Proposed Constitutional Amendments (PDF)
RESOLVED, that Article I, Section 1 of the Constitution of the Diocese of Pittsburgh be, and it hereby is, amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
The Church in the Diocese of Pittsburgh is a constituent member of the Anglican Communion, a Fellowship within the One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church of those duly constituted Dioceses, Provinces and regional churches in communion with the See of Canterbury, upholding and propagating the historic Faith and Order as set forth in the Book of Common Prayer.
RESOLVED FURTHER, that a new Section 2 of Article I of the Constitution of the Diocese of Pittsburgh be, and it hereby is, adopted to read as follows:
The Diocese of Pittsburgh shall have membership in such Province of the Anglican Communion as is by diocesan Canon specified.
RESOLVED FURTHER, that the former Section 2 of Article I of the Constitution of the Diocese of Pittsburgh be, and it hereby is, amended and restated in its entirety as
Section 3 of Article I to read as follows:The Diocese of Pittsburgh embraces all those counties of the State of Pennsylvania known as Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Cambria, Fayette, Greene, Indiana, Somerset, Washington and Westmoreland. Additionally, for reasons found satisfactory to any Convention of the Diocese of Pittsburgh, parishes outside of the boundaries of the aforementioned counties may be considered for admission into union with the Diocese of Pittsburgh, provided that they meet all other requirements set forth in the Constitution and Canons of the Diocese of Pittsburgh for canonical admission.
RESOLVED FURTHER, that Article XII of the Constitution of the Diocese of Pittsburgh be, and it hereby is, re-titled “Deputies to Extra-Diocesan Conventions or
Synods” and amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:Section 1. At each Annual Convention, there shall be elected [four] Clergy and an equal number of lay persons to serve as deputies or delegates to any extra-diocesan conventions, synods or meetings that may occur between Annual Conventions and to which the Diocese shall be invited to send deputies. They shall possess the same qualifications as member of Standing Committee and shall be elected by a concurrent majority of both orders.
Section 2. At the same Convention, there shall be chosen in the same manner and with the same qualifications, the same number of Clergy and Laity to serve as alternate
deputies.Section 3. Should a vacancy among the deputies or delegates occur by reason of resignation, removal from the Diocese, death or otherwise between the stated times of
election, it shall be filled by the highest ranking Alternate, as determined by the General Rules of Order.Section 4. In case of failure or neglect of the Convention to elect deputies or delegates, those already in office shall continue until successors are chosen.
Section 5. It shall be the duty of the persons so elected to signify to the Bishop, in writing, at least one month before the meeting of the extra-diocesan convention or synod,
their acceptance of the appointment and their intention to perform its duties. If a person so elected fails to give this notice or fails to attend the convention or synod, the Bishop shall notify a replacement in accordance with Section 3 hereof.RESOLVED FURTHER, that Article XIII of the Constitution of the Diocese of Pittsburgh be, and it hereby is, amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
Any Parish formed and desiring union with the Diocese, and regularly organized according to the Canons, may be admitted into union with the Convention, on motion, by a majority of votes; provided, it shall have laid before the Convention its Charter and Bylaws, or its original Articles of Association, or a duly certified copy thereof, wherein it expressly adopts and recognizes the authority of the Constitution and Canons of this Diocese, and commits to upholding and propagating the historic Faith and Order as set
forth in the Book of Common Prayer. And provided, also, that it shall have complied with the canonical requirements for such admission.
Proposed new Canon relating to Article I, Section 2Canon _____ (number to be determined) “Provincial Membership within the Anglican Communion.” The Diocese of Pittsburgh shall be a member of that Province of the Anglican Communion known as The (Protestant) Episcopal Church in the United States of America.
huzzah! I like this…
Additionally, for reasons found satisfactory to any Convention of the Diocese of Pittsburgh, parishes outside of the boundaries of the aforementioned counties may be considered for admission into union with the Diocese of Pittsburgh, provided that they meet all other requirements set forth in the Constitution and Canons of the Diocese of Pittsburgh for canonical admission.
someplace to go that cannot be construed as “foreign interference.”
Includes communion with the ABC. Not the Nigerian definition of the Communion.
Aidan, at this stage they have to keep that language in. Now if the AC itself falls apart between now and their convention in November, I can guarantee proper amendments to the language will be made on the floor.