Constitution and Canons of the Episcopal Church

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ecclesiastical law code governing document legal framework

The Constitution and Canons of the Episcopal Church is the primary body of ecclesiastical law that defines the church’s structure, governance, and disciplinary regulations in the Episcopal Church in the United States.

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Observed surface forms (10)

Surface form Occurrences
Constitution and Canons of the Episcopal Church (United States) 6
Constitution of the Episcopal Church 2
Constitution of the General Convention of the Episcopal Church 2

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ecclesiastical law code ⓘ
governing document ⓘ
legal framework ⓘ
amendedBy General Convention of the Episcopal Church ⓘ
appliesTo Episcopal Church ⓘ
surface form: Episcopal Church (United States)
basedOn Anglican canon law tradition ⓘ
bindingOn all clergy of the Episcopal Church (United States) ⓘ
all dioceses of the Episcopal Church (United States) ⓘ
all lay members of the Episcopal Church (United States) in matters of discipline and governance ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
defines church structure of the Episcopal Church (United States) ⓘ
disciplinary regulations of the Episcopal Church (United States) ⓘ
governance of the Episcopal Church (United States) ⓘ
governsBody Executive Council of the Episcopal Church ⓘ
General Convention of the Episcopal Church ⓘ
House of Bishops ⓘ
surface form: House of Bishops of the Episcopal Church

House of Deputies ⓘ
surface form: House of Deputies of the Episcopal Church

Presiding Bishop ⓘ
surface form: Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church

Standing Committees of dioceses in the Episcopal Church (United States) ⓘ
diocesan bishops of the Episcopal Church (United States) ⓘ
diocesan conventions in the Episcopal Church (United States) ⓘ
parish vestries in the Episcopal Church (United States) ⓘ
rectors and parish clergy of the Episcopal Church (United States) ⓘ
includes Constitution and Canons of the Episcopal Church self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Canons of the Episcopal Church

Constitution and Canons of the Episcopal Church self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Constitution of the Episcopal Church
language English ⓘ
legalStatus primary body of ecclesiastical law in the Episcopal Church (United States) ⓘ
partOf canon law of the Anglican Communion ⓘ
publisher Church Publishing Incorporated ⓘ
Episcopal Church ⓘ
surface form: The Episcopal Church
regulates church discipline procedures ⓘ
churchwide institutions of the Episcopal Church (United States) ⓘ
discipline of clergy in the Episcopal Church (United States) ⓘ
discipline of laity in the Episcopal Church (United States) ⓘ
election of bishops in the Episcopal Church (United States) ⓘ
financial administration norms in the Episcopal Church (United States) ⓘ
formation of new dioceses in the Episcopal Church (United States) ⓘ
general governance of the Episcopal Church (United States) ⓘ
liturgical conformity requirements ⓘ
organization of dioceses in the Episcopal Church (United States) ⓘ
parish organization in the Episcopal Church (United States) ⓘ
requires constitutional amendments to be adopted at two successive General Conventions ⓘ
subject administration of sacraments and rites ⓘ
church discipline ⓘ
church governance ⓘ
election and ministry of bishops, priests, and deacons ⓘ
relations with the Anglican Communion and other churches ⓘ
temporal affairs and property of the church ⓘ

Referenced by (25)

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

Suffragan Bishop of New York → canonsDefinedBy → Constitution and Canons of the Episcopal Church ⓘ
House of Bishops → establishedBy → Constitution and Canons of the Episcopal Church ⓘ
subject surface form: House of Bishops (Episcopal Church)
this entity surface form: Constitution of the General Convention of the Episcopal Church
House of Deputies → establishedBy → Constitution and Canons of the Episcopal Church ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constitution of the Episcopal Church
Diocese of Honduras → follows → Constitution and Canons of the Episcopal Church ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constitution and Canons of the Episcopal Church (USA)
Diocese of Northern Indiana → follows → Constitution and Canons of the Episcopal Church ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constitution and Canons of the Episcopal Church (United States)
Diocese of Quincy → follows → Constitution and Canons of the Episcopal Church ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constitution and Canons of the Episcopal Church (United States)
Episcopal Diocese of New York → follows → Constitution and Canons of the Episcopal Church ⓘ
Episcopal Diocese of Wyoming → follows → Constitution and Canons of the Episcopal Church ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constitution and Canons of the Episcopal Church (United States)
Diocese of Mississippi → governedAccordingTo → Constitution and Canons of the Episcopal Church ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constitution and Canons of the Episcopal Church (United States)
Diocese of Southern Ohio → governedBy → Constitution and Canons of the Episcopal Church ⓘ
this entity surface form: constitution and canons of the Episcopal Church (United States)
Standing Committees of dioceses in the Episcopal Church (United States) → governedBy → Constitution and Canons of the Episcopal Church ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constitution and Canons of the Episcopal Church (United States)
House of Deputies → governingDocument → Constitution and Canons of the Episcopal Church ⓘ
President of the House of Deputies → governingDocument → Constitution and Canons of the Episcopal Church ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constitution of the General Convention of the Episcopal Church
President of the House of Deputies → governingDocument → Constitution and Canons of the Episcopal Church ⓘ
this entity surface form: Canons of the General Convention of the Episcopal Church
Vice President of the House of Deputies → governingDocument → Constitution and Canons of the Episcopal Church ⓘ
Constitution and Canons of the Episcopal Church → includes → Constitution and Canons of the Episcopal Church self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constitution of the Episcopal Church
Constitution and Canons of the Episcopal Church → includes → Constitution and Canons of the Episcopal Church self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Canons of the Episcopal Church
Standing Committees of dioceses in the Episcopal Church (United States) → legalBasis → Constitution and Canons of the Episcopal Church ⓘ
this entity surface form: Title I canons of the Episcopal Church (United States)
Standing Committees of dioceses in the Episcopal Church (United States) → legalBasis → Constitution and Canons of the Episcopal Church ⓘ
this entity surface form: Title III canons of the Episcopal Church (United States)
Standing Committees of dioceses in the Episcopal Church (United States) → legalBasis → Constitution and Canons of the Episcopal Church ⓘ
this entity surface form: Title IV canons of the Episcopal Church (United States)
Executive Council of the Episcopal Church → operatesUnder → Constitution and Canons of the Episcopal Church ⓘ
Diocese of Arizona → parentChurchPolity → Constitution and Canons of the Episcopal Church ⓘ
Diocese of Louisiana → subjectTo → Constitution and Canons of the Episcopal Church ⓘ
Secretary of the House of Deputies → termDefinedIn → Constitution and Canons of the Episcopal Church ⓘ
Episcopal Diocese of Nebraska → usesGovernanceDocument → Constitution and Canons of the Episcopal Church ⓘ
this entity surface form: Constitution and Canons of the Episcopal Church (United States)