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The representative body of the Church of Ireland, often called the "Representative Church Body" (RCB), is the corporate trustee of the church, as established by law, and much of the church's property is vested in it. The members of the RCB are the bishops plus diocesan delegates and twelve co-opted members, and it meets at least four times a year.
The Representative Body of the Church in Wales is the central administrative body of the Church in Wales. Its primary function is to manage the Church's financial assets but it also provides centralised support services to the bishops, archdeacons, clergy and lay staff employed by the Church. These services include financial, property, human ...
Its somewhat misleading title - unlike the Governing Body, it is not a representative decision-making body - is derived from the fact that under the Welsh Church Act 1914 the bishops, clergy and laity were required to set up a body to "represent" them and to hold property which was transferred to them by the Welsh Church Commissioners. [40]
Church of Ireland records from 1702 to 1892 at the Representative Church Body; burial records are at the Genealogical Office, Manuscript No. 577. The proceedings of the church are recorded in minute books which survive intact back to the year 1698.
The Church of Ireland Theological Institute (formerly the Church of Ireland Theological College) is responsible for ministerial formation and lay training within the Church of Ireland. It is located in Churchtown in Dublin. [2] The Church of Ireland, Representative Church Body (RCB) Library and archives, are also housed on the CITI Campus.
The local Roman Catholic church is the Good Shepherd Church. [11] It was the site of the state funeral of former Taoiseach Seán Lemass , who lived on Hillside Drive. The Church of Ireland Theological Institute (the theological seminary of the Church of Ireland ) [ 12 ] and the Representative Church Body Library (the central library of the ...
The Church of Ireland made provision in 1870 for its own government, led by a General Synod, and with financial management by a Representative Church Body. With disestablishment, the last remnants of tithes were abolished and the Church's representation in the House of Lords also ceased.
Continental churches that historically follow the Church Order of Dordrecht (1618/1619) will, in general, consider their levels of government "broader" rather than "higher" courts. [12] Additionally, the reformed classis is a temporary, delegated body, so the minister is firstly a member of his congregation as opposed to the standing presbytery.