Task Force on Episcopacy
Resolution 2015-D004

Copyright. 2015. The Archives of the Episcopal Church, DFMS. This digital archive is a selective gathering of materials found in The Archives of the Episcopal Church on the topic of Episcopacy. It has been created by The Archives of the Episcopal Church for use by the Task Force on Episcopacy. Permission to republish these materials beyond fair use in any format is required. Permission to quote or to make personal copies of these materials is permitted for educational or non-commercial use.

• List of Digitized Resources (ver. 12-22-2015)

• Digitized Resources on Episcopacy

  • Levels of Authority Within the Church (1964)
  • Report of the Committee on the Office of a Bishop to the Special Meeting of the House of Bishops (1966)
  • Letter from William L. Dols, Jr. to Walker Taylor, Jr. March 7, 1966 (1966)
  • Authority and Responsibility (1969)
  • Console of Skills Required for Successful Bishoping in the 20th Century (1971)
  • Report of the Committee on Pastoral Development to the Special Meeting of the House of Bishops (1972)
  • Report of the Special Committee of the House of Bishops on the Ordination of Women to the Special Meeting of the
    House of Bishops (1972)
  • Bishop Vogel's Talk to the Special Meeting of the House of Bishops (1974)
  • Basic Concepts and Principles (1976)
  • Report of the Joint Commission on Ecumenical Relations (1976)
  • Message from the Presiding Bishop to the House of Bishops at the Special Meeting of the House of Bishops (1977)
  • The Role of the Bishop in the Contemporary Episcopal Church: The Bishops' Look at Bishoping (1977)
  • Moving into the Episcopate: Resources for New Bishops (1978)
  • Bishops and Diocesan Councils View the Episcopate: A Study in Church Leadership (1979)
  • A Proposal for a Theological and Practical Exploration of the Episcopate in the Twentieth Century (1979)
  • Statement on Collegiality (1979)
  • Episkope and Episcopate in Ecumenical Perspective (1980)
  • Apostle in Our Midst: The Office of Bishop (1980)
  • Quest: a Guide for Those Involved in the Search for a Bishop (1983)
  • Memo Report: First Findings from the Bishops' 1984 Survey (1984)
  • The Theology for and Practice of the Episcopate in the Anglican Communion (1985)
  • Reflections on the Theology for and Practice of the Episcopate (1985)
  • Assistant Bishops: Mode, Model, and Ministry (1986)
  • Episcopal Bishops and Church Leadership in the Eighties (1986)
  • Towards a Theology and Practice of the Bishop-in-Synod (1987)
  • Episcope in Relation to the Mission of the Church Today (1987)
  • The Office of the Bishop In the Book of Common Prayer (1988)
  • Episcopate: Shepherding God's People, A Diocesan Focus (1988)
  • Pastoral Study: The Ministry of Bishops (1991)
  • The Ministry of Bishops: A Study Document (1991)
  • The Role of Bishops Suffragan In the Episcopal Church (1996)
  • The Historic Episcopate in Recent Ecumenical Dialogue (1998)
  • Bishops in Communion: Collegiality in the Service of the Koinonia of the Church (2000)
  • Report of the Committee on Pastoral Development to the House of Bishops (2000)
  • Finding Our Delight in the Lord: a Proposal for Full Communion between The Episcopal Church...and the Moravian Church... (2009, see pp. 15-24)
  • Many Parts, One Body: How the Episcopal Church Works (2010)

• Bibliography of Other Resources on Episcopacy (ver. 11-25-2015)

Last update January 4, 2016