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Chapters I – XVII
Here you will find links to download the individual chapters of the Constitution of the Church of Ireland as PDF Files.
Chapter I – The General Synod
Chapter II – Dioceses & Diocesan Organisation
Chapter III – Parishes & Parochial Organisation
Chapter IV – Appointment to & Tenure of Cures
Chapter V – Cure of Souls in Parishes having no Parish Church, but in which there are Proprietary or Other Non–Parochial Churches
Chapter VI – Archbishops & Bishops
Chapter VII – Cathedrals
Chapter VIII – Ecclesiastical Tribunals, Offences, Sentences, Faculties & Registries
Chapter IX – The Canons
Chapter X – The Representative Body
Chapter XI – Central Church Fund
Chapter XII – Management of Burial Grounds
Chapter XIII – Management of Glebes & Other Land and Buildings
Chapter XIV – The Church of Ireland Clergy Pensions Fund
Chapter XV – The Supplemental Fund
Chapter XVI – Ministry with Children
Chapter XVII – Charitable Purpose and Objects