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General Synod of the Anglican Church of Canada

July 2019

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 December 2019

Alan T Perry
Alan T Perry*
Affiliation:
Executive Archdeacon, Diocese of Edmonton
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Extract

The General Synod normally meets every three years for a session lasting several days. It held its 42nd session from 10 to 16 July 2019 in Vancouver. There were three items of business that particularly attracted the attention of the media, though a number of other important issues were also addressed during the session.

Type
Synod Reports
Information
Ecclesiastical Law Journal , Volume 22 , Issue 1 , January 2020 , pp. 94 - 97
Copyright
Copyright © Ecclesiastical Law Society 2019

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References

2 Further information about this session of the General Synod, including the texts of all reports and resolutions, may be found at <https://gs2019.anglican.ca>, accessed 14 October 2019.

3 Most such jurisdictions are dioceses, but also include the military ordinariate (representing Anglicans in chaplaincies of the Canadian Forces) and religious orders.

4 Changes to the Book of Common Prayer require a two-thirds majority in each of the three orders at two readings over two successive sessions of Synod.