Convention of Colorado

Episcopal Diocese of Iowa → hasBody → Diocesan convention ⓘ

this entity surface form: Diocesan council

Episcopal Diocese of Minnesota → governingBody → Diocesan convention ⓘ

this entity surface form: Diocesan Convention of Minnesota

Episcopal Diocese of Minnesota → governedBy → Diocesan convention ⓘ

this entity surface form: diocesan council

Episcopal Diocese of Montana → governingBody → Diocesan convention ⓘ

Diocese of Idaho → governingBody → Diocesan convention ⓘ

this entity surface form: Diocesan Convention of Idaho

Diocese of Olympia → governanceStructure → Diocesan convention ⓘ

this entity surface form: diocesan convention

Diocese of San Diego → governingBody → Diocesan convention ⓘ

this entity surface form: Diocesan Convention of the Diocese of San Diego

Diocese of San Diego → hasSynodOrConvention → Diocesan convention ⓘ

this entity surface form: Diocesan Convention

Diocese of Spokane → governingBody → Diocesan convention ⓘ

this entity surface form: Diocesan Convention of Spokane

Episcopal Diocese of Western Oklahoma → hasGoverningBody → Diocesan convention ⓘ

this entity surface form: diocesan council

Episcopal Diocese of Virginia → governingBody → Diocesan convention ⓘ

this entity surface form: Diocesan Convention of Virginia

Episcopal Diocese of Maryland → governingBody → Diocesan convention ⓘ

this entity surface form: Diocesan Convention of Maryland

Episcopal Diocese of Central Pennsylvania → governingBody → Diocesan convention ⓘ

this entity surface form: Diocesan Convention of Central Pennsylvania

Episcopal Diocese of Bethlehem → governingBody → Diocesan convention ⓘ

Episcopal Diocese of West Virginia → governingBody → Diocesan convention ⓘ

this entity surface form: Diocesan Convention of West Virginia

Episcopal Diocese of Northwestern Pennsylvania → governingBody → Diocesan convention ⓘ

Episcopal Diocese of Southeast Florida → governingBody → Diocesan convention ⓘ

this entity surface form: Diocesan Convention of Southeast Florida