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
country United Kingdom
denomination Church of England
establishedInCentury 13th century
excludes laity as voting members
follows canon law of the Church of England
function advising the General Synod
considering measures and canons
expressing the mind of the clergy of the southern province
hasChamber Lower House
Upper House
hasCommittee various standing committees
hasJurisdictionOver southern province of the Church of England
historicalEvent revival of deliberative functions in the 19th century
suspension of independent legislative powers after the Reformation
historicalPredecessor provincial synods of the English Church
historicalRole church governance
debating doctrine
defining doctrine
influenced Church of England canon law
development of Anglican doctrine
language English
legalStatus corporate ecclesiastical body
location Canterbury
lowerHouseComposition clergy representatives of the Province of Canterbury
meetsFrequency periodically
membershipType clergy only
partOf Church of England
presidingOfficer Archbishop of Canterbury
principalMeetingPlace Church House, Westminster
relatedBody House of Bishops of the Church of England
House of Clergy of the Church of England
religion Anglicanism
scope church governance in the Province of Canterbury
discipline
doctrine
liturgy
sisterBody Convocation of York
subordinateTo General Synod of the Church of England
upperHouseComposition diocesan bishops of the Province of Canterbury

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Thirty-Nine Articles
approvedBy
Convocation of York
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