Constitution and Canons of the Episcopal Church

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The Constitution and Canons of the Episcopal Church is the primary body of ecclesiastical law that defines the church’s structure, governance, and disciplinary regulations in the Episcopal Church in the United States.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ecclesiastical law code ⓘ
governing document ⓘ
legal framework ⓘ
amendedBy General Convention of the Episcopal Church ⓘ
appliesTo Episcopal Church (United States) ⓘ
linked to: Episcopal Church
basedOn Anglican canon law tradition ⓘ
bindingOn all clergy of the Episcopal Church (United States) ⓘ
all dioceses of the Episcopal Church (United States) ⓘ
all lay members of the Episcopal Church (United States) in matters of discipline and governance ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
defines church structure of the Episcopal Church (United States) ⓘ
disciplinary regulations of the Episcopal Church (United States) ⓘ
governance of the Episcopal Church (United States) ⓘ
governsBody Executive Council of the Episcopal Church ⓘ
General Convention of the Episcopal Church ⓘ
House of Bishops of the Episcopal Church ⓘ
linked to: House of Bishops

House of Deputies of the Episcopal Church ⓘ
linked to: House of Deputies

Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church ⓘ
linked to: Presiding Bishop

Standing Committees of dioceses in the Episcopal Church (United States) ⓘ
diocesan bishops of the Episcopal Church (United States) ⓘ
diocesan conventions in the Episcopal Church (United States) ⓘ
parish vestries in the Episcopal Church (United States) ⓘ
rectors and parish clergy of the Episcopal Church (United States) ⓘ
includes Canons of the Episcopal Church ⓘ
Constitution of the Episcopal Church ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legalStatus primary body of ecclesiastical law in the Episcopal Church (United States) ⓘ
partOf canon law of the Anglican Communion ⓘ
publisher Church Publishing Incorporated ⓘ
The Episcopal Church ⓘ
linked to: Episcopal Church
regulates church discipline procedures ⓘ
churchwide institutions of the Episcopal Church (United States) ⓘ
discipline of clergy in the Episcopal Church (United States) ⓘ
discipline of laity in the Episcopal Church (United States) ⓘ
election of bishops in the Episcopal Church (United States) ⓘ
financial administration norms in the Episcopal Church (United States) ⓘ
formation of new dioceses in the Episcopal Church (United States) ⓘ
general governance of the Episcopal Church (United States) ⓘ
liturgical conformity requirements ⓘ
organization of dioceses in the Episcopal Church (United States) ⓘ
parish organization in the Episcopal Church (United States) ⓘ
requires constitutional amendments to be adopted at two successive General Conventions ⓘ
subject administration of sacraments and rites ⓘ
church discipline ⓘ
church governance ⓘ
election and ministry of bishops, priests, and deacons ⓘ
relations with the Anglican Communion and other churches ⓘ
temporal affairs and property of the church ⓘ

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