President of the House of Deputies

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The President of the House of Deputies is the elected presiding officer and chief legislative leader of the House of Deputies in the General Convention of the Episcopal Church.


Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ecclesiastical office
legislative leader
presiding officer
appliesToJurisdiction Episcopal Church
surface form: Episcopal Church (United States)
associatedWithBody House of Bishops
branchOfReligion Anglican Communion
surface form: Anglicanism
chairs sessions of the House of Deputies during General Convention
collaboratesWith officers of the House of Deputies
secretary of the House of Deputies
createdFor governance of the Episcopal Church
electedBy House of Deputies
electionMethod vote of the House of Deputies
exercisesPowerThrough parliamentary procedure
governingDocument Constitution and Canons of the Episcopal Church
surface form: Canons of the General Convention of the Episcopal Church

Constitution and Canons of the Episcopal Church
surface form: Constitution of the General Convention of the Episcopal Church
hasAuthorityOver legislative proceedings in the House of Deputies
order and decorum in the House of Deputies
hasConstituency clergy order of deputies
lay order of deputies
hasTitleStyle The Reverend (if ordained) or appropriate lay honorific
levelOfJurisdiction national church
mayServeAs vice chair of the Executive Council of the Episcopal Church
meetsDuring triennial sessions of General Convention
memberOf leadership of the General Convention of the Episcopal Church
officeLocation United States of America
surface form: United States
oversees House of Deputies committees between General Conventions
participatesIn Executive Council of the Episcopal Church
partOf General Convention of the Episcopal Church
presidesOver House of Deputies
religiousDenomination Episcopal Church
reportsTo General Convention of the Episcopal Church
represents clergy and lay deputies of the Episcopal Church
responsibleFor appointing legislative committees of the House of Deputies
maintaining the legislative calendar of the House of Deputies
recognizing speakers on the floor of the House of Deputies
referring resolutions to appropriate committees
ruling on points of order in the House of Deputies
roleInBody chief legislative officer of the House of Deputies
presiding officer of the House of Deputies
scopeOfAuthority internal proceedings of the House of Deputies
selectionEligibility must be a deputy to General Convention
sharesLeadershipOf General Convention of the Episcopal Church
supports mission and governance of the Episcopal Church
termLength three years
termRenewable yes
typeOfLegislature bicameral church legislature
worksWith Presiding Bishop
surface form: Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church

Referenced by (5)

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

Vice President of the House of Deputies assistsOffice President of the House of Deputies
General Convention of the Episcopal Church elects President of the House of Deputies
Executive Council of the Episcopal Church includes President of the House of Deputies
House of Deputies leadershipPosition President of the House of Deputies
Vice President of the House of Deputies worksWith President of the House of Deputies