Canon XXIII -'Relinquishment of the Ministry' (See U-5, p.30.)
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- Date
- 1959 September
- Source
- General Synod. Minutes
- 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 of motion
- 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