THE CONSTITUTION OF THE CHURCH IN WALES VOLUME I DESTINATION INDEX PART I CONTENTS AND DERIVATION OF NEW CHAPTERS

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1 THE CONSTITUTION OF THE CHURCH IN WALES VOLUME I DESTINATION INDEX PART I CONTENTS AND DERIVATION OF NEW CHAPTERS Issue 1 August 2011

2 CHAPTER I: (C1) General and Definitions and Interpretations... 2 CHAPTER II: (C II) The Governing Body (RII) Regulations CHAPTER III: (CIII) The Representative Body... 7 CHAPTER IV: The Diocese (C IV A) A: The Diocesan Conference... 8 (R IV A) Regulations... 9 (C IV B) B: The Deanery Conference (R IV B) Regulations (C IV C) C: Parochial Administration (R IV C) Regulations (C IV D) D: Territorial Arrangements CHAPTER V: (C V) The Archbishop and the Diocesan Bishops (R V A) Regulations CHAPTER VI: (C VI) Appointments and Nominations (R VI) Regulations CHAPTER VII: (C VII) Parsonages (R VII) Regulations CHAPTER VIII: (C VIII) Retirement CHAPTER IX: (CIX) The Tribunal and The Courts of the Church in Wales

3 NEW CHAPTER I: General and Definitions and Interpretation Part I: General 1 Ch I 1 2 Ch I 2 3 Ch II 71/72 4 Ch II 73 5 Ch XI 47 6 Ch II 82 Ch I 5 Interpretations and Definitions 7 Ch I 3 8 New 2

4 NEW CHAPTER II: The Governing Body Part I: Part III: Part IV: Part V: Part VI: Composition 1 Ch II 1 2 Ch II 2 3 Ch II 5 4 Ch II 6 Qualification for Membership 5 Ch II 10 6 Ch II 11 7 Ch II 14 8 Ch II 15(3) Meetings 9 Ch II Ch II 81 Powers 11 Ch II 36/37/43 The Constitution 12 Ch II 33 General Powers 13 Ch II New Matters relating to the Governing Body 15 Ch II Ch II 79/80 17 Ch II Ch II Ch II Ch II 56 Matters relating to the Representative Body 21 Ch II 57 Matters relating to the Diocesan Conference 22 Ch II New 24 New Miscellaneous Powers 25 Ch II Ch II 62/63 Bill Procedure 27 Ch II 38 Introduction of a bill 28 Ch II 39 Publication and Consideration of a bill 29 Ch II Ch II Ch II 42(1) 32 Ch II 42(2) Motions 33 Ch II Ch II 35 3

5 Part VII: Procedure for the Making and coming into force of Regulations 35 New Part VIII: General 36 Ch II 33(2) Saving of Powers of the Archbishop and the Diocesan Bishops 37 Ch II 32 4

6 NEW CHAPTER II: Regulations Relating to the Governing Body Part 1: Part III: Part VI: Part V: Composition of the Governing Body 1 Ch II 5(2)(3) The Deans 2 Ch II 5(4) Archdeacons 3 Ch II 7 Ex-officio Members 4 Ch II 9 Co-opted Members 5 Ch II 22/27 Elected Members 6 Ch II 28 7 Ch II 29 Duration of Memberships 8 Ch II 11(2) 9 Ch II Ch II Ch II 15(1) 12 Ch II Ch II 15(2) 14 Ch II Ch II 30 Meetings 16 Ch II Ch II Ch II Ch II Ch II Ch II Ch II Ch II Ch II Ch II Ch II Ch II Ch II Ch II Ch II 52/53/54 31 Ch II Ch II 69 Provisions consequent upon the Election of the Archbishop 33 Ch IX 22/23/24 The Standing Committee 34 Ch II 64 Composition 35 Ch II 64(5) Meetings 36 Ch II 65 Powers and Duties 37 Ch II 70/74/75/77 5

