Suffragans Nomination Act 1888

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The Suffragans Nomination Act 1888 is a UK law that revived and regulated the appointment of suffragan (assistant) bishops in the Church of England.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom
United Kingdom legislation
ecclesiastical law
amends Suffragan Bishops Act 1534 NERFINISHED
appliesTo Church of England NERFINISHED
appliesToReligion Anglicanism NERFINISHED
appliesWithin Church of England dioceses NERFINISHED
category Church of England legislation
United Kingdom Acts of Parliament 1888
concernsOffice episcopate in the Church of England
country United Kingdom
definesRole suffragan bishop
effect provided a modern legal framework for suffragan bishop appointments
revived the use of suffragan bishops in the Church of England
enactedBy Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED
governs procedure for appointing suffragan bishops
procedure for nominating suffragan bishops
hasLegalForm public general Act
historicalContext late 19th-century reform of Church of England episcopate
influenced expansion of suffragan bishoprics in the 20th century Church of England
isCitedIn commentaries on Church of England episcopal structure
isPartOf United Kingdom ecclesiastical law framework
jurisdiction England and Wales
languageOfText English
legalArea church–state relations in the United Kingdom
ecclesiastical appointments
longTitle An Act to amend the Law relating to the Appointment of Suffragan Bishops
purpose to regulate the nomination and appointment of suffragan bishops
to revive the office of suffragan bishops in the Church of England
regulates appointment of suffragan bishops
nomination of suffragan bishops
relatedTo Bishops in the Church of England
Suffragan Bishops Act 1534 NERFINISHED
religiousDenomination Church of England NERFINISHED
royalAssentDate 1888
shortTitle Suffragans Nomination Act 1888 NERFINISHED
status in force
subjectMatter Church of England episcopal appointments
suffragan bishops
typeOfBishopConcerned assistant bishop
yearEnacted 1888

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Bishop of Willesden createdUnder Suffragans Nomination Act 1888