(xx) Guidelines on Bishops
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- Date
- 1969 November 3-7
- Source
- House of Bishops. Minutes
- Type
- Resolution
- Mover
- Bishop of Ottawa
- Seconder
- Bishop of Qu'Appelle
- Text of motion
- "1. That these Guidelines as amended be referred to a special Task Force to be set up by the Primate and the Prolocutor consisting of bishops, priests and laymen.
- 2. That this Task Force be asked to report to the National Executive Council by February, 1970, on the following matters:
- - a) Is a General Synod Canon on the Episcopate desirable ?
- - b) If one is desirable, do these Guidelines seem adequate as a basis for such a Canon, or what other material as, for instance, from the Ordinal, should be included ?
- - c) Alternatively, should there be presented to the General Synod a position paper on how the Anglican Church of Canada understands the nature and work of a bishop ?
- - d) Or what alternative or additional suggestions should be made ?
- 3. That on the receipt of the report of the Task Force, the N.E.C. be requested to take such action on this matter as it sees fit, such as:
- - a) referring the matter to General Synod
- - OR
- - b) authorizing the publication of a position paper
- - c) any other course."
- The House adjourned at 12:00 noon and resumed consideration of the motion at the next sitting at which time the motion was carried.
- Notes
- The fifth sitting commenced at 2:00 p.m. and resumed consideration of the Bishop of Ottawa's motion.
- The Bishop of Calgary spoke to an alternative motion which he hoped to have an opportunity to present, seconded by the Bishop of Kootenay, which read as follows:
- "That the Primate be asked to appoint a Committee of the House to prepare a position paper on Episcopacy based on the Guidelines of 1967 and 1968 and on the Ordering and Consecrating of a Bishop, and that this position paper be published."
- The Bishop of Ottawa's motion was put to the House and carried.
- The Bishop of Calgary's motion was put to the House and defeated.
- Subjects
- Episcopacy - Anglican Church of Canada
- Anglican Church of Canada - Bishops - Office
- Coadjutor Bishops - Anglican Church of Canada
- Suffragan Bishops - Anglican Church of Canada
- Assistant Bishops - Anglican Church of Canada
- Guidelines on Bishops
- Guidelines for the Use of Bishops
- Anglican Church of Canada. General Synod. Constitution
- Anglican Church of Canada. National Executive Council