Standing Committees of dioceses in the Episcopal Church (United States)

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The Standing Committees of dioceses in the Episcopal Church (United States) are elected diocesan bodies that share in ecclesiastical authority, advising bishops, consenting to episcopal elections, and overseeing certain matters of church governance and discipline.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Standing Committees of the Episcopal Church 1

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf church committee
diocesan body
ecclesiastical governing body
appliesTo every diocese of the Episcopal Church (United States)
collaboratesWith diocesan bishop
diocesan council or equivalent body
composedOf clergy
lay members
country United States of America
surface form: United States
denomination Anglicanism (broadly)
surface form: Anglican
electedBy diocesan convention
existsSince 19th century
governedBy Constitution and Canons of the Episcopal Church
surface form: Constitution and Canons of the Episcopal Church (United States)
hasAuthority to act as ecclesiastical authority in the absence of a bishop
to act jointly with the bishop in certain canonical decisions
to withhold consent to episcopal elections
hasCanonicalName Standing Committee
hasFunction to act as the ecclesiastical authority when the see is vacant or the bishop is incapacitated
to advise on the sale, encumbrance, or alienation of church property in the diocese
to advise the diocesan bishop
to approve or consent to the ordination of deacons
to approve or consent to the ordination of priests
to give canonical consents required for the consecration of bishops
to give or withhold consent to the election of a bishop coadjutor
to give or withhold consent to the election of a suffragan bishop
to give or withhold consent to the election of bishops in other dioceses
to oversee certain matters of clergy discipline as provided by canon
hasJurisdictionOver dioceses of the Episcopal Church (United States)
hasResponsibility to certify canonical consents when required
to ensure compliance with church canons in matters under its purview
to maintain records of its acts
hasRole advisory body to the diocesan bishop
consenter to episcopal elections
ecclesiastical authority in certain circumstances
participant in church discipline processes
participant in church governance
legalBasis Constitution and Canons of the Episcopal Church
surface form: Title I canons of the Episcopal Church (United States)

Constitution and Canons of the Episcopal Church
surface form: Title III canons of the Episcopal Church (United States)

Constitution and Canons of the Episcopal Church
surface form: Title IV canons of the Episcopal Church (United States)
meetsFrequency regularly as determined by diocesan canons
partOf Episcopal Church
surface form: Episcopal Church (United States)
reportsTo diocesan convention
scopeOfAuthority diocesan
sizeDefinedBy diocesan canons
termDefinedBy diocesan canons

Referenced by (2)

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

Constitution and Canons of the Episcopal Church governsBody Standing Committees of dioceses in the Episcopal Church (United States)
Suffragan Bishop of New York requiresConsentFrom Standing Committees of dioceses in the Episcopal Church (United States)
this entity surface form: Standing Committees of the Episcopal Church