7 Part VIII: Other Committees of the Governing Body 38 Ch II Ch II 68 6

8 NEW CHAPTER III: The Representative Body Part 1: Part III: Part IV: Part V: General 1 Ch III 39 Composition 2(a) Ch III 2 Membership 2(b) Ch III 3 2(c) Ch III 4 2(d) Ch III 5 3 Ch III 13/14/15 4 Ch III 31 5 Ch III 18 Qualification for Membership 6 Ch III 6 7 Ch III 7 8 Ch III 8 9 Ch III 9 10 Ch III 16 Procedure 11 Ch III 19/38 12 Ch III 37 Powers 13 Ch III Ch III Ch III 32(1) Appointment of Committees 16 Ch III 32(2) Property and Management of Recourses 17 Ch III Ch III Ch III Ch III Ch III Ch III Ch III Ch III New 26 New 27 Ch III Ch III Ch III Ch III Ch III 36 7

9 NEW CHAPTER IV: The Diocese A: The Diocesan Conference Part 1: Part III: Part IV: Part V: Part VI: General 1 Ch IV 1 2 Ch IV 29 3 Ch IV 29 4 Ch IV 45 Membership 5 Ch IV 3/47 6 Ch IV 5 7 Ch IV 2 8 Ch IV 9(1)(2) 9 Ch IV 6/9(3) 10 Ch IV 13 Proceedings 11 New 12 Ch IV 3/4 13 Ch IV Ch IV 33 Powers and Duties 15 Ch IV Ch IV New (VIII.3) 18 Ch IV Ch IV 8 20(1) New 20(2) Ch IV 12 21(1) Ch V 17(New) 21(2) Ch IV Ch IV 14 Boards and Committees 23 Ch IV 16/42 Standing Committee 24 Ch IV 16/17 Diocesan Board of Finance 25 Ch IV Ch IV 19 Diocesan Parsonage Board 27 Ch IV Ch IV 21 Miscellaneous 29 Ch IV 23 8

10 NEW CHAPTER IV A: Regulations Relating to the Diocesan Conference Part 1: Convening of a Special Meeting 1 Ch IV 25/26/27/28 Business and Proceedings 2 Ch IV 3/4 3 Ch IV 24 4 Ch IV 10 5 Ch IV 15 6 Ch IV 11 9

11 NEW CHAPTER IV: B: The Deanery Conference Part I: Part III: Part IV General 1 Ch V 1 2 Ch V 17 3 New Composition 4 Ch V 5 Qualification for Membership 5 Ch V 2 6 Ch V 12 Powers 7 Ch V 15 8 Ch V 9 9 Ch V Ch V 15 10

12 NEW CHAPTER IV B: Regulations Relating to the Deanery Conference Part 1: Part III: Composition 1 Ch V 5(1)(a) Ex-officio Members 2 Ch V 5(b)/6(2) Elected Members 3 Ch V 5(c) 4 Ch V 5(1) Duration of Membership 5 Ch V 6(1) Business and Proceedings 6 Ch V 3 7 Ch V 4 8 Ch V 8 9 Ch V Ch V Ch V Ch V Ch V 18 11

13 NEW CHAPTER IV C: Parochial Administration Part I: Part III: Part IV: Part V: Annual and Other Vestry Meetings 1(1) Ch VI 10(1) 1(2) Ch VI 15(1) 1(3) Ch VI 16 1(4) Ch VI 31 2 Ch VI 10(2) 3 Ch VI 14 Appeals The Electoral Roll 4 Ch VI 2(1,4)3 The Electoral Roll 5 Ch VI 2(6) Removal from the Roll 6(1) Ch VI 4 Appeals 6(2) Ch VI 7 6(3) Ch VI 6 7 Ch V 8 The Parochial Church Council 8 Ch VI 22 Powers and Duties 9 Ch VI 24 Composition 10 Ch VI 25 Qualification for Membership 11 Ch VI Ch VI 27 General Churchwardens 13 Ch VI Ch VI 18 General Parochial Administration 15 Ch VI 21 12

