2. No A bishop shall may be
transferred across jurisdictional lines unless only
when that bishop has consented... in which the bishop was elected
and unless a concurrent transfer is effected into the jurisdiction from
which the bishop is transferring or unless the Jurisdictional Conference which
is receiving that bishop has voted to waive this right. Such a
transfer shall not be concluded until
when the Committee on Episcopacy of each jurisdiction involved has
approved the plan transfer(s) by a majority vote of those
present and voting, insofar as the transfer(s) it
affects its own that jurisdiction,
and the Jurisdictional Conferences, meeting concurrently, have also
approved. (See ¶52 Article V).
3. [Fourth sentence] Request for transfer from either a bishop or
Jurisdictional Committee s on Episcopacy
must shall be received by the Interjurisdictional
Committee on Episcopacy by April 1 of the year next
preceding the year of Jurisdictional Conferences....the appropriate
Jurisdictional Committee(s) on Episcopacy by July 1 of the year
preceding January 1 of the year of Jurisdictional
Conference(s). Once the Jursidictional Jurisdictional
Committee(s) on Episcopacy and the sending and receiving Jurisdictional
Conference(s) have has taken action, Jurisdictional Conference
secretaries will shall inform the Interjurisdictional
Committee...
General Conference Webmaster: Susan Brumbaugh
PETS Creator: John Brawn
Petition Text: 21613-CO-612-D
1996 United Methodist General Conference