Kirk Session of Canongate
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The Kirk Session of Canongate is the historic governing body of the Church of Scotland congregation in Edinburgh’s Canongate district, overseeing its spiritual, disciplinary, and administrative affairs.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kirk Session of Canongate canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
church governing body
ⓘ
ecclesiastical court ⓘ kirk session ⓘ |
| affiliation | national Church of Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appoints | office-bearers within the congregation (subject to Church of Scotland rules) ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Canongate parish
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Old Town of Edinburgh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| denomination | Church of Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governanceModel | Presbyterian polity ⓘ |
| governs | Canongate Kirk congregation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governsBuilding | Canongate Kirk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMemberType |
minister
ⓘ
ruling elder ⓘ |
| higherCourt |
General Assembly of the Church of Scotland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Presbytery of Edinburgh NERFINISHED ⓘ Synod (historical) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | one of the historic kirk sessions of Edinburgh ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
administrative affairs of Canongate Kirk
ⓘ
disciplinary affairs of Canongate Kirk ⓘ spiritual affairs of Canongate Kirk ⓘ |
| keeps | kirk session minutes ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | ecclesiastical, not civil, court ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Canongate, Edinburgh
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Royal Mile, Edinburgh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meetsAt | Canongate Kirk session house (historically and/or presently) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oversees |
Christian education in the congregation
ⓘ
mission and outreach of the congregation ⓘ |
| partOf | Church of Scotland court system ⓘ |
| presidingOfficer | minister of Canongate Kirk ⓘ |
| primaryFunction | oversight of the life and work of the congregation ⓘ |
| recordsType |
baptisms (in conjunction with parish registers)
ⓘ
discipline cases ⓘ marriage proclamations (in conjunction with parish registers) ⓘ poor relief decisions ⓘ |
| religion |
Presbyterian
ⓘ
surface form:
Presbyterianism
|
| responsibleFor |
admission of communicant members
ⓘ
appointment of elders (subject to Church of Scotland procedures) ⓘ church discipline in the Canongate parish ⓘ oversight of congregational finances ⓘ oversight of congregational records ⓘ pastoral care in the Canongate parish ⓘ public worship at Canongate Kirk ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early modern period to present ⓘ |
| tradition | Reformed ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.