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Contents
Title
Table of promulgation of Canons
Section A: The Church of England
A 1 Of the Church of England
A 2 Of the Thirty-Nine Articles of Religion
A 3 Of The Book of Common Prayer
A 4 Of the form and manner of making, ordaining, and consecrating of bishops, priests, and deacons
A 5 Of the doctrine of the Church of England
A 6 Of the government of the Church of England
A 7 Of the Royal Supremacy
A 8 Of schisms
Section B: Divine service and the administration of the sacraments
B 1 Of conformity of worship
B 2 Of the approval of forms of service
B 3 Of the form of service to be used where alternative forms are authorized
B 4 Of forms of service approved by the Convocations, Archbishops or Ordinary for use on certain occasions
B 4A [Repealed]
B 5 Of the discretion of ministers in conduct of public prayer
B 5A Of authorization of forms of service for experimental periods
B 6 Of Sundays and other days of special observance
B 7 Of the giving notice of Feast Days and Fast Days
B 8 Of the vesture of ordained and authorized ministers during the time of divine service
B 9 Of reverence and attention to be used in the time of divine service
B 10 Of Morning and Evening Prayer in cathedral churches
B 11 Of Morning and Evening Prayer in parish churches
B 11A [Repealed]
B 12 Of the ministry of the Holy Communion
B 13 Of Holy Communion in cathedral churches
B 14 Of Holy Communion in parish churches
B 14A Of services in churches and other places of worship
B 15 Of the receiving of Holy Communion
B 15A Of the admission to Holy Communion
B 16 Of notorious offenders not to be admitted to Holy Communion
B 17 Of bread and wine for the Holy Communion
B 17A Of the disposition of the alms at Holy Communion
B 18 Of sermons in parish churches
B 19 Of the Bidding Prayer which may be used by a preacher before his sermon
B 20 Of the musicians and music of the Church
B 21 Of Holy Baptism
B 22 Of the baptism of infants
B 23 Of godparents and sponsors
B 24 Of the baptism of such as are of riper years
B 25 Of the sign of the Cross in baptism
B 26 Of teaching the young
B 27 Of confirmation
B 28 Of reception into the Church of England
B 29 Of the ministry of absolution
B 30 Of Holy Matrimony
B 31 Of certain impediments to marriage
B 32 Of certain impediments to the solemnization of matrimony
B 33 Of the duty of the minister to inquire as to impediments
B 34 Of requirements preliminary to the solemnization of matrimony
B 35 Of rules to be observed as to the preliminaries and to the solemnization of Holy Matrimony
B 36 Of a service after civil marriage
B 37 Of the ministry to the sick
B 38 Of the burial of the dead
B 39 Of the registration of baptisms, confirmations, marriages, and burials
B 40 Of Holy Communion elsewhere than in consecrated buildings
B 41 Of divine service in private chapels
B 42 Of the language of divine service
B 43 Of relations with other Churches
B 44 Of local ecumenical projects
Section C: Ministers, their ordination, functions and charge
C 1 Of holy orders in the Church of England
C 2 Of the consecration of bishops
C 3 Of the ordination of priests and deacons
C 4 Of the quality of such as are to be ordained deacons or priests
C 4A [Repealed]
C 4B [Repealed]
C 5 Of the titles of such as are to be ordained deacons or priests
C 6 Of the certificates and testimony to be exhibited to the bishop by such as are to be ordained deacons or priests
C 7 Of examination for holy orders
C 8 Of ministers exercising their ministry
C 9 Of collation and presentation
C 10 Of admission and institution
C 11 Of induction
C 12 Of the licensing of ministers under seal
C 13 Of the Oath of Allegiance
C 14 Of the Oaths of Obedience
C 15 Of the Declaration of Assent
C 16 [Repealed]
C 17 Of archbishops
C 18 Of diocesan bishops
C 19 Of guardians of spiritualities
C 20 Of bishops suffragan
C 21 Of deans or provosts, and canons residentiary of cathedral or collegiate churches
C 22 Of archdeacons
C 23 Of rural deans
C 24 Of priests having a cure of souls
C 25 Of the residence of priests on their benefices
