Upper House of the Convocation of York

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The Upper House of the Convocation of York is the senior ecclesiastical chamber of the Province of York in the Church of England, historically composed of bishops and responsible for high-level church governance and legislation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf church assembly body
ecclesiastical chamber
upper house
appliesToJurisdiction Province of York NERFINISHED
authorityLevel provincial
collaboratesWith Lower House of the Convocation of York NERFINISHED
composedOf bishops
compositionBasis episcopal office
counterpart Upper House of the Convocation of Canterbury NERFINISHED
country England
denomination Church of England
ecclesiasticalProvince York NERFINISHED
ecclesiasticalStatus senior chamber in the Province of York
function church governance
disciplinary jurisdiction
doctrinal oversight
ecclesiastical legislation
governanceScope matters of doctrine, worship, and discipline in the Province of York
governingDocument canons of the Church of England
governs clergy of the Province of York
hasLowerHouse Lower House of the Convocation of York NERFINISHED
hasMember diocesan bishops of the Province of York
suffragan bishops of the Province of York
headedBy Archbishop of York NERFINISHED
historicalPeriod early modern period
medieval period
modern period
historicalRole clergy representative body before the Church Assembly
senior chamber of the Convocation of York
languageUsed English
meetsAt York Minster NERFINISHED
oversightArea discipline of clergy in the Province of York
doctrine in the Province of York
partOf Convocation of York NERFINISHED
predecessorOf House of Bishops of the General Synod (in the Province of York context) NERFINISHED
relatedTo General Synod of the Church of England NERFINISHED
religion Anglicanism
roleInLegislation approves ecclesiastical measures
initiates ecclesiastical measures
subdivisionType upper house of a convocation
subjectOf English ecclesiastical law
tradition episcopal polity
typeOfLegislation canons
measures

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Lower House counterpart Upper House of the Convocation of York