Examples of Council of Bishops in a sentence
This fund is requested by the General Conference and is used to provide the United Methodist share of the basic budgets of those organizations that relate to the ecumenical responsibilities of the Council of Bishops and of the General Commission on Christian Unity and Interreligious Concerns.
The Council of Bishops shall appoint a Transition Team of approximately 30 persons chosen for skill and expertise, with attention to representing all constituencies.
In its Motion to Dismiss, the Church has moved for the dismissal of Plaintiffs’ claims against the AMEC Council of Bishops and General Board, arguing that as subdivisions of the Church, both entities are not amenable to suit.Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 17(b) establishes the process for determining a party’s capacity to sue or be sued, depending on the legal nature of the party.
Plaintiffs would hold the AMEC Department of Retirement Services, the Council of Bishops, the General Board, andthe Church (along with Dr. Harris and Robert Eaton) liable for the intentional or reckless infliction of this emotional distress.The Court holds, however, that the Amended Complaint’s IIED allegations, at least against the AMEC Defendants, do not meet Tennessee’s “exacting standard” for such claims.
Plaintiffs do not allege which AMEC Defendant, the Church, the Department of Retirement Services, the Council of Bishops, or the General Board, first learned about the “mismanagement.” Or when the other AMEC Defendants were first made aware of the problem or what steps they had the authority to take in response to the problem.
Rationale: Additions to ¶¶408, 410, and 422 go together and create a process by which the Council of Bishops may hold one another accountable, based on the constitutional amendment to ¶50 that was ratified in 2017.
Section 3 The Council of Bishops, from time to time in its discretion, may choose a Suffragan Bishop for any Missionary Diocese from the Presbyters of that Missionary Diocese, in the same manner as provided by Canon 12, Section 2, and subject to all the provisions thereof.
The Council of Bishops may choose to establish standard terms for such agreements.
The Amended Complaint alleges that “Defendants AMEC, AMEC Department of Retirement Services, AMEC General Board, AMEC Council of Bishops, Bishop Green, Bishop Davis, Dr. Harris, and Rodney Brown” concealed or suppressed the facts about “the management of the Fund and lack of oversight of Dr. Harris, his investments, and the balance of the Fund” as well as “the mismanagement and missing funds from the Plan prior to January 2022.” Am. Compl.
By virtue of their election and consecration, bishops are members of the Council of Bishops and are bound in special covenant with all other bishops.