Content deleted Content added
Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit |
|||
Line 15:
==Church of England usage==
In the Church of England, the office of rural dean was revived by the Bishop of Norwich in 1836/1837.<ref name="ChichesterGuide" /><ref name="Cutts1895" /> During the nineteenth century the office became more significant, and by the middle of the century rural deaneries were established in law,<ref name="GSMisc984" /> which also made provision for the modification of deanery boundaries, through the provisions of the [[Archdeaconries and Rural Deaneries Act
[[Canon law (Anglican Communion)|Canon]] C23 sets out the legal basis of the current role of rural deans. It sets out that rural deans will report to the bishop on significant matters, including illness and vacancies, and will investigate if there are problems in the parish. It also sets out that the rural dean will be joint chair, with the Lay Chair, of the [[deanery synod]].<ref name="CanonC">{{cite web | url = http://www.churchofengland.org/about-us/structure/churchlawlegis/canons/section-c.aspx | title = Canons of the Church of England section C | publisher = Church of England | format = pdf | url-status=dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160330141416/https://churchofengland.org/about-us/structure/churchlawlegis/canons/section-c.aspx | archive-date = 30 March 2016}}</ref>
| |||