[Magdalen] Canonical residence

[Christopher Hart]

Correct, Grace, and since we are a relatively large diocese (numerically,
although quite small geographically) we have a lot of retired clergy who
are canonically resident. Our canons provide that if both orders have at
least 2/3 present a simple majority in each is required to elect, but
failing that we need 2/3 in each order, hence the required numbers in this
election since we almost never have 2/3 of all eligible clergy present.

On Saturday, March 12, 2016, Grace Cangialosi <gracecan at gmail.com> wrote:

> I assume it's the same as for other clergy, i.e, the diocese in which
> you're canonically resident when you retire.
>
> > On Mar 12, 2016, at 5:14 PM, Roger Stokes <roger.stokes65 at btinternet.com
> <javascript:;>> wrote:
> >
> > Judging by the voting figures in the episcopal election there seem to be
> significantly more clergy canonically resident in the Diocese of
> Pennsylvania than there are parishes.  I believe all clergy, wherever they
> happen to live physically, have to be canonically resident somewhere.  What
> about retired bishops?  How is their canonical residence decided?
> >
> > Roger
>


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