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Canon XXII - Abandonment of Ministry (See Message U-5, p. 30.)
http://archives.anglican.ca/en/permalink/official9931
- Date
- 1959 September
- Source
- General Synod. Minutes
- Record Type
- [Act 74]
- Resolution
- Mover
- Chancellor Soward
- Seconder
- Deputy Prolocutor
- Prologue
- The Lower House received and considered Message U-5 as presented earlier in the session and reading as follows:
- "That the Upper House concurs in the report of the Committee on Constitution and Canons in respect of Canon XXII 'Abandonment of Ministry,' reading as follows:
- CANON XXII
- Abandonment of the Ministry
- To repeal the present Canon and in its stead to enact the following:
- (Changes in black face type) [In electronic database bold indicated by pointed brackets i.e. ]
- 1. Abandonment of Ministry
- If any person admitted before or after the enactment of this Canon to the Ministry of the as a Priest or Deacon shall without availing himself of the provisions of Canon XXIII:
- (a) Engage in secular employment in any Diocese under the jurisdiction of the General Synod without the written consent of the Bishop thereof, and cease to exercise the functions of the Ministry under the license of the Bishop of such Dioceses; or,
- (b) Abandon the Communion of the Church by an open renunciation of the doctrine, discipline or worship of this Church or by a formal admission into any religious body not in communion with the same, or in any other way;
- It shall be the duty of the Executive or Standing Committee of the Diocese in which the Priest or Deacon resides after enquiry to certify the fact to the Bishop of the Diocese and with such certificate to send a statement of the facts, acts or declarations which show such engagement or abandonment; which certificate and statement shall be recorded with the Registrar of the Diocese, and the said Bishop may then suspend the said Priest or Deacon for six months.
- 2. Notice of Suspension
- Notice of such suspension shall be given by the said Bishop to the Priest or Deacon so suspended that unless he shall, within six months, transmit to the Bishop:
- - (a) A Statutory Declaration that the facts alleged in such certificate and statement are false; or,
- - (b) An undertaking to cease from secular employment; or,
- - (c) A retraction of the acts and declarations constituting a renunciation of the doctrine, discipline or worship of this Church or leading to his formal admission into any religious body not in communion with the same, as the case may be;
- He will be deposed from of his ministry.
- 3. Deposition
- If such Declaration, undertaking or retraction be not made or given within six months as aforesaid it shall be the duty of the Bishop to depose the said Priest or Deacon from the Ministry and to send a written record of such deposition to the Registrar of the Diocese thereof and notice thereof to all the Diocesan Bishops of Canada.
- 4.
- If the Priest or Deacon shall deny, undertake or retract as aforesaid the Bishop may nevertheless, if he deems proper, make enquiry into the matter upon notice to the Priest or Deacon and if he should be of opinion that the complaint was true and that the circumstances are such that the Priest or Deacon should be deposed it shall be the duty of the Bishop to depose such Priest or Deacon from the and to send a written record of such deposition to the Registrar of the Diocese and notice thereof to all the Diocesan Bishops of Canada.
- Text
- RESOLVED
- That the Lower House concurs in Message U-5 in respect of Canon XXII "Abandonment of the Ministry." (See p. 89.)
- Message L-58
- Notes
- Page 89
- Message U-5 - Canons XXII and XXIII, "Abandonment of the Ministry", "Relinquishment of the Ministry"
- The Upper House concurs in the report of the Committee on Constitution and Canons in respect of Canon XXII, "Abandonment of the Ministry". (For text of Canon XXII, see. p. 52.)
- The Upper House concurs in the following sections of Canon XXIII, as presented by the Committee of Constitution and Canons: 1. Deed of Relinquishment; 2. Deed of Effect, (a), (b), (c), 3., 4., 5.
- The Upper House suggests to the Committee on Constitution and Canons the following amendments to Canon XXIII:
- - (1) Add the words "if the Bishop concurs in such relinquishment" he shall forthwith, etc.
- - (2) Full stop in same paragraph after the word "Canada". New sentence begins with word "On".
- - (3) Schedule: Instead of the words "of said office", change to read: "of my office". Change: "and of my ministry in said Church" to read: "and the exercise of my ministry", etc.
- The Upper House further suggests to the Committee on Constitution and Canons the addition of the words "Exercise of the" in the title, "Relinquishment of the Ministry".
- Message L-58
- (a) The Lower House concurs in Message U-5 in respect of Canon XXII. "Abandonment of the Ministry".
