Primatial Canon
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- Date
- 1986 June 14-22
- Source
- General Synod. Minutes
- Type
- Act 41
- Mover
- Ven. G.R. Huggill
- Seconder
- Chancellor H.R.S. Ryan
- Text of motion
- That Canon III be amended as follows:
- a) That the phrase "provincial metropolitan senior by appointment" in Part I, Sections 2(a), 2(b) and 8(a) and Part II, Section 5(d) be amended to read "provincial metropolitan senior by election."
- b) That Part I, Section 4 be amended by the addition of the words "or in accordance with the policies of" following "after consultation with."
- c) That Part I, Section 5 be amended by changing the word "his" before "office" (in the second line) to "an".
- d) That Part I, Section 6 be amended by changing the word "Primate" (in the second line) to "Primacy".
- e) That Part I, Section 9 be amended to read: The Primate, after consultation with the other metropolitans, may, subject to satisfactory provision of financial requirements, appoint a Bishop Ordinary to the Canadian Forces.
- f) That Part II, Section 3(a) be amended by the addition after "a vacancy occurring in the office of Primate" of the words "during a regular session or".
- g) That Part II, Section 5(b) be amended to read:
- On receipt of such nominations the clerical and lay members shall proceed forthwith to vote by ballot on such nominations. Such vote shall be taken by Orders and a majority of those present of each Order shall be necessary for election. Voting shall continue until an election results or until the clerical and lay members ask, by resolution, for additional nominations. At such time the bishops shall submit one or more additional nominations.
- h) That Part II, Section 5(c) be amended by the omission in the second line of the word "members" after "clerical".
- i) That a new sub-section (d) of Part II, Section 5 be enacted as follows:
- No debate shall be permitted on any motion or ballot. Resolutions shall be put in writing and delivered to the Chair; and that sub-section (d) become sub-section (e). CARRIED IN ALL ORDERS by the required majority Act 41
- Subjects
- Anglican Church of Canada. General Synod. Constitution. Canon III
- Anglican Church of Canada. Primate