The 213th Annual Council - Diocese of Virginia

Constitution and Canons
Canons of the Protestant Episcopal Church
in the Diocese of Virginia
Canon 1.
Official List of the Clergy of the Diocese.
Section 1. A list of all the ordained Ministers of the Episcopal Church, canonically
resident or licensed to work in this Diocese, with their respective post office addresses,
cures, stations and positions, shall be prepared by the Ecclesiastical Authority and
kept, corrected up to date, on file at the headquarters of the Diocese. The Ecclesiastical
Authority shall keep the Church Pension Fund informed of the employment of any
parish, congregation, diocesan related institution or other ecclesiastical organization
in this Diocese of clergy canonically resident in this Diocese and of non-resident clergy
officiating in this Diocese.
Section 2. The right of any clergyman to vote in the Council shall, if challenged, be
determined by the Council itself according to the provisions of the Constitution and
Canons, whether his name be inserted in, or omitted from, the list.
Section 3. The official list of the clergy of the Diocese with the names of those entitled
to vote in the Council designated thereon, shall be laid before the Council on the first day
of its meeting, and the roll of the Clerical Delegates entitled to vote shall be determined
from it. The list of the clergy submitted to the Council shall be appended to the Journal
and be transmitted to the Secretary of the General Convention.
Section 4. Every clergyman canonically resident in the Diocese shall attend every
meeting of the Council; or, if unable to attend, shall send to the President of the Council a
written statement of the reasons for his absence.
Canon 2.
Lay Representation in Council.
Section 1. The Churches of this Diocese entitled to Lay representation in the Council
are those which were recorded by the Secretary of the Council as Parish Churches or
Separate Congregations on the effective date of this Canon, together with Churches
thereafter constituted in accordance with Canon and received into union by act of the
Council.
Section 2. The Missions of this Diocese entitled to Lay representation in the Council
are those which were recorded by the Secretary of the Council as such on the effective
date of this Canon, together with those Missions thereafter constituted in accordance
with Canon and reported as such to the Secretary of the Council.
Section 3. A list of the Churches and Missions entitled to representation in the Council
shall be appended to the Journal of each regular Council.
Section 4. The Vestry of a Church, or the Vestry Committee of a Mission, shall elect
not later than April 1 the Lay Delegates from that Church to the Council, and shall also
elect one Lay Alternate for each Lay Delegate elected. For Churches entitled to multiple
Lay Delegates, the Vestry may designate the order in which the Lay Alternates are to
serve in the event Lay Delegates are absent. In the event a Lay Delegate is absent and no
Lay Alternate is available, the Vestry, or if the Vestry is unavailable, the Rector or Vicar,
in consultation with the Wardens, shall appoint a person qualified to serve as a Lay
Delegate and so advise the Credentials Committee.
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