Governing document THE OVERSEAS BISHOPRICS' FUND
Governing document
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.
RULES AS AMENDED ON 12/11/1958 AS AMENDED ON 05/12/1991 AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 06/11/1998 AS AMENDED ON 24/06/2002 AS AMENDED ON 23/11/2012 as amended on 12 Nov 2019 as amended on 09 Jun 2022
Charitable objects
THE OBJECT OF THE FUND SHALL BE TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR THE SENIOR NATIONAL AND REGIONAL LEADERSHIP OF THE WORLDWIDE CHURCH, AND IN PARTICULAR FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF BISHOPRICS WITHIN THE ANGLICAN COMMUNION. (2) IN RELATION TO ANY AREA OF THE WORLD OUTSIDE THE UNITED KINGDOM WHERE THERE EXISTS A CHURCH THAT IS PART OF THE ANGLICAN COMMUNION OR IN COMMUNION WITH THE SEE OF CANTERBURY, THE FUND MAY: (A) PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TOWARDS THE SETTING UP AND MAINTENANCE OF THE BISHOPRICS OF SUCH A CHURCH; AND (B) HOLD ENDOWMENT FUNDS FOR THE BENEFIT OF SUCH BISHOPRICS; (3) IN RELATION TO ANY AREA OF THE WORLD OUTSIDE THE UNITED KINGDOM, THE FUND MAY: (A) PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TOWARDS THE SETTING UP AND MAINTENANCE OF THE BISHOPRICS OF ANY CHURCH WHOSE RELATIONSHIP WITH THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND IS SUCH THAT THE COUNCIL OF THE FUND, HAVING SOUGHT THE ADVICE OF THE ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY, JUDGES IT SUITABLE THAT SUCH ASSISTANCE BE GIVEN; AND (B) HOLD ENDOWMENT FUNDS FOR THE BENEFIT OF SUCH BISHOPRICS. (4) IN RELATION TO ANY CHURCH IN ANY OF THE ABOVE CATEGORIES OR IN RELATION TO ANY PART OF SUCH A CHURCH, WHERE THERE IS NOT IN PLACE FOR THE TIME BEING A SYSTEM OF EPISCOPAL LEADERSHIP, ANY REFERENCE IN THE ABOVE PROVISIONS TO A BISHOPRIC SHALL HAVE EFFECT AS IF IT WERE TO THE OFFICE AND WORK OF A SENIOR NATIONAL OR REGIONAL LEADER OF STATUS EQUIVALENT TO THAT OF A BISHOP.
Area of benefit
WORLDWIDE
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