Established Church. A bill to abolish the General Synod of the Church of England, on a date to be appointed; to provide for the creation of a Church of England Assembly, consisting of a house of all diocesan, suffragan and assistant bishops, and a joint house of clergy and laity, to be directly elected by all Church of England clergy and lay persons on parochial electoral rolls; to make provision for the diocese of Sodor and Man; to empower the assembly to decide on all appropriate matters, except those within the legal responsibilities of the Church Commissioners, without further reference to Parliament; to provide for the election of new bishops by members of the House of Bishops, saving the right of final approval of the chosen candidate by the Crown; to abolish the Ecclesiastical Committee; to abolish the automatic places of bishops in the House of Lords; to permit ordained clergy of the Church of England, with the consent of a diocesan bishop, to seek election to the House of Commons; and for connected purposes.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons.

Series:

1991/92 ; Bill 39.

[1991/92] ; Bill 39

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons.

Great Britain.

History.

Great Britain--History--20th century--Sources.

Great Britain--Politics and government--20th century.

Politics and government.

Genre:

Sources.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (4 pages:).

Other Title:

Established Church Bill

20th century House of Commons sessional papers

Parliamentary papers

Place of Publication:

Cambridge [eng.] : Proquest LLC, 2007.

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

text file

Contents:

Vol.(Volume not applicable), 4 pp.

Notes:

Title from back cover.

1 online resource (4 p.: ).

Copyright (c) ProQuest LLC 2010. All rights reserved.

Local Notes:

Microfilm. Cambridge : Chadwyck-Healey [19842005] Fiche no. [Unknown].

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