Meetings of Diocesan Convention

• Diocesan Convention 2008 - November 7-8, 2008
• Diocesan Convention 2007 - October 26-27, 2007
• Diocesan Convention 2006 - Session 2 - October 21, 2006
• Diocesan Convention 2006 - Session 1
  Find information here about the Session 1 of the 2006 Annual Meeting of Convention. We have an unusual situation this year since that we are transitioning from a January annual meeting to an October annual meeting. There was a Special Meeting of Convention in October 2005 as part of the transition to October meetings. However, all materials for that meeting are found on the page for Diocesan Convention 2006, Session 1. Please click on the link for more information.
• Diocesan Convention 2005
• Diocesan Convention 2004

Powers of Diocesan Convention

Convention has the following powers, which are exercised in the manner prescribed by the diocesan Constitution and the Canons:

• To elect the Bishop of the Diocese, to elect a Bishop Coadjutor, and to elect one or more Suffragan Bishops.
• To elect all officers, boards, committees and delegations of the Diocese.
• To confirm appointments made by the Bishop when so required by the Canons.
• To consider the budgets for each fiscal year and approve them.
• To determine assessments, quotas, apportionments and askings for the Congregations of the Diocese and to adopt policies with respect to financing its activities.
• To amend Constitution and to adopt and amend Canons.
• To admit newly organized Missions and Parishes into union with the Church and to determine the status of every Congregation in union with the Church.
• To create, to cause to be incorporated and to dissolve such institutions or bodies as it shall see fit.
• To pass resolutions, to make declarations of policy, to enact such other legislation as may seem proper, and to act upon all other matters properly to come before the Convention.