C 26 Of the manner of life of clerks in Holy Orders
C 27 Of the dress of ministers
C 28 Of the occupations of ministers
C 29 Of the House of Bishops’ Declaration on the Ministry of Bishops and Priests
Section D: The order of deaconesses
D 1 Of the order of deaconesses
D 2 Of admission to the order of deaconesses
D 3 Of the licensing of deaconesses
Section E: The lay officers of the church
E 1 Of churchwardens
E 2 Of sidesmen or assistants to the churchwardens
E 3 Of parish clerks and other officers
E 4 Of readers
E 5 Of the nominations and admission of readers
E 6 Of the licensing of readers
E 7 Of lay workers
E 8 Of the admission and licensing of lay workers
Section F: Things appertaining to churches
F 1 Of the font
F 2 Of the holy table
F 3 Of the communion plate
F 4 Of the communion linen
F 5 Of surplices for the minister
F 6 Of the reading desks and pulpit
F 7 Of seats in church
F 8 Of church bells
F 9 Of the Bible and The Book of Common Prayer for the use of the minister
F 10 Of the alms box
F 11 Of the register books and their custody
F 12 Of the register book of services
F 13 Of the care and repair of churches
F 14 Of the provision of things appertaining to churches
F 15 Of churches not to be profaned
F 16 Of plays, concerts, and exhibitions of films and pictures in churches
F 17 Of keeping a record of the property of churches
F 18 Of the survey of churches
Section G: The Ecclesiastical Courts
G 1 Of Ecclesiastical Courts and Commissions
G 2 Of the chancellor or judge of a Consistory Court
G 3 Of the judges of the Arches Court of Canterbury and the Chancery Court of York
G 4 Of registrars
G 5 Of visitations
G 6 Of presentments
Section H: The Synods of the Church
H 1 Of the General Synod and the Convocations
H 2 Of the representation of the clergy in the Lower House of the Convocations
H 3 Of the Constitution of the Upper Houses of the Convocations
Section I: Interpretation
I 1 Of Interpretation
Supplementary material
Proviso to Canon 113 of the Code of 1603
Approved and Commended forms of service under Canons B 2, B 4 and B 5
Versions of the Bible and of the Psalms
Regulations on the administration of Holy Communion (Canon B 12)
Admission of baptized children to Holy Communion Regulations 2006 (Canon B 15A)
Advice issued by the House of Bishops concerning marriage and the divorced (Canon B 30)
Solemnization of marriage by deacons (Canon B 35)
Churches designated pursuant to the Church of England (Ecumenical Relations) Measure 1988 (Canons B 43 and B 44)
Clergy (Ordination) Measure 1990 – Directions made jointly by the Archbishops (Canon C 4)
Churches in communion with the Church of England (Canon C 8)
The Declaration on the Ministry of Bishops and Priests (Resolution of Disputes Procedure) Regulations 2014
Copyright
Table of promulgation of Canons
The present Code was promulged by the Convocations of Canterbury and York in 1964 and 1969 replacing the whole of the Code of 1603 with the exception of the proviso to Canon 113 (reproduced here). Amendments and Revocations of the Code made by the General Synod since 1969 are as follows –
7 October 1969 – promulgation of Canons H 1 and H 2.
9 July 1972 – promulgation of Canon B 15A.
10 November 1972 – promulgation of Amending Canon No. 1 (amended Canons B 2, B 3, B 6, B 12, B 19, B 28, B 32, B 36, C 7, C 10, C 17, C 18, C 23, C 24, E 1, E 2, E 4 and F 17).
20 February 1973 – substituted new Canon D 1.
4 February 1975 – promulgation of Canon H 3.
4 February 1975 – promulgation of Amending Canon No. 2 (amended Canon H 2).
4 July 1975 – promulgation of Amending Canon No. 3 (substituted new Canons B 1 to B 5, inserted Canons B 5A and B 11A and amended Canons B 9, B 11, B 22, B 27, B 36 to B 38, C 1, C 3, C 24 and D 2).
4 July 1975 – promulgation of Amending Canon No. 4 (substituted new Canon C 15 and amended Canons D 2, E 5, E 7, G 2 and G 3).
25 February 1976 – promulgation of Canons B 4A, E 7 and E 8.
5 July 1977 – promulgation of Amending Canon No. 5 (substituted new Canon C 6, amended Canons C 11, C 12, C 22 and D 2 and revoked Canon C 16).
