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Canons of the Church of England

"Knowledge of the Canons by the Clergy is essential for the
right ordering and teaching of the Church of England."
+ERIC KEMP (former Bishop of Chichester)

The fully revised sixth edition of the Canons (including the 2005 and 2008 supplements) contains all the latest amendments, as well as additional supporting material including:

an updated list of forms of service approved and commended as alternatives to The Book of Common Prayer, including Common Worship services;
the new Admission of baptized children to Holy Communion Regulations 2006;
advice to clergy concerning marriage and the divorced as issued by the House of Bishops in 2002;
a full list of Churches designated pursuant to the Church of England (Ecumenical Relations) Measure 1988; and
the list produced by the Council for Christian Unity of Churches in Communion with the Church of England.

Since the publication of the 2008 supplement, Amending Canons Nos 28 and 29 have been promulged and executed. These Amending Canons are available to download from this link or from the bottom of this page.

Available to buy

To purchase the complete set of Canons in an easy-to-use binder with reference tags and incorporating the first and second supplements, simply place an order on the Church House Publishing website. Please return the yellow slip to the Legal Office to register to receive details of future supplements and editions.

Available to download

The sixth edition of the Canons are also available to download from this page as PDF files (see 'Resources' on the right). To view and print these files you will need the Adobe Acrobat Reader, the latest version of which can be downloaded free of charge.

Corrigenda

The following amendments are to be made to the printed text of the Canons:

p. 98 (Canon C 14) - before 'Every bishop, priest or deacon ...' insert '5. '

p. 174 (Canon H 2) - in paragraph 4(d), after 'holding' insert 'office'

p. 206 (Supplementary material) - for 'Michael Ebor' substitute 'David Ebor'

Addenda

Various amendments are made to the printed text of the Canons by Amending Canon No. 28 (Of local ecumenical projects) and Amending Canon No. 29 (Of the licensing of ministers under seal, of the residence of priests on their benefices, of the licensing of deaconesses and readers, of the admission and licensing of lay workers, of the chancellor or judge of a Consistory Court, of the judges of the Arches Court of Canterbury and the Chancery Court of York and of the Representation of Clergy in the Lower House of the Convocations).

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