- (b) The Lower House concurs in Message U-5 in respect of the amendments proposed by the Upper House within Canon XXIII, "Relinquishment of the Ministry", and these are incorporated in the Canon, as revised.
- (c) The Lower House concurs in Message U-5 of the Upper House respecting the title of Canon XXIII. (For text of Canon XXIII, in amended form, see p. 54.)
- (See pp. 30, 52, 54.)
- [Act 74 of 1959 General Synod. See page 87.]
- Subjects
- Anglican Church of Canada. General Synod. Constitution. Canon XXII
- Anglican Church of Canada. General Synod. Constitution. Canon XXIII
- Anglican Church of Canada - Clergy - Resignation
- Anglican Church of Canada - Clergy - Secular employment
- Anglican Church of Canada - Clergy - Licensing
- Anglican Church of Canada - Clergy - Discipline
- Church discipline - Anglican Church of Canada
Canon XXII - Abandonment of Ministry (see Message U5, p.30)
http://archives.anglican.ca/en/permalink/official3682
- Date
- 1959 September
- Source
- General Synod. Minutes
- Record Type
- Resolution
- Mover
- Chancellor Soward
- Seconder
- Deputy Prolocutor
- Prologue
- The Lower House received and considered Message U5 as presented earlier in the session and reading as follows:
- "That the Upper House concurs in the report of the Committee on Constitution and Canons in respect of Canon XXII 'Abandonment of Ministry,' reading as follows:
- CANON XXII - ABANDONMENT OF THE MINISTRY
- To repeal the present Canon and in its stead to enact the following:
- 1. Abandonment of Ministry
- If any person admitted before or after the enactment of this Canon to the Ministry of the Anglican Church of Canada as a Priest or Deacon shall without availing himself of the provisions of Canon XXIII:
- (a) Engage in secular employment in any Diocese under the jurisdiction of the General Synod without the written consent of the Bishop thereof, and cease to exercise the functions of the Ministry under the license of the Bishop of such Dioceses; or,
- (b) Abandon the Communion of the Church by an open renunciation of the doctrine, discipline or worship of this Church or by a formal admission into any religious body not in communion with the same, or in any other way;
- It shall be the duty of the Executive or Standing Committee of the Diocese in which the Priest or Deacon resides after enquiry to certify the fact to the Bishop of the Diocese and with such certificate to send a statement of the facts, acts or declarations which show such engagement or abandonment; which certificate and statement shall be recorded with the Registrar of the Diocese, and the said Bishop may then suspend the said Priest or Deacon for six months.
- 2. Notice of Suspension
- Notice of such suspension shall be given by the said Bishop to the Priest or Deacon so suspended that unless he shall, within six months, transmit to the Bishop:
- (a) A Statutory Declaration that the facts alleged in such certificate and statement are false; or,
- (b) An undertaking to cease from secular employment; or,
- (c) A retraction of the acts and declarations constituting a renunciation of the doctrine, discipline or worship of this Church or leading to his formal admission into any religious body not in communion with the same, as the case may be;
- He will be deposed from the exercise of his ministry.
- 3. Deposition
- If such Declaration, undertaking or retraction be not made or given within six months as aforesaid it shall be the duty of the Bishop to depose the said Priest or Deacon from the exercise of the Ministry and to send a written record of such deposition to the Registrar of the Diocese thereof and notice thereof to all the Diocesan Bishops of Canada.
- 4. If the Priest or Deacon shall deny, undertake or retract as aforesaid the Bishop may nevertheless, if he deems proper, make enquiry into the matter upon notice to the Priest or Deacon and if he should be of opinion that the complaint was true and that the circumstances are such that the Priest or Deacon should be deposed from the exercise of his ministry it shall be the duty of the Bishop to depose such Priest or Deacon from the exercise of his ministry and to send a written record of such deposition to the Registrar of the Diocese and notice thereof to all the Diocesan Bishops of Canada.
- 5. The Bishop or his successor in the See may for reasons which he may deem sufficient, terminate such deposition and restore such priest or deacon to the exercise of his ministry and give notice thereof to the Registrar of the Diocese and to all the Diocesan Bishops of the Church in Canada. (New.)"
- Text
- That the Lower House concurs in Message U5 in respect of Canon XXII "Abandonment of the Ministry." (See p.89.) RESOLVED Message L-58.
