Petition Text: 20825-MN-53-C

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Amend the second paragraph of ¶ 53:

...bishops elected by the jurisdictions of The United Methodist Church prior to the 1996 A.D. General Conference shall have life tenure. From 1996 A.D. onward, all bishops of The United Methodist Church shall be elected to terms of eight (8) years. No bishop may serve more than eight years total in a lifetime but may return to the itinerant ministry at the end of his or her term. Each bishop elected...

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Petition Text: 20825-MN-53-C
1996 United Methodist General Conference