Diocesan convention of the Episcopal Diocese of Mississippi

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The Diocesan convention of the Episcopal Diocese of Mississippi is the primary governing body of the diocese, composed of clergy and lay representatives who make key decisions on church policy, leadership, and administration.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf church assembly ⓘ
diocesan convention ⓘ
governing body ⓘ
legislative body ⓘ
adopts annual diocesan budget ⓘ
diocesan canons ⓘ
diocesan constitution amendments ⓘ
authorityOver creation and alteration of diocesan parishes and missions ⓘ
diocesan-wide programs and ministries ⓘ
category Christian church councils in the United States ⓘ
Episcopal Church governance ⓘ
composedOf clergy delegates ⓘ
lay delegates ⓘ
convenes annually ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
decisionMakingProcess deliberation and voting by orders ⓘ
denomination Episcopal Church (United States) ⓘ
linked to: Episcopal Church
elects Bishop of Mississippi ⓘ
deputies to the General Convention of the Episcopal Church ⓘ
members of diocesan executive bodies ⓘ
members of diocesan standing committee ⓘ
function adopt diocesan budget ⓘ
authorize programs and ministries of the diocese ⓘ
consider resolutions on church and public issues ⓘ
elect diocesan leadership ⓘ
enact diocesan canons ⓘ
receive reports from diocesan officers and committees ⓘ
set diocesan policy ⓘ
governs Episcopal Diocese of Mississippi ⓘ
governsAccordingTo Constitution and Canons of the Episcopal Church ⓘ
Constitution and Canons of the Episcopal Diocese of Mississippi ⓘ
hasJurisdictionOver congregations of the Episcopal Diocese of Mississippi ⓘ
headedBy Bishop of Mississippi ⓘ
includes canonically resident clergy of the diocese ⓘ
elected lay representatives from congregations ⓘ
language English ⓘ
locatedIn Mississippi ⓘ
mayBePresidedOverBy coadjutor bishop of Mississippi ⓘ
suffragan bishop of Mississippi ⓘ
meetsAt various locations within the Episcopal Diocese of Mississippi ⓘ
partOf Episcopal Diocese of Mississippi ⓘ
presidedOverBy Bishop of Mississippi ⓘ
primaryFunction governance of the Episcopal Diocese of Mississippi ⓘ
religion Anglicanism ⓘ
reportsTo wider structures of the Episcopal Church through General Convention deputies ⓘ
votingStructure clergy order ⓘ
lay order ⓘ

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Bishop of Mississippi → appointedBy → Diocesan convention of the Episcopal Diocese of Mississippi ⓘ