Structure Of The Episcopal Church
20 Questions
| Total Attempts: 46
Test your understanding of the Structure of the Episcopal Church
Questions and Answers
- 1.The primary authority of the local parish (not mission) for all secular business not related to worship and/or pastoral care is the:
- A.
Vicar
- B.
Bishop
- C.
Rector
- D.
Vestry
- 2.A congregation which needs financial support to survive, is tended by a vicar, and falls under the direct supervision of a bishop is a _______________.
- 3.The primary element of The Episcopal church is:
- A.
The Presiding Bishop
- B.
The congregation
- C.
The diocese
- D.
The Priest
- 4.There are ____ provinces in the Episcopal Church
- 5.General Convention is held every ____ years.
- A.
2
- B.
3
- C.
10
- 6.The four instruments of unity in the Anglican Communion is:
- A.
The Queen of England, The Lambeth Conference, The United Nations, and regular phone calls
- B.
The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Anglican Communion, The Anglican consultative Counsel, regular Primates meetings.
- C.
The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Lambeth Conference, The Anglican consultative Counsel, regular Primates meetings.
- 7.The Rector or Vicar of a congregation is considered an ___________________ part of the vestry or Bishop's Committee.
- A.
Authoritarian
- B.
Unimportant
- C.
Ex-officio
- 8.The primary authority of an Episcopal Diocese is the _____________
- 9.The _____ is the primary authority of the Province.
- 10.The two houses of the General Convention of the Episcopal church are the:
- A.
House of Bishops and House of Commoners
- B.
House of Deputies and House of Cardinals
- C.
House and Senate
- D.
House of Bishops and House of Deputies
- 11.The Lambeth Conference takes place every ____ years.
- A.
2
- B.
3
- C.
10
- 12.A _________ is a representative from a congregation to a diocesan convention. These individuals vote based on the needs and direction of their congregation.
- 13.A _________ is a representative from a dioceseto the General Convention. These individuals vote based on their own conscience and belief, not the direction of their diocese.
- 14.The current Archbishop of Canterbury is the Most Rev. __________________
- 15.The Episcopal Diocese of the Virgin Islands is part of which Province?
- A.
3
- B.
5
- C.
2
- D.
9
- 16.Can a vestry, if the conditions are correct, ask for their clergy's resignation?
- A.
Yes
- B.
No
- 17.Can a bishop dictate to a parish what is should be doing about its annual bazaar?
- A.
Yes
- B.
No
- 18.Can a Province vote to make a diocese wear purple on the Tuesday of Holy Week?
- A.
Yes
- B.
No
- 19.Can the General Convention vote to make youth ministry the priority of the entire Episcopal Church for the next three years?
- A.
Yes
- B.
No
- 20.Can a diocese vote to name the second Sunday of August a Sunday in remembrance of lost keys?
- A.
Yes
- B.
No
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