A156 Amend Canon III.11.1
The amendments provide that a missional review be completed, and the consents of a majority of the bishops exercising jurisdiction and the Standing Committees of the dioceses be obtained, before a diocese or missionary diocese is authorized to proceed with the election of a Bishop Diocesan, Bishop Coadjutor, Bishop Suffragan, Assistant Bishop, or Missionary Bishop. The Canons currently provide that, prior to holding an election for a Bishop Coadjutor or a Bishop Suffragan, a diocese must receive the consent of the bishops and Standing Committees; this amendment extends that requirement to other episcopal elections. The pilot Board for Episcopal Transitions proposed in Section IV.C.3 of this report would aid dioceses engaging in a missional review to obtain the services of missional review consultants.
Explanation
The amendments provide that a missional review be completed, and the consents of a majority of the bishops exercising jurisdiction and the Standing Committees of the dioceses be obtained, before a diocese or missionary diocese is authorized to proceed with the election of a Bishop Diocesan, Bishop Coadjutor, Bishop Suffragan, Assistant Bishop, or Missionary Bishop. The Canons currently provide that, prior to holding an election for a Bishop Coadjutor or a Bishop Suffragan, a diocese must receive the consent of the bishops and Standing Committees; this amendment extends that requirement to other episcopal elections. The pilot Board for Episcopal Transitions proposed in Section IV.C.3 of this report would aid dioceses engaging in a missional review to obtain the services of missional review consultants.