Episcopal supervision

¶53

Which bishops preside over which conferences.

2024 Discipline
¶53
On the ballot paper
¶52
Article
VIII
Change
Amended

What changed

Bishops preside in their regional conference, and also in their jurisdictional conference where the region has jurisdictions.

Before

Book of Discipline 2020/2024, ¶53

The bishops of the several jurisdictional and central conferences shall preside in the sessions of their respective conferences.

After

Petition 21039, as ratified

The bishops of the several regional conferences shall preside in the sessions of their respective conferences. If a regional conference has jurisdictions, the bishops shall also preside in the session of their respective jurisdictional conference.

Word by word

Generated by comparing the two texts above. Added wording is marked, struck wording is ruled through.

The bishops of the several jurisdictional and centralregional conferences shall preside in the sessions of their respective conferences. If a regional conference has jurisdictions, the bishops shall also preside in the session of their respective jurisdictional conference.