Measures of the Church of England

E127279

ecclesiastical legislation primary legislation source of law in England

Measures of the Church of England are a form of primary legislation specific to the Church that, once approved by both Church and state bodies, have the same legal effect as Acts of Parliament in England.

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All labels observed (10)

Label	Occurrences
Measures of the General Synod of the Church of England	8
Measure of the General Synod of the Church of England	3
Measures of the Church of England canonical	2
Measure and canons of the Church of England	1
Measure and legislation of the General Synod of the Church of England	1
Measure and statute law of the Church of England	1
Measure and statutes of the Church of England	1
Measure of the Cathedrals of the Church of England	1
Measure of the General Synod of the Church of England on cathedral governance	1
Measures of the Church in Wales	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1097049 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Measures of the Church of England
Context triple: [General Synod, authorityOver, Measures of the Church of England]

A. Anglican authorities
Anglican authorities were the leadership and governing bodies of the Church of England, including bishops and ecclesiastical officials, who oversaw doctrine, worship, and church discipline.
B. Convocation of Canterbury
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.
C. Church of England
The Church of England is the established Christian church in England and the mother church of the worldwide Anglican Communion, combining elements of both Protestant Reformation and historic Catholic tradition.
D. Lambeth Conference
The Lambeth Conference is a decennial gathering of Anglican bishops from around the world that serves as a major forum for discussion, consultation, and guidance on issues affecting the Anglican Communion.
E. House of Bishops
The House of Bishops is one of the two legislative bodies of the Episcopal Church’s General Convention, composed of all its bishops who deliberate and vote on church policy and governance.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Measures of the Church of England
Target entity description: Measures of the Church of England are a form of primary legislation specific to the Church that, once approved by both Church and state bodies, have the same legal effect as Acts of Parliament in England.

A. Anglican authorities
Anglican authorities were the leadership and governing bodies of the Church of England, including bishops and ecclesiastical officials, who oversaw doctrine, worship, and church discipline.
B. Convocation of Canterbury
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.
C. Church of England
The Church of England is the established Christian church in England and the mother church of the worldwide Anglican Communion, combining elements of both Protestant Reformation and historic Catholic tradition.
D. Lambeth Conference
The Lambeth Conference is a decennial gathering of Anglican bishops from around the world that serves as a major forum for discussion, consultation, and guidance on issues affecting the Anglican Communion.
E. House of Bishops
The House of Bishops is one of the two legislative bodies of the Episcopal Church’s General Convention, composed of all its bishops who deliberate and vote on church policy and governance.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ecclesiastical legislation ⓘ primary legislation ⓘ source of law in England ⓘ
appliesIn	Province of Canterbury ⓘ Province of York ⓘ
appliesTo	Church of England ⓘ
bindingOn	bishops of the Church of England ⓘ clergy of the Church of England ⓘ laity of the Church of England in specified matters ⓘ
canAffect	property of the Church of England ⓘ
canConfer	powers on Church of England bodies ⓘ
canModify	statute law relating to the Church of England ⓘ
canRegulate	doctrine, worship and discipline of the Church of England ⓘ governance of the Church of England ⓘ
constitutionalBasis	established status of the Church of England ⓘ
createdUnder	Church of England Assembly (Powers) Act 1919 ⓘ
distinctFrom	Measures of the Church in Wales ⓘ linked to: Measures of the Church of England private members’ bills ⓘ secondary legislation ⓘ
enactedBy	General Synod of the Church of England ⓘ linked to: General Synod
enforcedBy	ecclesiastical courts of the Church of England ⓘ linked to: English ecclesiastical courts secular courts of England ⓘ
governs	church property and finance ⓘ clergy terms of service ⓘ internal administration of the Church of England ⓘ parochial reorganisation ⓘ
hasAuthorityFrom	Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ linked to: British Parliament
hasLegalEffect	same as Acts of Parliament in England ⓘ
hasPurpose	to allow the Church of England to legislate for its own affairs with parliamentary authority ⓘ
introducedBy	Measure Bill in General Synod ⓘ
isPartOf	United Kingdom legal system ⓘ linked to: United Kingdom law
jurisdiction	England ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
legalStatus	equivalent to Act of Parliament ⓘ
previouslyEnactedBy	Church Assembly ⓘ
publishedIn	The Statute Law Database / UK legislation database ⓘ
recordedIn	Church of England Yearbook ⓘ
relatedTo	Acts of Parliament ⓘ Canons of the Church of England ⓘ linked to: canons of the Church of England
requires	scrutiny by Ecclesiastical Committee for expediency and constitutional propriety ⓘ
requiresApprovalBy	Ecclesiastical Committee of Parliament ⓘ House of Commons ⓘ linked to: House of Commons of the United Kingdom House of Lords ⓘ
requiresRoyalAssent	monarch of the United Kingdom ⓘ
subjectArea	ecclesiastical law ⓘ public law ⓘ
typeOf	delegated legislation with primary legislative effect ⓘ
usedSince	20th century ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (20)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

General Synod → authorityOver → Measures of the Church of England ⓘ

Dean and Chapter of Westminster → subjectTo → Measures of the General Synod of the Church of England ⓘ