- Subjects
- Anglican Church of Canada. General Synod. Constitution. Canon XXII
- Anglican Church of Canada - Clergy - Resignation
- Anglican Church of Canada - Clergy - Licensing
- Anglican Church of Canada - Clergy - Discipline
- Church discipline - Anglican Church of Canada
Canon XXIII -'Relinquishment of the Ministry' (See U-5, p.30.)
http://archives.anglican.ca/en/permalink/official9932
- Date
- 1959 September
- Source
- General Synod. Minutes
- Record Type
- [[Act 75]
- Resolution
- Mover
- Chancellor R.H. Soward
- Seconder
- Deputy Prolocutor
- Prologue
- The Lower House then received that portion of Message U-5 dealing with Canon XXIII 'Relinquishment of the Ministry', reading as follows:
- "The Upper House concurs in the following sections of Canon XXIII as presented by the Committee on Constitution and Canons 'Deed of Relinquishment' 2 (a) (b) (c) 3, 4, 5. The Upper House suggests to the Committee on Constitution and Canons the following amendments to Canon XXIII:
- "First paragraph under (2):
- - (1) Add the words 'If the Bishop concurs in such relinquishment' he shall forthwith ... etc.
- - (2) Full stop in same paragraph after the word 'Canada'. New sentence begins with the word 'On'.
- - (3) Schedule -- Instead of the words 'of said office', change to read 'of my office'.
- Change 'and of my ministry in said Church' to read 'and the exercise of my ministry'.
- The Upper House further suggests to the Committee on the Constitution and Canons the addition of the words 'Exercise of the' in the title 'Relinquishment of the Ministry'.
- Text
- RESOLVED
- That the Lower House concurs in Message U-5 in respect of the amendments proposed by the Upper House, both in title and content, and that these be incorporated in the Canon as revised, to read as follows:
- CANON XXIII
- Relinquishment of the Exercise of the Ministry
- To repeal the present Canon and in its stead to enact the following: (changes in black face type) [In electronic database black face type indicated by pointed brackets i.e. ]
- 1. Deed of Relinquishment
- Any person admitted before or after the enactment of this Canon to the Ministry of the as a Priest or Deacon may, after having resigned any and every preferment held by him, and there being no charges pending against him in any Bishop's Court or Court of Discipline, execute a deed of relinquishment in the form in the schedule hereto and deliver the same to the Bishop of the Diocese in which he last held any preferment.
- 2. Effect of Deed
- shall forthwith deliver the deed so received to the Registrar of the Diocese and shall give notice thereof to all the Diocesan Bishops of Canada. On the expiration of six months thereafter, if the said deed be not recalled and if no charge be lodged in any such Court, the following consequences shall ensue with respect to the person executing the deed:
- - (a) He shall be incapable of officiating or acting in any manner as a Minister of said and of taking or holding any preferment therein and shall cease to enjoy all rights, privileges and advantages attached to the office of such Ministry.
- - (b) Every license, office or place held by him for which it is an indispensable qualification that he should be such a Minister shall be ipso facto determined and avoided.
- - (c) He shall be, by virtue of this Canon, discharged and freed from all ecclesiastical jurisdiction, penalties, censures and proceedings to which, if this Canon were not in force, he would or might have been subject, liable or amenable in consequence of his having been so admitted, and of any act or thing done or omitted by him after such admission.
- 3.
- A copy of the deed of relinquishment and a certificate of its registration by the Registrar of the Diocese shall be evidence of its record for all ecclesiastical purposes.
- 4.
- 5.
- SCHEDULE
- "Know All Men by These Presents that I, A.B. of X.Y., having been admitted to the office of Priest (or Deacon) in the , and having resigned (here insert the description of the preferment if any) do hereby in pursuance of the Canon XXIII of the General Synod declare that I relinquish all rights, privileges and advantages of office, and
- As witness my hand this..........day of...........A.D. 19....
- Witness:..................
- (See p. 89.)
- Message L-58
- Notes
- age 89
- Message U-5 - Canons XXII and XXIII, "Abandonment of the Ministry", "Relinquishment of the Ministry"
- The Upper House concurs in the report of the Committee on Constitution and Canons in respect of Canon XXII, "Abandonment of the Ministry". (For text of Canon XXII, see. p. 52.)
- The Upper House concurs in the following sections of Canon XXIII, as presented by the Committee of Constitution and Canons: 1. Deed of Relinquishment; 2. Deed of Effect, (a), (b), (c), 3., 4., 5.
- The Upper House suggests to the Committee on Constitution and Canons the following amendments to Canon XXIII:
- - (1) Add the words "if the Bishop concurs in such relinquishment" he shall forthwith, etc.
- - (2) Full stop in same paragraph after the word "Canada". New sentence begins with word "On".
