Confirmation of bishops
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In
Early history
In the early centuries of the history of the
By the 8th and 9th centuries, the papal right of confirmation by this means was strenuously asserted; yet as late as the 13th century, there were instances of metropolitans exercising their functions without receiving the pallium, and it was not until after this date that the present rule and practice of the
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From the 13th century onwards, it was effectively exercised, though the all but universal practice of the popes of reserving and providing to vacant bishoprics, initiated by
Confirmation in the Church of England
It is the confirmation of the election which actually makes the candidate bishop of the diocese
— a Church of England review group, Working with the Spirit: Choosing Diocesan Bishops: a Review of the Operation of the Crown Appointments Commission and Related Matters, page 81, section 5.24
In
With the independence of the
Around the time of Rowan Williams' confirmation to Canterbury in 2002, Lambeth Palace described the canonical election as "the choice of the bishop by the Diocese [they] will serve" and the confirmation as "the affirmation of [their] Election by the wider Church."[5] On that occasion (2 December 2002)[6] and at Justin Welby's confirmation (4 February 2013),[7] the respective Archbishops of York were assisted by eight bishops of the Province of Canterbury: the six other officers of the provincial chapter (London, Winchester, Salisbury, Worcester, Rochester, and Lincoln); plus the two next most longest-serving (i.e. Lichfield and Oxford in 2002,[6] Leicester and Norwich in 2013).[7]
Confirmation in the Church in Wales
Since its disestablishment and severance from the Church of England, the Church in Wales's procedures for electing and confirming bishops have developed differently. Under Chapter V (paragraph 11) of the current Constitution of the Church in Wales, a bishop's election is confirmed by the Bench of Bishops (i.e. such of the six diocesan bishops as are in post) "assembled in Synod".[8] As such, an assembly of the bishops in order to confirm an election has become known as a Sacred Synod.[9][10][11] The use of the term occurs as early as 1939,[12] and was in formal use by 1999.[13]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g Chisholm 1911, p. 906.
- ^ Hinschius, Paul. System des katholischen Kirchenrechts. 6 vol.
- ^ a b Febronius (Johann Nikolaus von Hontheim). De statu ecclesiae. 2nd ed, 1765.
- Rotuli Parliamentorum, iv. p. 71
- ^ "Background to the Confirmation of Election service". ArchbishopofCanterbury.org. Archived from the original on 3 February 2003. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
- ^ a b "Archbishop Rowan Williams confirmed in office as Archbishop of Canterbury". ArchbishopofCanterbury.org. 2 December 2002. Archived from the original on 15 January 2003. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
- ^ a b "Justin Welby confirmed as Archbishop of Canterbury at St Paul's Cathedral". ArchbishopofCanterbury.org. 4 February 2013. Archived from the original on 11 March 2013. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
- ^ "Chapter V: The Archbishop and the Diocesan Bishops". The Church in Wales. Archived from the original on 22 September 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
- ^ "Monmouth Grapevine (page 3)" (PDF). Diocese of Monmouth. Winter 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 June 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
- ^ "Sacred Synod held". The Church in Wales. 5 January 2020. Archived from the original on 7 July 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
- ^ "Election of new Bishop of St Davids". The Church in Wales. 2 October 2023. Archived from the original on 17 October 2023. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
- ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 19 October 2023 – via UK Press Online archives.
- ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 19 October 2023 – via UK Press Online archives.
- public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Confirmation of Bishops". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 6 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 906–907. This article incorporates text from a publication now in the