Bishoprics Act 1878

1. Introductory Text

2. 1. Short title

3. 2. Public contributions to endowment fund

4. 3. Contribution to endowment fund from existing bishopric

5. 4. Establishment of bishopric on provision of sufficient endowment

6. 5. The number of bishops sitting in Parliament not to be increased

7. Supplemental Provisions

   1. 6. Appointment of bishop of new bishopric

   2. 7. Scheme of Ecclesiastical Commissioners approved by Order in Council as to courts, offices of archdeaconries, and other incidental arrangements for constituting new bishopric

   3. 8. Trusts of bishopric endowment fund

   4. 9. Confirmation of scheme and validity and publication of Orders in Council

8. Miscellaneous, and Saving Clauses

   1. 10. Amendment of 38 & 39 Vict. c.34

   2. 11. Power to re-arrange boundaries of the dioceses of Manchester and Liverpool

   3. 12. Saving as to service as incumbent or curate in transferred parishes

   4. 13. Common fund of Commissioners not applicable to endowment

   5. 14. Definition of "ecclesiastical parish"

9. 1. SCHEDULE

      Proposals for New Bishoprics

      1. I.—Bishopric of Liverpool

         1. 1. The bishop to be Bishop of Liverpool.

         2. 2. The diocese to consist of the West Derby hundred of...

         3. 3. Such church at Liverpool as may be determined by the...

         4. 4. Subject to the rights enjoyed by any person at the...

         5. 5. The bishop to be subject to the metropolitan jurisdiction of...

      2. II.—Bishopric of Newcastle

         1. 1. The bishop to be Bishop of Newcastle.

         2. 2. The diocese to consist of the county of Northumberland, and...

         3. 3. The parish church of Saint Nicholas at Newcastle-upon-Tyne, subject to...

         4. 4. Subject to the rights enjoyed by any person at the...

         5. 5. The bishop to be subject to the metropolitan jurisdiction of...

      3. III.—Bishopric of Southwell

         1. 1. The bishop to be Bishop of Southwell.

         2. 2. The diocese to consist of the counties of Derby and...

         3. 3. The parish and collegiate church of Southwell, subject to the...

         4. 4. Subject to the rights enjoyed by any person at the...

         5. 5. The bishop to be subject to the metropolitan jurisdiction of...

      4. IV.—Bishopric of Wakefield

         1. 1. The bishop to be Bishop of Wakefield.

         2. 2. The diocese to consist of that part of the diocese...

         3. 3. Such church at Wakefield as may be determined by the...

         4. 4. Subject to the rights enjoyed by any person at the...

         5. 5. The bishop to be subject to the metropolitan jurisdiction of...