Organization Committee Report - Restructuring of the Diocese of Newfoundland
https://archives.anglican.ca/link/official4264
- Date
- 1974 November 5-8
- Type
- Resolution
- Mover
- Nock
- Seconder
- Goodings
- Prologue
- The Provincial Synod of Canada passed the following motion at its meeting in June, 1974:
- "Be it resolved that this Provincial Synod of the Ecclesiastical Province of Canada accede to the request of the Diocesan Synod of Newfoundland that the said Diocese be reconstructed into three Dioceses, each with its own Bishop and Synod, as required to meet the pastoral needs of the Church in Newfoundland, and that the necessary steps be taken to secure the consent of the General Synod to such action.
- Notwithstanding this approval: we wish to urge the Church in Newfoundland to consider the wisdom of establishing but one administrative office for the three Dioceses, and of providing for a Province-wide regional Synod, with one of the Bishops as its Chairman, and its members elected by the Diocesan Synods, as an appropriate instrument for decision-making with regard to mutual concerns and for giving continued expression to the identity of the Church with Newfoundland as a whole."
- The Organization Committee recommends to the National Executive Council that the following motion be included in the Convening Circular along with this motion, in order to place this question before the Synod:
- That General Synod give its consent to the substance of the above motion passed by the Provincial Synod of Canada, as provided for in Section 7(2)(c) of the Declaration of Principles.
- Text of motion
- That the Motion with reference to the Diocese of Newfoundland be included in the Convening Circular. CARRIED
- Notes
- In response to this motion Archbishop Davis read information on further action taken by the Diocese of Newfoundland.
- Subjects
- Anglican Church of Canada. Diocese of Newfoundland
- Anglican Church of Canada. Diocese of Eastern Newfoundland and Labrador
- Anglican Church of Canada. Diocese of Central Newfoundland
- Anglican Church of Canada. Diocese of Western Newfoundland
- Anglican Church of Canada - Dioceses - Boundaries