A163 Amend Canon III.11 to add Canon III.11.10
Resolved, the House of ________________ concurring,
That Canon III.11 is hereby amended to add Sec. 10 to read as follows:
Sec. 10. Bishops who exercise or have jurisdiction are those who exercise ecclesiastical authority in a diocese or other jurisdiction of this Church.
Explanation
This Canon mirrors the proposed amendment to Article I of the Constitution clarifying what it means to exercise or have jurisdiction. It is presented at this time as an amendment to the Canons to provide guidance before a second reading of the amendment to the Constitution can be voted upon. Upon the approval of a second reading of the proposed amendment to Article I, Canon III.11.10 could be deleted.