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- Bishops Appoint a Priest in Charge Bishops may appoint a priest in charge to congregations without a rector. Title III, Canon 9, Section 3.b reads: After consultation with the Vestry, the Bishop may appoint a Priest to serve as Priest in Charge of any congregation in which there is no Rector.
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This good practice guidance on the appointment of the parochial clergy and curates was prepared by the Terms of Service Implementation Panel and approved by the Standing Committee of the House of Bishops in Feb 2013.
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In some cases, the bishop will decide with the parish churchwardens to make a direct appointment. If a new priest is found that way, the cleric’s position will be designated as a priest-in-charge with an appointment term of two years.
In such a case the Bishop may wish to appoint a priest-in-charge. Although a priest-in-charge is legally different from an incumbent, in that a priest-in-charge does not have a freehold, their respective responsibilities in the parish are the same, and parishioners will be unlikely to know that there is a difference.
Under the provisions of the Mission and Pastoral Measure 2011, the Bishop has the power to suspend the patron’s right of presentation to the vacant benefice, in order to allow plans for pastoral reorganisation to be considered or implemented. In such a case the Bishop may wish to appoint a priest-in-charge.
Jun 1, 2021 · The Bishop has the authority to appoint a Priest-In-Charge for a fixed period of time prior to deciding to start a parish selection process. The Bishop may appoint an interim Priest-in-Charge for such a period as he/she
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A bishop must have been previously ordained as a priest. Priest a member of the clergy who has been commissioned to preside at gatherings around the Lord’s Table (the Holy Communion), and to extend assurance of God’s forgiveness to those who truly repent of their sins.