- - (3) Schedule: Instead of the words "of said office", change to read: "of my office". Change: "and of my ministry in said Church" to read: "and the exercise of my ministry", etc.
- The Upper House further suggests to the Committee on Constitution and Canons the addition of the words "Exercise of the" in the title, "Relinquishment of the Ministry".
- Message L-58
- (a) The Lower House concurs in Message U-5 in respect of Canon XXII. "Abandonment of the Ministry".
- (b) The Lower House concurs in Message U-5 in respect of the amendments proposed by the Upper House within Canon XXIII, "Relinquishment of the Ministry", and these are incorporated in the Canon, as revised.
- (c) The Lower House concurs in Message U-5 of the Upper House respecting the title of Canon XXIII. (For text of Canon XXIII, in amended form, see p. 54.)
- (See pp. 30, 52, 54.)
- [Act 75 of 1959 General Synod. See page 87.]
- Subjects
- Anglican Church of Canada. General Synod. Constitution. Canon XXIII
- Anglican Church of Canada - Clergy - Discipline
- Anglican Church of Canada - Clergy - Licensing
- Anglican Church of Canada - Clergy - Resignation
- Church discipline - Anglican Church of Canada
Canon XXIII - Relinquishment of the Ministry (see U5, p.30)
http://archives.anglican.ca/en/permalink/official3683
- Date
- 1959 September
- Source
- General Synod. Minutes
- Record Type
- Resolution
- Mover
- Chancellor R.H. Soward
- Seconder
- Deputy Prolocutor
- Text
- That the Lower House concurs in Message U5 in respect of the amendments proposed by the Upper House, both in title and content, and that these be incorporated in the Canon as revised, to read as follows:
- CANON XXIII - RELINQUISHMENT OF THE EXERCISE OF THE MINISTRY
- To repeal the present Canon and in its stead to enact the following:
- 1. Deed of Relinquishment
- Any person admitted before or after the enactment of this Canon to the Ministry of the Anglican Church of Canada as a Priest or Deacon may, after having resigned any and every preferment held by him, and there being no charges pending against him in any Bishop's Court or Court of Discipline, execute a deed of relinquishment in the form in the schedule hereto and deliver the same to the Bishop of the Diocese in which he last held any preferment.
- 2. Effect of Deed
- If the Bishop concurs in such relinquishment, he shall forthwith deliver the deed so received to the Registrar of the Diocese and shall give notice thereof to all the Diocesan Bishops of Canada. On the expiration of six months thereafter, if the said deed be not recalled and if no charge be lodged in any such Court, the following consequences shall ensue with respect to the person executing the deed:
- (a) He shall be incapable of officiating or acting in any manner as a Minister of said Church and of taking or holding any preferment therein and shall cease to enjoy all rights, privileges and advantages attached to the office of such Ministry.
- (b) Every license, office or place held by him for which it is an indispensable qualification that he should be such a Minister shall be ipso facto determined and avoided.
- (c) He shall be, by virtue of this Canon, discharged and freed from all ecclesiastical jurisdiction, penalties, censures and proceedings to which, if this Canon were not in force, he would or might have been subject, liable or amenable in consequence of his having been so admitted, and of any act or thing done or omitted by him after such admission.
- 3. A copy of the deed of relinquishment and a certificate of its registration by the Registrar of the Diocese shall be evidence of its record for all ecclesiastical purposes.
- 4. The Bishop shall send or cause to be sent notice of such relinquishment to all the Diocesan Bishops of Canada.
- 5. The Bishop or his successor in the See may for reasons which he may deem sufficient, terminate such relinquishment and reinstate such priest (or deacon) in the exercise of his ministry and give notice thereof to the Registrar of the Diocese and to all Diocesan Bishops of the Church in Canada. (New.)
- SCHEDULE
- Know All Men by These Presents that I, A.B. of X.Y., having been admitted to the office of Priest (or Deacon) in the Anglican Church of Canada, and having resigned (here insert the description of the preferment if any) do hereby in pursuance of the Canon XXIII of the General Synod declare that I relinquish all rights, privileges and advantages of my office, and the exercise of my ministry in said church.
- As witness my hand this..........day of...........A.D. 19....
- Witness:..................
- (See p.89.) RESOLVED Message L-58.
