Amendments to the Constitution
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- Date
- 1975 June
- Source
- General Synod. Minutes
- Type
- Act 12
- Mover
- Chancellor R.H. Soward
- Seconder
- The Rt. Rev. J.C. Bothwell
- Text of motion
- That Section 35, Sub-Section 1, of the Constitution (in the Handbook of General Synod pages 29 and 30) be amended by deleting paragraphs (f) and (g) and substituting the following:
- 35.1 (f) Bishops, Clerical members and Lay members to be elected by the General Synod on the nomination of the members of the Orders of Bishops, Clergy and Laity from each Province meeting together, provided that the members from each Province shall select:
- - i) that number of Bishops that is equal to one-third of the number of Dioceses in the Province to the next larger whole number, provided that there shall not be more than one Bishop so nominated from any one diocese;
- - ii) an equal number of Clerical and Lay members, provided that there shall not be more than one Bishop, one Clerical member and one Lay member from any one Diocese within the Province, save that no Province shall so nominate less than two Clerical members and two Lay members; and
- Paragraph (h) to be relettered (g).
- CARRIED Act 12
- Subjects
- Anglican Church of Canada. General Synod. Constitution
- Anglican Church of Canada - Government
- Anglican Church of Canada. General Synod - Membership