14 NEW CHAPTER IV C: Regulations Relating to the Parochial Administration Part 1: Part III: Part IV: Part V: Annual and Other Vestry Meetings 1 Ch VI 10 2 Ch VI 11 3 Ch VI 12 4 Ch VI 13 5 Ch VI 30 Congregational Meetings 6 Ch VI 10(3)/29 The Electoral Roll 7 Ch VI 2 8 Ch VI 5 9 Ch VI 9 The Parochial Church Council 10 New 11 Ch VI 28 Powers and Duties 12 Ch VI Ch VI 24 Churchwardens, Sub-wardens and Sidespersons 14 Ch VI 17 Churchwardens 15 Ch VI 20 Sub-wardens 16 Ch VI 19 Sidespersons 17 Ch VI 21(2,7-9) Inventories 18 Ch VI 21(3-6) Gifts 19 Ch VI 21(10) 13

15 NEW CHAPTER IV D: Territorial Arrangements Part I: General 1 Ch II 59 2 Ch II 60 3 Ch IV 34/39(1) 4(1) Ch IV 35 4(2) Ch IV 36/37 5 Ch IV 41 14

16 NEW CHAPTER V: The Archbishop and the Diocesan Bishops Part I: Part III: The Order of Bishops 1 Ch II 2 2 Ch II 3 3 Ch XI 16 The Archbishop 4(1) Ch IX 3 4(2) Ch IV 4 Ch V 19 Ch VI 32 5(1) Ch IX 4 5(2) Ch IX 5 5(3) Ch IX 6 6 Ch IX 11 7(1) Ch IX 27(2) 7(2) Ch VIII 32 8 Ch IX 26 9 Ch IX 27(1) The Diocesan Bishops 10(1) Ch VIII 2 10(2) Ch VIII 9 11 Ch VIII 16 12(1) Ch VIII 28 12(2) Ch VIII 30 / IX Ch VIII Ch VIII Ch VII 70/71/72/73/74/75 15

17 NEW CHAPTER V: Regulations Relating to the Election of the Archbishop and the Diocesan Bishops Part 1: Part III: Appointment of Episcopal Electors 1 Ch VIII Ch VIII Ch VIII Ch VIII 5 3 Ch VIII 8 4 Ch VIII 11/12/6 The Archbishop s Electoral College 5 Ch IX 8 6 Ch IX 7 7 New and Ch IX 16 8 Ch IX 9 9 Ch IX Ch IX 12/13/14/15 11 Ch IX Ch IX Ch IX 17/18 14 Ch IX Ch IX 25 The Bishop s Electoral College 16 Ch VIII Ch VIII New and Ch VIII Ch VIII Ch VIII Ch VIII 15/17/18/19/20 22 Ch VIII Ch VIII Ch VIII Ch VIII Ch VIII 25 16

18 NEW CHAPTER VI: Appointments and Nominations Appointments 1 Ch VII 1 2 Ch VII 3 3 Ch VII 2 4 Ch VII 4 5 Ch VII 5 6 Ch VII 6 7(1) Ch VII 7 7(2) Ch VIII 29 7(3) Ch VII 7(2) 7(4) Ch VII 7(4) and new 7(5) Ch VII 7(6) Rectorial Benefices 8 Ch IV 39(2)-(6) 9(a) Ch VII 67 9(b) Ch VII 68 Declarations 10 Ch VII 66 Refusal to Institute 11(1) Ch VII 34 11(2) Ch VII 35 11(3) Ch VII 36 11(4) Ch VII Ch VII 37 Requirement to resign existing appointments 13 Ch VII 38/39 14 Ch VII Ch VII 58/59/60 Extra Parochial Offices 16 Ch VII 76 Removal of an Incumbent 17 Ch VII 46 Removal of Vicar in Rectorial Benefice 18 Ch VII 47 Requirement of Residence 19 Ch VII 48 17

19 Absence of Incumbent 20 Ch VII Ch VII Ch VII 51 Assistant Curates 23 Ch VII Ch VII Ch VII 55 Priest in Charge 26 Ch VII Ch VII 57 18

