Provincial Synod

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The Provincial Synod is the highest legislative and decision-making assembly of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa, comprising bishops, clergy, and lay representatives from across the province.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf church synod
governing body
legislative assembly
appliesTo province of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa
compositionPrinciple clerical representation
episcopal representation
lay representation
convenes bishops of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa
clergy representatives of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa
lay representatives of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa
country South Africa
decisionMakingMethod synodical government
electsOrConfirms certain provincial church offices
establishes policies for the Anglican Church of Southern Africa
governanceModel three-order representation (bishops, clergy, laity)
governs Anglican Church of Southern Africa
hasAuthorityOver canons of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa
constitution of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa
hasJurisdictionOver dioceses of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa
hasMemberType bishops
clergy
lay representatives
hasVotingMembers bishops
clergy
laity
isBodyOf Anglican Communion
languageOfWork English
meetsAtInterval periodic
meetsIn various locations within the province
partOf Anglican Church of Southern Africa
primaryFunction doctrinal decisions
governance of church life
legislation
policy-making
regionServed Southern Africa
religiousAffiliation Anglican Church of Southern Africa
religiousDenomination Anglicanism (broadly)
surface form: Anglicanism
religiousTradition Anglicanism (broadly)
surface form: Anglican

Protestant
reportsTo no higher ecclesiastical legislative body within the province
role highest decision-making body of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa
highest legislative body of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa
scope church governance
discipline
doctrine
worship
sets overall direction of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa
typeOfLegislation ecclesiastical law

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Synod of Bishops meetsWith Provincial Synod
subject surface form: Synod of Bishops (Anglican Church of Southern Africa)
this entity surface form: Provincial Synod (Anglican Church of Southern Africa)
Synod of Bishops advises Provincial Synod
subject surface form: Synod of Bishops (Anglican Church of Southern Africa)
this entity surface form: Provincial Synod (Anglican Church of Southern Africa)