- Subjects
- Anglican Church of Canada. General Synod. Constitution. Canon XXIII
- Anglican Church of Canada - Clergy - Discipline
- Anglican Church of Canada - Clergy - Licensing
- Anglican Church of Canada - Clergy - Resignation
- Church discipline - Anglican Church of Canada
Canon XXVIII - Discipline
http://archives.anglican.ca/en/permalink/official3685
- Date
- 1959 September
- Source
- General Synod. Minutes
- Record Type
- Resolution
- Mover
- Chancellor Soward
- Seconder
- Deputy Prolocutor
- Text
- That Canon XXVIII "Discipline" be ameded by adding, immediately after section 19, a new section designated 19A, and reading as follows:
- "19A. Any clergyman upon whom a sentence of deprivation or deposition has been pronounced may be restored by the Bishop who deprives or deposed him or by his successor in the See, after due inquiry by said Bishop acting together with two other Bishops selected by him, and with the advice and consent of his standing or executive committee, who shall fully investigate all the facts of the case, and may restore such clergyman to the exercise of his ministry if he and they are satisfied that such restoration shall be for the glory of God and the edifying of the Church." (See p.68, 99.) RESOLVED Message L-60.
Canon XXVII - Marriage and Divorce
http://archives.anglican.ca/en/permalink/official3684
- Date
- 1959 September
- Source
- General Synod. Minutes
- Record Type
- [Act 76]
- Resolution
- Mover
- Chancellor Soward
- Seconder
- Deputy Prolocutor
- Text
- RESOLVED
- That clause (3) of Section 4 of Part 2 of Canon XXVII, "Marriage and Divorce," be amended by adding the following words: "or to have obtained the consent of any person whose consent was legally required." (See pp. 67, 99.)
- Message L-59
- Notes
- [Act 76 of 1959 General Synod. See page 87.]
- Subjects
- Marriage - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada
- Divorce - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada
- Remarriage - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada
- Anglican Church of Canada. General Synod. Constitution. Canon XXVII
Committee on Constitution and Canons
http://archives.anglican.ca/en/permalink/official3419
- Date
- 1967 August 22-31
- Source
- General Synod. Minutes
- Record Type
- Resolution
- Mover
- Deputy Prolocutor
- Seconder
- Bishop of Ontario
- Text
- That the word "four" in Part I, Section 1, Subsection 2, be deleted and the word "nine" substituted therefor. CARRIED in both Houses.
Committee on Constitution and Canons
http://archives.anglican.ca/en/permalink/official3420
- Date
- 1967 August 22-31
- Source
- General Synod. Minutes
- Record Type
- Resolution
- Mover
- Deputy Prolocutor
- Seconder
- Bishop of Ontario
- Text
- That Part I, Section 2, be amended by adding a further Subsection as follows:
- "4. The Committee shall have the control, direction, oversight and supervision of the administrative and financial concerns of the General Synod." CARRIED in both Houses.
- Subjects
- Anglican Church of Canada. General Synod. Constitution. Canon IX
- Anglican Church of Canada. Administration and Finance Committee
Committee on Constitution and Canons
http://archives.anglican.ca/en/permalink/official3421
- Date
- 1967 August 22-31
- Source
- General Synod. Minutes
- Record Type
- Resolution
- Mover
- Deputy Prolocutor
- Seconder
- Bishop of Ontario
- Text
- That Part III of the said Canon entitled "The Budget" be repealed. CARRIED in both Houses.
- Subjects
- Anglican Church of Canada. General Synod. Constitution. Canon IX
- Anglican Church of Canada. Administration and Finance Committee
- Budget - Anglican Church of Canada
Committee on Constitution and Canons
http://archives.anglican.ca/en/permalink/official3422
- Date
- 1967 August 22-31
- Source
- General Synod. Minutes
- Record Type
- Resolution
- Mover
- Deputy Prolocutor
- Seconder
- Bishop of Ontario
- Text
- That Section 3 of Part I of the said Canon be amended by adding thereto the following:
- "(h) To study the financial needs, problems and opportunities, as well as the local circumstances and resources of the Church.
- (i) To secure from each department, board, council or committee an estimate of its annual revenue and expenditure for the ensuing two years.
- (j) To adjust, amend and co-ordinate all such estimates in consultation with the department board, council or committee concerned and, having regard to the amount of money which, in its judgement, the several dioceses can be expected to contribute, determine the priorities of the various items comprising the proposed budget.
- (k) To apportion the total amount required among the dioceses and to secure the acceptance by each diocese of its appropriate share.
- (l) To present to the several dioceses the specific needs and opportunities of the whole Church, and the principles upon which the budget is based." CARRIED in both Houses.
- Subjects
- Anglican Church of Canada. General Synod. Constitution. Canon IX
- Anglican Church of Canada. Administration and Finance Committee