This article is about the ecclesiastical province in England. For the former civil province in New Zealand, see Canterbury Province. For the current administrative region in New Zealand, see Canterbury Region. For other uses, see Canterbury (disambiguation).
The Province previously also covered all of Wales but lost most of its jurisdiction in 1920, when the then four dioceses of the Church in Wales were disestablished and separated from Canterbury to form a distinct ecclesiastical province of the Anglican Communion.[1] The Province of Canterbury retained jurisdiction over eighteen areas of Wales that were defined as part of "border parishes", parishes whose ecclesiastical boundaries straddled the temporal boundary between England and Wales, that elected to remain part of the Church of England in the 1915–1916 Church of England border polls.
Bishops of the Southern Province meet in Chapter, in which the episcopal roles (those of Bishops) are analogous to those within a Cathedral Chapter.
In the 19th century, Edward White Benson, Archbishop of Canterbury, discussed with the Bishop of Winchester and others the role of the Bishop of Winchester within the Chapter. Lambeth PalacelibrarianSamuel Kershaw uncovered documents in which the Bishop of Winchester was Sub-Dean and the Bishop of LincolnChancellor, and others in which Winchester was Chancellor and Lincoln Vice-Chancellor. Benson ruled that the Bishop of Winchester would be Chancellor of the province and additionally Sub-Dean only during a vacancy in the see of London (Dean of the province).[5]
Besides the Archbishop of Canterbury (Metropolitan and Primate), the officers of the chapter are:
The Bishops of London and Winchester join the Archbishop and two from the northern province of England (York and Durham) in having ex officio (meaning by virtue of the office they hold, hence automatically) the right to sit in the House of Lords subject to keeping to certain constitutional conventions incumbent on Lords Spiritual requiring them to speak in an albeit often political, but clearly non-partisan manner, and not to participate in most party-whipped votes. Twenty-one other Church of England diocesan bishops (who have served the longest) form the other Lords Spiritual in the House of Lords.
^Benson, Edward White. Correspondence re: officers of the provincial chapter (Cantuar:) in Benson 54 ff. 440–51
^Kershaw, Samuel Wayland. Correspondence with Benson, re: officers of the provincial chapter in Benson 54 f. 450; quoting Lynwood, William Constitutiones Angliae, Oxford, 1679 Lib V. p. 317
^(PDF). ArchbishopofCanterbury.org. 4 February 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
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Cross, Frank Leslie; Livingstone, Elizabeth A. (eds.) (2005). The Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. Oxford University Press. ISBN978-0-19-280290-3. {{cite book}}: |first2= has generic name (help)
Kemp, Eric Waldram (1961). Counsel and Consent: Aspects of the Government of the Church as Exemplified in the History of the English Provincial Synods. S.P.C.K. ISBN9780840113177.
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This article is about the ecclesiastical province in England For the former civil province in New Zealand see Canterbury Province For the current administrative region in New Zealand see Canterbury Region For other uses see Canterbury disambiguation The Province of Canterbury or less formally the Southern Province is one of two ecclesiastical provinces which constitute the Church of England The other is the Province of York which consists of 12 dioceses 1 Province of CanterburyChurchChurch of EnglandMetropolitan bishopArchbishop of CanterburyCathedralCanterbury CathedralDioceses30 Contents 1 Overview 2 Provincial chapter 3 Bishops qualifying as Lords Spiritual 4 References 5 SourcesOverview editThe Province consists of 30 dioceses covering roughly two thirds of England 2 parts of Wales all of the Channel Islands 3 and continental Europe Morocco Turkey Mongolia and the territory of the former Soviet Union under the jurisdiction of the Diocese of Gibraltar in Europe The Province previously also covered all of Wales but lost most of its jurisdiction in 1920 when the then four dioceses of the Church in Wales were disestablished and separated from Canterbury to form a distinct ecclesiastical province of the Anglican Communion 1 The Province of Canterbury retained jurisdiction over eighteen areas of Wales that were defined as part of border parishes parishes whose ecclesiastical boundaries straddled the temporal boundary between England and Wales that elected to remain part of the Church of England in the 1915 1916 Church of England border polls The Province of Canterbury s metropolitan bishop is the Archbishop of Canterbury 1 who also oversees the Falkland Islands an extraprovincial parish 4 Provincial chapter editBishops of the Southern Province meet in Chapter in which the episcopal roles those of Bishops are analogous to those within a Cathedral Chapter In the 19th century Edward White Benson Archbishop of Canterbury discussed with the Bishop of Winchester and others the role of the Bishop of Winchester within the Chapter Lambeth Palace librarian Samuel Kershaw uncovered documents in which the Bishop of Winchester was Sub Dean and the Bishop of Lincoln Chancellor and others in which Winchester was Chancellor and Lincoln Vice Chancellor Benson ruled that the Bishop of Winchester would be Chancellor of the province and additionally Sub Dean only during a vacancy in the see of London Dean of the province 5 Besides the Archbishop of Canterbury Metropolitan and Primate the officers of the chapter are Bishop of London Dean Bishop of Winchester Chancellor Dean during London sede vacante Bishop of Lincoln Vice Chancellor Bishop of Salisbury Precentor Bishop of Worcester Chaplain Bishop of Rochester Crucifer Cross Bearer 6 Accordingly at the confirmation ceremony following Justin Welby s election as Archbishop of Canterbury on 4 February 2013 these were respectively Richard Chartres Tim Dakin Christopher Lowson Nick Holtam John Inge and James Langstaff 7 Bishops qualifying as Lords Spiritual editMain article Lords Spiritual The Bishops of London and Winchester join the Archbishop and two from the northern province of England York and Durham in having ex officio meaning by virtue of the office they hold hence automatically the right to sit in the House of Lords subject to keeping to certain constitutional conventions incumbent on Lords Spiritual requiring them to speak in an albeit often political but clearly non partisan manner and not to participate in most party whipped votes Twenty one other Church of England diocesan bishops who have served the longest form the other Lords Spiritual in the House of Lords References edit a b c Cross amp Livingstone 2005 p 284 Canterbury Kemp 1961 p 249 Cross amp Livingstone 2005 p 1785 Winchester Islands Extra Provincial to Canterbury Benson Edward White Correspondence re officers of the provincial chapter Cantuar in Benson 54 ff 440 51 Kershaw Samuel Wayland Correspondence with Benson re officers of the provincial chapter in Benson 54 f 450 quoting Lynwood William Constitutiones Angliae Oxford 1679 Lib V p 317 Order of Service Confirmation of the Election of Justin Welby as Archbishop of Canterbury PDF ArchbishopofCanterbury org 4 February 2013 Archived from the original PDF on 4 March 2016 Retrieved 17 May 2023 Sources editCross Frank Leslie Livingstone Elizabeth A eds 2005 The Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church Oxford University Press ISBN 978 0 19 280290 3 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a first2 has generic name help Kemp Eric Waldram 1961 Counsel and Consent Aspects of the Government of the Church as Exemplified in the History of the English Provincial Synods S P C K ISBN 9780840113177 Portals nbsp Christianity nbsp England Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Province of Canterbury amp oldid 1155352644, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