20 NEW CHAPTER VI: Regulations relating to Appointment and Nominations The Right to Nominate to Vacant Cures The Diocesan Nomination Board 1.1 Ch VII Ch VII Ch VII Ch VII 10(3) 1.5 Ch VII 13(1) 1.6 Ch VII 13(2) 1.7 Ch VII 13(3) 2 Ch VII Ch VII Ch VII 21 4 Ch VII Ch VII 17(1) 5.2 Ch VII 17(2) 5.3 Ch VII Ch VII 18 6 Ch VII 19 7 Ch VII 22 The Provincial Nomination Board 8.1 Ch VII 41(1) 8.2 Ch VII Ch VII 41(2) 8.4 Ch VII Ch VII Ch VII 45 9 Ch VII 9 Failure to Nominate 10 Ch VII Ch VII Ch VII 25 Procedure following Nomination 13 Ch VII 26/27 14 Ch VII Ch VII Ch VII 31 Institution following Acceptance 17 Ch VII 32/33 Exchange of Benefices 18 Ch VII 61/62/63/64/65 19

21 NEW CHAPTER VII: Parsonages 1 Ch X 1 2 Ch X 17 20

22 NEW CHAPTER VII: Regulations relating to Parsonages Part I: Part III: Part IV: Part V: Part VI: Interpretation 1 NEW The Diocesan Parsonage Board Constitution of the Board 2 Ch X 2/3/4/5/6/7/8/9 Accounts of the Board 3 Ch X 12 Powers Duties and Functions of the Board The Building, Acquisition and Disposal of Parsonages 4.1 Ch X Ch X Ch X Ch X Ch X Ch X Ch X 35 Repair and Improvement of Parsonages 6.1 Ch X 27 (rewritten) 6.2 Ch X Ch X Ch X 13 Dividing Parsonages 7 Ch X 40 Inspectors, Surveys and Reports Appointment of the Inspector 8 Ch X 10 Reports 9.1 Ch X Ch X Ch X Ch X Ch X Ch X Ch X Ch X Ch X 20(1) 10.5 Ch X 20(2) Procedure for Arbitration 11 Ch X 23/24/25/26 Vacancies 12 Ch X 39 21

23 Part VII: Redundant Houses and Sales and Lettings 13 Ch X SR 1 Redundant and Unoccupied Houses 14 Ch X SR3/4 Letting Parsonages 15 Ch X SR5 Sales of Parsonages 16 Ch X Ch X 38 Custodians of former Parsonages 18 Ch X SR6 Vacant Houses 19 Ch X SR7 Part VIII: General Provisions relating to Parsonages 20 Ch X SR2 Part IX: Parsonage House Regulations: Terms and Conditions of Occupancy (Ch X 17 Rewritten) Rates and Taxes 23 Maintenance of the Parsonage 24 Possession 22

24 NEW CHAPTER VIII: Retirement 1 Ch XII 1 2 Ch XII 2 3 Ch XII 3 23

25 NEW CHAPTER IX: The Tribunal and the Courts of the Church in Wales Part I: Part III: Part IV: Part V: General 1 Ch XI 1(2) 2 Ch XI 39(1) 3 Ch XI 39(2) 4 Ch XI 39(3)(4) 5 Ch XI 40 6 Ch XI 41 7 Ch XI 42 The Tribunal and the Courts 8 Ch XI 18/New/45 The Disciplinary Tribunal 9 Ch XI Ch XI 19 Composition (rewritten) 11 Ch XI 19(4) (rewritten) 12 Ch XI Ch XI Ch XI 22 (rewritten) 15 Ch XI Ch XI Ch XI 27/36(5) Powers 18 Ch XI Ch XI New 20 Ch XI 25 Appointment of Registrar of the Tribunal The Diocesan Court 21 New Composition 22 New Jurisdiction 23 Ch XI 7 Faculty Procedure 24 Ch XI 8/10-12 Appointment of the Chancellor of the Diocese 25 Ch XI 14(1)(2)/New 26 Ch XI Ch XI 9-12 Appointment of the Diocesan Registrar 28 Ch XI 13 The Provincial Court 29 Ch XI 30 Composition 30 Ch XI Ch XI Ch XI 29/New Jurisdiction 33 New 34 Ch XI Ch XI 33 Appointment of Registrar of the Provincial Court 36 Ch XI Ch XI 35 24

26 Part VI: Part VII: The Rule Committee 38 Ch XI 41 Miscellaneous Powers and Provisions relating to Diocesan Bishops 39 Ch XI Ch XI 36(5) 41 Ch XI Ch XI 36 Part VIII: Visitations 43 Ch XI 17 Part IX: Archbishop s Registrar s List 44 New 25