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  • Home
  • THE DIOCESE
    • Diocesan Support Center >
      • Bishop's Calendar
      • Bishop's Message >
        • Bishop's Message Archive
    • Our Churches
    • Our Schools
    • Our Camp
    • Governance >
      • Convention
      • Diocesan Council
      • Standing Committee
    • Transition Ministry >
      • Serving in Hawai'i >
        • Come Serve in Hawaii Short Term
  • VISITORS
    • Welcome from the Bishop
    • Where We've Been
    • Where We're Going
    • What is the Episcopal Church?
  • Ministries
    • Congregational Support Ministries >
      • Christian Formation
      • Music
      • Stewardship >
        • Stewardship Articles
      • Teachings by Clergy
      • Worship
    • Commission on Ministry >
      • Community of Deacons
      • Discernment for Ministry
      • Ordination Process
    • Shared Ministry >
      • Committee on Native Hawaiian Ministry (CONHM)
      • Daughters of the King >
        • Daughter's of the King News
      • Episcopal Church Women (ECW) >
        • ECW Specials
      • 'Iolani Guild >
        • Special Programs & Projects
        • Scholarships
        • Kamehameha IV Prayer Book
      • Prison Ministry
      • Youth >
        • EYE20
        • EYE17
        • EYE14
    • Missions Beyond the Church >
      • A Cup of Cold Water >
        • ACCW Volunteer Positions
        • ACCW Reflections Archive
    • Waiolaihui'ia: Local Formation Program >
      • Lessonettes
  • Resources
    • Forms & Documents
    • Resource Center >
      • Bible Links Online
      • Church Pension Fund
      • Communications >
        • Tech Stuff
      • Congregation & Community Reports
      • Continuing Education
      • EfM: Education for Ministry
      • Godly Play
      • Lay Positions
      • Lectionary Page
      • Licensed Ministries
      • Links to the Wider Church
      • Marriages in Hawaii
      • Prayer Calendar
      • Safe Church Trainings
      • Stewardship & Planned Giving >
        • Chang Clergy Children's Fund
      • Supply Clergy
  • Contact
  • NEWS
    • Photo/Video Gallery
  • Convention
    • 51st Diocesan Convention
    • General Convention
    • Past Meetings of Convention

GOVERNANCE: AN OVERVIEW

"The Episcopal Church in Hawai‘i" is the legal, corporate name of "The Episcopal Diocese of Hawai‘i" (which is the canonical [religious] entity).

Diocesan Convention

The Diocesan Convention is a body composed of all clergy who are canonically resident in the Diocese and elected delegates from each congregation. The number of delegates is based on the number of confirmed communicants in good standing in the congregation. The Diocesan Convention meets once each year, in October, to conduct the business of the Diocese. The Diocesan Council is the legislative body when the Convention is in recess.

Additional information is available by viewing the "Diocesan Convention" page.

Diocesan Council

Exercises the power of the Convention and performs planning and policy making between meetings of Convention. Oversees the policies, programs, mission, and budget of the Diocese and may initiate new work. Also is the legal corporate body of the Episcopal Church in Hawai‘i and, as such, is responsible for the business and property of the Church. 

Additional information is available on the "Diocesan Council" page.

Standing Committee

Serves as the Bishop’s Council of Advice. Performs duties as specified by the General and Diocesan Convention, and the Constitution and Canons of the Episcopal Church and the Diocese of Hawai‘i. Serves as the Ecclesiastical authority when there is no bishop. The Standing Committee meets on the third Saturday of each month, (on the morning of Diocesan Council meetings) and, occasionally, on call.

Additional information is available on the "Standing Committee" page.

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