The Legal Position of the Clergy

1. The legal possessions and revenues of the benefice of an ancient parish consist of (i.) the church and churchyard (subject to the use of both for the benefit of the people),...

1. In the case of all benefices, admission is granted by the bishop, as primarily charged with the cure of souls throughout his diocese; but, unless there is good legal reason t...

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1. In every country where a Christian Church is permitted to exist, the power and authority of her clergy to exercise their functions will rest upon a triple basis and be subjec...

1. With the exceptions mentioned in §7 below, the incumbent or minister of the church of an ancient or new ecclesiastical parish, or of a church or chapel specially authorised f...

1. Every deacon and priest before his ordination, and, as mentioned above, every incumbent, before he is admitted to his benefice, and every stipendiary curate, on entering upon...

1. There is no general law as to the relations between an incumbent and the lay officers of a parish. They vary in ancient and in new ecclesiastical parishes, and in particular...

1. Every person dying in this country and not within the exceptions mentioned below (§ 3) has a common law right to be buried in the churchyard or burial ground of the parish in...

1. The unbeneficed clergy engaged in parochial work may be divided into (i.) curates or ministers in charge; (ii.) assistant licensed curates; (iii.) unlicensed assistants; and...

1. Possessions and revenues of benefices of ancient parishes and new ecclesiastical parishes. 2. Incumbent a corporation sole--Restrictions on his acquisition and holding of lan...

1. The only private ministration for which detailed directions are provided in the Prayer Book (other than Private Baptism, which has been already noticed in Ch. V. § 6) is the...

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& 7 Vict. c. 37, s. 15); viii. Church of a new parish formed under the New Parishes Act, 1856 (19 & 20 Vict. c. 104, ss. 1, 2); ix. Church of a district parish, consolidated dis...

1. Duty of minister to solemnise marriage between persons legally competent--Unlawful solemnisation, when a felony--Marriage, when void. 2. Original places for banns and marriag...

1. Right of burial by clergyman of the parish where death occurs--Bells to be rung--Burial in case of death in another parish--Relief in case interment is refused--No right to p...

1. Admission by bishop on presentation of patron--Lapse to bishop, archbishop, or Crown. 2. Transfers of advowsons or rights of presentation--Next presentations--Power of patron...

1. Duty of clergy as to uniformity of service--Divergence by lawful authority--Liberty under Act of 1872. 2. Morning and Evening Prayer--Litany--Bishop may order two full servic...

1. Spiritual, ecclesiastical, and civil status of the clergy. 2. Sources of Church law. 3. Written and unwritten law--Foreign Canon law--Pre-Reformation Canons--Acts of Parliame...

1. Relations between incumbent and lay officials. 2. The vestry--Constitution, meetings, and voting in ancient parishes, and in new parishes--Vestries Act, 1818--Present functio...

1. Classes of unbeneficed clergy--Bishop's licence--Declaration of assent--Examination and admission by bishop--Discretion of bishop--Revocation of licence. 2. Curates or minist...

1. Visitation and Communion of the Sick---Canon 67--Order for the Visitation--Confession and absolution of the sick--Regulations as to Communion. 2. Preparation for Confirmation...