Convocation of Canterbury
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The Convocation of Canterbury is the ecclesiastical assembly of the Church of England’s southern province, historically responsible for debating and defining doctrine and church governance.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
church legislature
→
ecclesiastical assembly → synod → |
| authoritySource |
ecclesiastical law
→
royal writ → |
| canBeSummonedBy |
Archbishop of Canterbury
→
the Crown → |
| churchProvince |
Province of Canterbury
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| country |
United Kingdom
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| denomination |
Church of England
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| establishedInCentury |
13th century
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| excludes |
laity as voting members
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| follows |
canon law of the Church of England
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| function |
advising the General Synod
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considering measures and canons → expressing the mind of the clergy of the southern province → |
| hasChamber |
Lower House
→
Upper House → |
| hasCommittee |
various standing committees
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| hasJurisdictionOver |
southern province of the Church of England
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| historicalEvent |
revival of deliberative functions in the 19th century
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suspension of independent legislative powers after the Reformation → |
| historicalPredecessor |
provincial synods of the English Church
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| historicalRole |
church governance
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debating doctrine → defining doctrine → |
| influenced |
Church of England canon law
→
development of Anglican doctrine → |
| language |
English
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| legalStatus |
corporate ecclesiastical body
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| location |
Canterbury
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| lowerHouseComposition |
clergy representatives of the Province of Canterbury
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| meetsFrequency |
periodically
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| membershipType |
clergy only
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| partOf |
Church of England
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| presidingOfficer |
Archbishop of Canterbury
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| principalMeetingPlace |
Church House, Westminster
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| relatedBody |
House of Bishops of the Church of England
→
House of Clergy of the Church of England → |
| religion |
Anglicanism
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| scope |
church governance in the Province of Canterbury
→
discipline → doctrine → liturgy → |
| sisterBody |
Convocation of York
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| subordinateTo |
General Synod of the Church of England
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| upperHouseComposition |
diocesan bishops of the Province of Canterbury
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Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Thirty-Nine Articles
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approvedBy |
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Convocation of York
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parallelBody |