House of Bishops of the Episcopal Church (through its bishop)

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ecclesiastical body governing body legislative body

The House of Bishops of the Episcopal Church is the legislative and pastoral body composed of all Episcopal bishops, responsible for church governance, doctrine, and oversight alongside the House of Deputies.

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Label	Occurrences
House of Bishops of the Episcopal Church (through its bishop) canonical	5

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ecclesiastical body ⓘ governing body ⓘ legislative body ⓘ
basedIn	New York City ⓘ
canonicalStatus	one of two houses of the General Convention ⓘ
coLegislativeWith	House of Deputies of the Episcopal Church (through its deputies) ⓘ surface form: House of Deputies of the Episcopal Church
composedOf	assistant bishops of the Episcopal Church ⓘ bishops of jurisdictions in communion with the Episcopal Church as provided by canon ⓘ coadjutor bishops of the Episcopal Church ⓘ diocesan bishops of the Episcopal Church ⓘ resigned bishops of the Episcopal Church ⓘ suffragan bishops of the Episcopal Church ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
denomination	Episcopal Church ⓘ surface form: Episcopal Church (United States)
ecclesiasticalOrder	episcopate ⓘ
elects	Presiding Bishop ⓘ surface form: Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church
follows	Constitution and Canons of the Episcopal Church ⓘ
governs	Episcopal dioceses in the United States ⓘ Episcopal missionary jurisdictions ⓘ
hasFunction	authorize certain liturgical texts ⓘ consecrate bishops ⓘ maintain apostolic succession in the Episcopal Church ⓘ provide pastoral leadership to the Episcopal Church ⓘ respond to theological and ethical issues ⓘ
hasRole	doctrinal oversight ⓘ episcopal oversight ⓘ legislative authority ⓘ pastoral authority ⓘ
jurisdictionOver	bishops of the Episcopal Church ⓘ disciplinary matters concerning bishops ⓘ doctrinal matters in the Episcopal Church ⓘ
languageOfWork	English ⓘ
legislatesOn	discipline and governance of the Episcopal Church ⓘ doctrine of the Episcopal Church ⓘ worship and liturgy of the Episcopal Church ⓘ
mayMeet	interim meetings between General Conventions ⓘ
meetsAt	sessions of the General Convention of the Episcopal Church ⓘ
memberOf	Anglican Communion structures through the Episcopal Church ⓘ
oversees	mission strategy of the Episcopal Church ⓘ pastoral care of the wider church ⓘ
partOf	Episcopal Church ⓘ surface form: Episcopal Church (United States) General Convention of the Episcopal Church ⓘ
presidedOverBy	Presiding Bishop ⓘ surface form: Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church
religion	Anglicanism ⓘ
sharesAuthorityWith	House of Deputies ⓘ surface form: House of Deputies of the Episcopal Church
typeOfLegislature	bicameral component ⓘ
worksWith	Executive Council of the Episcopal Church ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

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

Diocese of Florida → isMemberOf → House of Bishops of the Episcopal Church (through its bishop) ⓘ

Diocese of Western North Carolina → memberOf → House of Bishops of the Episcopal Church (through its bishop) ⓘ

Diocese of Nevada → memberOf → House of Bishops of the Episcopal Church (through its bishop) ⓘ

Episcopal Diocese of Southern Virginia → isMemberOf → House of Bishops of the Episcopal Church (through its bishop) ⓘ

EDN → isMemberOf → House of Bishops of the Episcopal Church (through its bishop) ⓘ

subject surface form: Episcopal Diocese of Nevada