20 February 1979 – promulgation of Amending Canon No. 6 (amended Canons B 3, B 21, D 2 and E 4).
9 July 1980 – promulgation of Amending Canon No. 7 (amended Canons C 18 and H 2).
9 July 1980 – promulgation of Amending Canon No. 8 (amended Canons H 2 and H 3).
30 July 1981 – amendment of Canon B 19 by Royal Warrant.
14 November 1984 – promulgation of Amending Canon No. 11 (amended Canon H 2).
26 February 1987 – promulgation of Canon C 4A and Amending Canon No. 12 (amended Canons C 1, C 3, D 1, D 2 and H 2).
4 July 1988 – promulgation of Canon B 17A and of Amending Canon No. 10 (amended Canons B 3, B 12, B 20, B 41, C 3, C 12, C 13, C 14, C 20, D 1, D 3, E 4, E 6, E 7 and E 8).
30 January 1989 – promulgation of Canons B 43 and B 44.
20 February 1990 – promulgation of Amending Canon No. 14 (amended Canons H 2 and H 3).
15 July 1991 – promulgation of Amending Canon No. 9 (amended Canon C 4).
11 July 1992 – promulgation of Amending Canon No. 15 (amended Canons B 11A, B 31, B 38, C 8, C 10, C 13, C 15, C 21, H 1 and H 2).
22 February 1994 – promulgation of Canon C 4B, Amending Canon No. 13 (amended Canons C 2, C 3, C 8, C 10 and C 11) and Amending Canon No. 17 (amended Canons B 1, B 2, B 3, B 4, B 4A, B 5, B 5A, B 6, B 7, B 8, B 9, B 11, B 11A, B 12, B 14, B 14A, B 18, B 20, B 44, D 1 and E 7).
8 July 1995 – promulgation of Amending Canon No. 18 (amended Canons H 2 and H 3).
29 November 1995 – promulgation of Amending Canon No. 19 (amended Canons C 12, C 13, C 14, C 21, C 22, D 2, D 3, E 2, E 5, E 6, E 8, F 13, G 2, G 3 and G 4).
13 February 1996 – promulgation of Amending Canon No. 16 (amended Canons C 12, D 3, E 6 and E 8).
21 November 1996 – amendment of Canon B 19 by Royal Warrant.
17 November 1998 – promulgation of Amending Canon No. 21 (amended Canons H 2 and H 3).
29 February 2000 – promulgation of Amending Canon No. 22 (amended Canon B 2).
29 February 2000 – promulgation of Amending Canon No. 23 (amended Canons B 42, C 19, C 24, E 4 and E 6).
8 July 2000 – promulgation of Amending Canon No. 25 (amended Canons, H 2 and H 3).
13 November 2001 – promulgation of Amending Canon No. 20 (amended Canon E 1).
15 February 2005 – promulgation of Amending Canon No. 26 (amended Canons H 2 and H 3).
16 November 2005 – promulgation of Amending Canon No. 24 (amended Canons C 1, C 12, C 13, C 14, C 15, C 26, G 1 and G 3).
12 February 2008 – promulgation of Amending Canon No. 27 (amended Canons B 43, B 44, C 8 and C12).
11 July 2009 – promulgation of Amending Canon No. 28 (amended Canon B 44).
11 July 2010 – promulgation of Amending Canon No. 29 (amended Canons C 12, C 25, D 3, E 6, E 8, G 2, G 3 and H 2).
12 July 2014 – promulgation of Amending Canon No. 31 (amended Canons B 14A, B 43, B 44, C 8, C 15, D 3, E 6, E 8, G 2, G 3, H 2 and H 3 and inserted new Canons C 19 and I 1).
17 July 2014 – promulgation of Amending Canon No. 33 (amended Canons C 2, C 4, C 8 and C 10, revoked Canons C 4A and C 4B and inserted a new Canon C 29).
This table is made up to 31 January 2015.
Section A
The Church of England
A 1 Of the Church of England
The Church of England, established according to the laws of this realm under the Queen’s Majesty, belongs to the true and apostolic Church of Christ; and, as our duty to the said Church of England requires, we do constitute and ordain that no member thereof shall be at liberty to maintain or hold the contrary.
A 2 Of the Thirty-nine Articles of Religion
The Thirty-nine Articles are agreeable to the Word of God and may be assented unto with a good conscience by all members of the Church of England.
A 3 Of The Book of Common Prayer
1. The doctrine contained in The Book of Common Prayer and Administration of the Sacraments and other Rites and Ceremonies of the Church according to the Use of the Church of England is agreeable to the Word of God.
2. The form of God’s worship contained in the said Book, forasmuch as it is not repugnant to the Word of God, may be used by all members of the Church of England with a