Standing Committee

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The Standing Committee is a canonical governing body in each Episcopal Church diocese that advises the bishop, consents to certain episcopal actions, and may serve as ecclesiastical authority when the bishop’s office is vacant.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Standing Committee canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (37)

Predicate Object
instanceOf advisory body
canonical body
diocesan governing body
accountableTo diocesan convention
appliesTo each diocese in the Episcopal Church
canActAs ecclesiastical authority during a vacancy in the episcopal office
ecclesiastical authority in the absence of a bishop
ecclesiastical authority when the bishop is incapacitated
collaboratesWith General Convention of the Episcopal Church
diocesan bishop
diocesan convention
composition clergy members of the diocese
lay members of the diocese
governs certain matters of diocesan governance
hasAuthorityOver diocese during vacancy in the episcopal office
hasRole advises the diocesan bishop
consents to certain episcopal actions
may serve as ecclesiastical authority when the bishop’s office is vacant
hasScope spiritual affairs of the diocese
temporal affairs of the diocese
jurisdiction Episcopal Church
surface form: Episcopal Church in the United States of America
legalBasis canons of the Episcopal Church
meetsAt regular intervals as defined by diocesan canons
membersElectedBy diocesan convention
partOf diocese of the Episcopal Church
primaryFunction canonical check and balance on episcopal authority
shared governance with the bishop
relatedBody General Convention of the Episcopal Church
surface form: General Convention House of Bishops

General Convention House of Deputies
Bishop’s Council
surface form: diocesan council
reportsTo diocesan convention
responsibleFor advice and consent on alienation or encumbrance of church property
certification of candidates for ordination
consent to episcopal elections in other dioceses
oversight of episcopal disciplinary processes in some cases
subjectTo Constitution and Canons of the Episcopal Church
diocesan canons

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Referenced by (2)

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