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The Episcopal Church is governed by a bicameral General Convention, which meets every three years, and by an Executive Council during interim years. The General Convention consists of the House of Bishops and the House of Deputies.
The Episcopal Church is governed by a bicameral General Convention, which typically meets every three years, and by Executive Council during interim years. The General Convention consists of the House of Bishops and the House of Deputies, which meet and act separately but must concur to adopt legislation.
An episcopal polity is a hierarchical form of church governance in which the chief local authorities are called bishops.
The Episcopal Church (TEC), also officially the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America (PECUSA), [6] is a member church of the worldwide Anglican Communion based in the United States with additional dioceses elsewhere. It is a mainline Protestant denomination and is divided into nine provinces.
The Episcopal Church, a hierarchical church, traces its heritage to the beginnings of Christianity. The Episcopal Church is an independent church which is a constituent member of the worldwide Anglican Communion.
The Episcopal Church is governed democratically and functions at three main levels of organization: national, diocesan and local. Our national Constitution and Canons (ecclesiastical rules or laws) define the authority of bishops, the structure of the congregations, the responsibilities of priests and deacons, and the worship of the Church.
Every female member of the Episcopal Church is a member of the ECW, whether or not her church has an active ECW branch. The structure of a branch should be simple and flexible, depending on the size, interests and needs of the group.
Episcopal Church in the United States of America (ECUSA), autonomous church in the United States. Part of the Anglican Communion, it was formally organized in Philadelphia in 1789 as the successor to the Church of England in the American colonies. In points of doctrine, worship, and ministerial.
HOL = John Holder, Archbishop of the West Indies (2009-2018) ISO = Andrew Haruhisa Iso, Bishop of Osaka. KER = Greg Kerr-Wilson, Archbishop of Calgary and Metropolitan of Rupert's Land. KIL = Robert Kilgour, Primus and Bishop of Aberdeen. LEA = Arthur Lea, Bishop of Kyushu. LYO = Frank Lyons, Bishop of Bolivia.
Find here links to all formats of the current Constitution and Canons of The Episcopal Church published together with the Rules of Order.