General Convention of the Episcopal Church

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bicameral legislature governing body institution of the Episcopal Church legislative body

The General Convention of the Episcopal Church is the bicameral governing body that sets policy, doctrine, and mission priorities for the Episcopal Church in the United States and related jurisdictions.

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Observed surface forms (8)

Surface form Occurrences
General Convention of the Episcopal Church (United States) 6
General Convention of The Episcopal Church 4
Episcopal Church General Convention 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf bicameral legislature ⓘ
governing body ⓘ
institution of the Episcopal Church ⓘ
legislative body ⓘ
adopts canons of the Episcopal Church ⓘ
constitution of the Episcopal Church ⓘ
appliesTo Episcopal Church ⓘ
authorizes Book of Common Prayer ⓘ
surface form: Book of Common Prayer revisions

liturgical texts ⓘ
churchTradition Anglican Communion ⓘ
convenes bishops, clergy, and lay representatives ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
decisionScope doctrine ⓘ
mission priorities ⓘ
policy ⓘ
denomination Episcopal Church ⓘ
surface form: Anglican
elects President of the House of Deputies ⓘ
Presiding Bishop ⓘ
surface form: Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church
governs discipline of the Episcopal Church ⓘ
doctrine of the Episcopal Church ⓘ
worship of the Episcopal Church ⓘ
hasAuthorityOver domestic dioceses of the Episcopal Church ⓘ
overseas dioceses of the Episcopal Church ⓘ
hasChamber House of Bishops ⓘ
House of Deputies ⓘ
hasHouse House of Bishops ⓘ
House of Deputies ⓘ
hasStandingBodies interim bodies and committees ⓘ
includes bishops ⓘ
clergy deputies ⓘ
lay deputies ⓘ
jurisdiction United States and other Episcopal Church dioceses ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legislativeProcess resolutions ⓘ
meetingType general convention ⓘ
meetsEvery three years ⓘ
meetsIn various cities in the United States ⓘ
oversees churchwide budget ⓘ
churchwide mission strategy ⓘ
parentOrganization Episcopal Church ⓘ
primaryFunction churchwide governance ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
requires concurrence of both houses for final action ⓘ
sets churchwide policy ⓘ
mission priorities of the Episcopal Church ⓘ
website https://www.generalconvention.org/ ⓘ

Referenced by (37)

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

General Convention → alsoKnownAs → General Convention of the Episcopal Church ⓘ
Constitution and Canons of the Episcopal Church → amendedBy → General Convention of the Episcopal Church ⓘ
Presiding Bishop → appointedBy → General Convention of the Episcopal Church ⓘ
subject surface form: Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church
this entity surface form: General Convention of The Episcopal Church
Vice President of the House of Deputies → category → General Convention of the Episcopal Church ⓘ
this entity surface form: Officers of the General Convention of the Episcopal Church
Provincial Synod of Province IX → coordinatesWith → General Convention of the Episcopal Church ⓘ
Secretary of the House of Deputies → documentedIn → General Convention of the Episcopal Church ⓘ
this entity surface form: Journal of the General Convention of the Episcopal Church
Episcopal Diocese of Rochester → establishedBy → General Convention of the Episcopal Church ⓘ
this entity surface form: General Convention of the Episcopal Church (United States)
Executive Council of the Episcopal Church → establishedBy → General Convention of the Episcopal Church ⓘ
Province V → establishedBy → General Convention of the Episcopal Church ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Episcopal Church General Convention
Province of Overseas Churches → governingBody → General Convention of the Episcopal Church ⓘ
this entity surface form: General Convention of The Episcopal Church
Constitution and Canons of the Episcopal Church → governsBody → General Convention of the Episcopal Church ⓘ
Province III → hasParentOrganization → General Convention of the Episcopal Church ⓘ
Province IV → higherJurisdiction → General Convention of the Episcopal Church ⓘ
this entity surface form: General Convention of the Episcopal Church (United States)
Province IX → higherJurisdiction → General Convention of the Episcopal Church ⓘ
this entity surface form: General Convention of the Episcopal Church (United States)
Episcopal Diocese of Rhode Island → isMemberOf → General Convention of the Episcopal Church ⓘ
this entity surface form: House of Deputies of the Episcopal Church (through its deputies)
Episcopal Diocese of Washington → isMemberOf → General Convention of the Episcopal Church ⓘ
this entity surface form: House of Deputies of the Episcopal Church (via its deputies)
Diocese of Venezuela → isRecognizedBy → General Convention of the Episcopal Church ⓘ
this entity surface form: Episcopal Church General Convention
provinces of The Episcopal Church → isRecognizedBy → General Convention of the Episcopal Church ⓘ
subject surface form: Provinces of The Episcopal Church
this entity surface form: General Convention of The Episcopal Church
Secretary of the House of Deputies → jurisdiction → General Convention of the Episcopal Church ⓘ
House of Bishops → legislativeChamberOf → General Convention of the Episcopal Church ⓘ
subject surface form: House of Bishops (Episcopal Church)
Diocese of Colombia → parentBody → General Convention of the Episcopal Church ⓘ
Diocese of Taiwan → parentBody → General Convention of the Episcopal Church ⓘ
this entity surface form: General Convention of the Episcopal Church (United States)
Province 6 of the Episcopal Church → parentOrganization → General Convention of the Episcopal Church ⓘ
Province IX of the Episcopal Church → parentOrganization → General Convention of the Episcopal Church ⓘ
Province VI → parentOrganization → General Convention of the Episcopal Church ⓘ
this entity surface form: General Convention of the Episcopal Church (United States)
House of Bishops → partOf → General Convention of the Episcopal Church ⓘ
subject surface form: House of Bishops (Episcopal Church)
House of Deputies → partOf → General Convention of the Episcopal Church ⓘ
President of the House of Deputies → partOf → General Convention of the Episcopal Church ⓘ
Secretary of the House of Deputies → partOf → General Convention of the Episcopal Church ⓘ
Vice President of the House of Deputies → partOf → General Convention of the Episcopal Church ⓘ
Latin American dioceses of the Episcopal Church → participatesIn → General Convention of the Episcopal Church ⓘ
provinces of The Episcopal Church → relatedConcept → General Convention of the Episcopal Church ⓘ
subject surface form: Provinces of The Episcopal Church
this entity surface form: General Convention of The Episcopal Church
Executive Council of the Episcopal Church → reportsTo → General Convention of the Episcopal Church ⓘ
President of the House of Deputies → reportsTo → General Convention of the Episcopal Church ⓘ
Provincial Synod of Province IX → reportsTo → General Convention of the Episcopal Church ⓘ
President of the House of Deputies → sharesLeadershipOf → General Convention of the Episcopal Church ⓘ
Diocese of Florida → subordinateTo → General Convention of the Episcopal Church ⓘ
this entity surface form: General Convention of the Episcopal Church (United States)