General Convention

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The General Convention is the primary legislative and decision-making body of the Episcopal Church, composed of representatives from its dioceses who meet to set policy, doctrine, and mission priorities.

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Generate an image of the General Convention (The General Convention is the primary legislative and decision-making body of the Episcopal Church, composed of representatives from its dioceses who meet to set policy, doctrine, and mission priorities.)

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Label Occurrences
General Convention canonical 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf decision-making body ⓘ
governing body ⓘ
institution of the Episcopal Church ⓘ
legislative body ⓘ
affiliation Anglican Communion ⓘ
alsoKnownAs General Convention of the Episcopal Church ⓘ
composedOf bishops ⓘ
clergy deputies ⓘ
lay deputies ⓘ
convenes at various locations in the United States ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
decisionMakingProcess bicameral ⓘ
establishes churchwide policies on social issues ⓘ
guidelines for ecumenical and interfaith relations ⓘ
standards for ordained ministry ⓘ
governs churchwide mission strategy ⓘ
churchwide program and structure ⓘ
national policy of the Episcopal Church ⓘ
hasAuthorityOver Book of Common Prayer (Episcopal Church) ⓘ
churchwide canons ⓘ
churchwide constitution ⓘ
hasChamber House of Bishops ⓘ
House of Deputies ⓘ
hasFunction adopts canons of the Episcopal Church ⓘ
adopts constitution of the Episcopal Church ⓘ
approves budget of the Episcopal Church ⓘ
approves liturgical texts ⓘ
elects certain church officers ⓘ
sets doctrine for the Episcopal Church ⓘ
sets mission priorities for the Episcopal Church ⓘ
sets policy for the Episcopal Church ⓘ
includesRepresentativesFrom convocations of Episcopal Churches in Europe ⓘ
every diocese of the Episcopal Church ⓘ
jurisdiction Episcopal Church in the United States and other territories ⓘ
linked to: Episcopal Church
language English ⓘ
meetingType general churchwide gathering ⓘ
meetsEvery three years ⓘ
partOf Episcopal Church ⓘ
primaryRole primary legislative body of the Episcopal Church ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
religiousDenomination Anglican ⓘ
linked to: Anglican Communion

Episcopal Church (United States) ⓘ
linked to: Episcopal Church
represents dioceses of the Episcopal Church ⓘ
scope churchwide ⓘ
typeOfLegislature ecclesiastical legislature ⓘ
votingSystem separate votes in House of Bishops and House of Deputies ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

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

Episcopal Church → governance → General Convention ⓘ
The Episcopal Church → governanceBody → General Convention ⓘ
subject linked to: TEC
ECUSA → governanceBody → General Convention ⓘ