General Convention House of Deputies
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The General Convention House of Deputies is one of the two legislative houses of the Episcopal Church’s governing body, composed of elected clergy and lay representatives from each diocese.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
house of a bicameral legislature
ⓘ
legislative body ⓘ organ of the Episcopal Church ⓘ |
| authorityScope | entire Episcopal Church ⓘ |
| coLegislatesWith | General Convention House of Bishops NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composedOf |
clergy deputies
ⓘ
lay deputies ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| decisionMakingMode | deliberative assembly ⓘ |
| electoralBase | each diocese of the Episcopal Church ⓘ |
| governingDocument | Constitution and Canons of the Episcopal Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governs | churchwide policy of the Episcopal Church ⓘ |
| hasClergyDeputiesFrom | every diocese ⓘ |
| hasLayDeputiesFrom | every diocese ⓘ |
| hasMembershipCategory |
clergy order
ⓘ
lay order ⓘ |
| hasOfficers |
President of the House of Deputies
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Secretary of the House of Deputies NERFINISHED ⓘ Vice President of the House of Deputies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRepresentativeType | elected representatives ⓘ |
| hasSisterChamber | General Convention House of Bishops NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContinuityWith | Anglican synodical governance tradition ⓘ |
| isChamberOf | bicameral General Convention ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legislativeChamberOf | Episcopal Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInJurisdiction | Episcopal Church dioceses in the United States and other regions ⓘ |
| meetsAt | sessions of the General Convention ⓘ |
| partOf | General Convention of the Episcopal Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presidingOfficerTitle | President of the House of Deputies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousDenomination | Episcopal Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Anglicanism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| represents |
clergy of the Episcopal Church
ⓘ
laity of the Episcopal Church ⓘ |
| requiresForAction | concurrence of the House of Bishops on most legislation ⓘ |
| role |
considers resolutions on policy and mission
ⓘ
legislates for the Episcopal Church ⓘ shares responsibility for churchwide governance ⓘ votes on canons and constitutional changes ⓘ |
| sessionFrequency | normally every three years ⓘ |
| subjectArea |
church governance
ⓘ
doctrine and discipline of the Episcopal Church ⓘ mission and ministry policy ⓘ |
| typeOfRepresentation | diocesan representation ⓘ |
| votingSystem | deputies vote by orders in some matters ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Standing Committee (Episcopal Church)