Upper House

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The Upper House is the senior clerical chamber of the Convocation of York, traditionally comprising the archbishop and bishops who oversee church governance in the northern province of the Church of England.

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Label Occurrences
Upper House canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf clerical chamber
ecclesiastical body
associatedWith General Synod
surface form: General Synod of the Church of England
authorityOver disciplinary matters in the Province of York
doctrinal matters in the Province of York
composition archbishop and bishops
country England
denomination Anglican
ecclesiasticalProvince northern province of the Church of England
governingBodyOf Province of York bishops in synod
governs affairs of the Church of England in the Province of York
hasCounterpart House of Bishops of the Church of England
surface form: Upper House of the Convocation of Canterbury
hasMember Archbishop of York
diocesan bishops of the Province of York
suffragan bishops of the Province of York
hasRole church governance
deliberation on discipline
deliberation on doctrine
deliberation on liturgy
hasSubordinateChamber Lower House of the Convocation of York
historicalTradition medieval English church convocations
isSeniorChamberOf Convocation of York
languageOfWork English
locatedInJurisdiction Province of York
partOf Convocation of York
relativePosition senior to the Lower House of the Convocation of York
religion Church of England
traditionallyComprisedOf Archbishop of York
bishops of the northern province
typeOfMembership episcopal

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

Convocation of York hasChamber Upper House