Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
link at Constitution & Canons page under “EDOD Constitution and Canons” Delaware: Delaware link at Governing Documents page under “Constitution and Canons Diocese” East Carolina: North Carolina link at Constitutions & Canons page: East Tennessee: Tennessee link at “Resources” tab, under “Constitution & Canons (DioET)” Eastern ...
The Ohio Supreme Court holds that "the Ohio Constitution is a document of independent force," however. Ohio courts are free to grant Ohioans greater rights than those afforded under federal law. [11] Additionally, the Ohio Constitution contains several rights not found in the U.S. Constitution.
Canon law (from Ancient Greek: κανών, kanon, a 'straight measuring rod, ruler') is a set of ordinances and regulations made by ecclesiastical authority (church leadership) for the government of a Christian organization or church and its members.
The Dennis Canon is named after Walter Dennis, an attorney and later Suffragan Bishop of New York, who drafted the Canon. [1] It was passed by the 66th General Convention in 1979, having been introduced by the Committee on Canons of the House of Bishops as D-024 of that Convention.
At the 1789 convention they adopted a constitution and canons, and reorganized as a House of Deputies and a House of Bishops. The structure of the Episcopal Church was then complete. Later, through the efforts of Bishop Philander Chase (1775–1852) of Ohio, Americans successfully sought material assistance from England for the purpose of ...
The General Convention is the primary governing and legislative body of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America.With the exception of the Bible, the Book of Common Prayer, and the Constitution and Canons, it is the ultimate authority in the Episcopal Church, being the bureaucratic facility through which the collegial function of the episcopate is exercised.
This list gives only an overview, and certainly does not mention all of the Protestant denominations. The exact number of Protestant denominations, including the members of the denominations, is difficult to calculate and depends on definition. A group that fits the generally accepted definition of "Protestant" might not officially use the term.
Download as PDF; Printable version; ... Help. Pages in category "Constitution of Ohio" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. ... This list may ...