; Presiding Bishop or President Bishop: These titles are often used for the head of a national Anglican church, but the title is not usually associated with a particular episcopal see like the title of a primate.

Katharine Jefferts Schori, Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church ( United States ).

In 2006, Katharine Jefferts Schori, the Episcopal Bishop of Nevada, became the first woman to become the Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church.

Mark S. Hanson, Third Presiding Bishop of the ELCA.

Since the implementation of concordats between the ELCA and the Episcopal Church of the United States and the ELCIC and the Anglican Church of Canada, all bishops, including the Presiding Bishop ( ELCA ) or the National Bishop ( ELCIC ), have been consecrated using the historic succession, with at least one Anglican bishop serving as co-consecrator.

The Presiding Bishop of the ELCA and the National Bishop of the ELCIC, the national bishops of their respective bodies, is elected for a single 6-year term and may be elected to an additional term.

The Presiding Bishop has two counselors ; the three together form the Presiding Bishopric.

In the polity of the Church of God ( Cleveland, Tennessee ), the international leader is the Presiding Bishop, and the members of the Executive Committee are Executive Bishops.

On March 25, 1783, a meeting of ten Episcopal clergy in Woodbury, Connecticut, elected Samuel Seabury ( 1729 % E2 % 80 % 931796 ) the first American Episcopal bishop, the second Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church, USA, and the first Bishop of Connecticut.

* H. David Burton, Presiding Bishop of the LDS Church

The Old Folks Sociable idea started in 1875 when professional photographer Charles Savage and LDS Church Presiding Bishop Edward Hunter inaugurated “ Old Folks Day ” to honor fathers and mothers.

* John Williams ( bishop of Connecticut ) ( 1817 – 1899 ), Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church, Bishop of Connecticut

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The Presiding Judge, with the input of all of the judges of the court, oversees the hiring and training of all court personnel and manages the court budget.

* Coordinator of the Body of Elders: ( previously known as the Presiding Overseer ) chairs elders ’ meetings, assigns duties and speakers for most congregation meetings, and oversees financial matters.

The LDS Church also has a Presiding Bishopric which oversees the temporal affairs of the church ( including its Welfare Services ) and provides assistance and instruction to the various bishoprics worldwide.

Along with the First Presidency and the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, the Presiding Bishopric is a part of the Council on the Disposition of the Tithes, a quorum which oversees and authorizes the expenditure of all tithing funds.

The three members of the Presiding Bishopric act as " general authorities " of the church, oversee the temporal affairs ( buildings, properties, commercial corporations, etc.

The Presiding Bishopric is a quorum consisting of three men who are called to preside over the Aaronic priesthood and some temporal affairs of the church.

This quorum consists of the Presiding Bishop and two counselors, who hold priesthood keys to direct the temporal affairs and finances of the church, in conjunction with the First Presidency and Twelve.

Events throughout the year include a summer leadership conference hosted by the State Presiding Officer Corps, Fall District Conferences hosted by each district Pre-Assembly, Winter and Spring Service Rallies held by the State Office, and State Assembly held in the Florida State Capitol buildings. Students involved in the Sr.

During his time as Presiding Officer he won the Herald newspaper's Scottish Politician of the Year award in 2003 and 2005, making him the only person so far to have won the award on two occasions.

In May 2007 Morgan became a Deputy Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament and so was impartial while he was in the Presiding Officer's chair.

* The proceedings may be closed at the discretion of the Presiding Officer, so that secret information may be discussed by the commission.

Presiding over the Silver Jubilee Celebration of the college in 1973, prime minister Indira Gandhi remarked that Miranda House girls believed that all the beauty and the brains of the capital came from the college and commented " it is partly true, though not entirely so ".

Joseph Smith, Jr. and Frederick G. Williams, two of the Presiding Elders on the committee, were absent, but Oliver Cowdery and Sidney Rigdon were present.

By custom, the Presiding Officer gives the floor leaders priority in obtaining recognition to speak on the floor of the Senate.

* John Joseph Ford ( 1907 – 1982 ), American jurist who served on Los Angeles County Courts ( 1943 – 59 ) and California Second District Court of Appeal ( 1959 – 77 ); elevated to Presiding Justice in 1966

By rule, the Presiding Officer gives the Majority Leader priority in obtaining recognition to speak on the floor of the Senate.

To date, all men who have served on the Presiding Bishopric have been Melchizedek priesthood holders, and none have been publicly identified as descendants of Aaron.

One of Pendergast's political proteges was a young World War I veteran from Independence: Harry S. Truman, who had been his nephew's commanding officer in the war, was elected Presiding Judge ( equivalent to a County Executive ) of Jackson County with Pendergast support in 1926, went on to become a U. S. Senator from Missouri, Vice President, and in 1945, following the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt, the thirty-third President of the United States.

In 1941 a schism occurred in the church due to breaches of canon law and the laws of the state of California on the part of the Presiding Bishop, which led to the church known abroad as the Liberal Catholic Church International earning the legal right to be known as the Liberal Catholic Church in the United States.

Morgan managed to win enough seats to form a Labour-only administration ( the election was held under proportional representation, and Labour won 30 of the 60 seats in the Assembly and the overall majority was achieved when Dafydd Elis-Thomas AM was elected Presiding Officer of the Assembly ) and named his cabinet on 9 May.

He became the first Presiding Officer ( speaker ) of the Scottish Parliament on 12 May 1999.

He stepped down as an MSP when the parliament was dissolved for the 2003 election, but remained as Presiding Officer until he had supervised the election of his successor George Reid on 7 May of that year.

After conceding the last election for Presiding Bishop ( which he lost by one vote ), he was elected on November 14, 2000 by more than 900 votes.

Mark S. Hanson, Third Presiding Bishop of the ELCA, speaking at the inauguration of Augsburg College President Paul C. Pribbenow on October 20, 2006 in Minneapolis.

In such circumstances, the Presiding Officer appoints an interim First Minister, until the Scottish Parliament determines on a new nominee to be presented to the Sovereign for formal appointment.

When Northern Rhodesia became a Protectorate under the British Empire on 1 April 1924, a Legislative Council was established on which the Governor of Northern Rhodesia sat ex officio as Presiding Officer.

The President's other duties consist of presiding at and conducting weekly meetings of the Quorum in the Salt Lake Temple ; making decisions about the particular assignments to be made to the members of the Quorum ; speaking on behalf of the Quorum to members of the Church and the media ; and acting as a liaison in coordinating the work of the Quorum with the First Presidency, the Quorums of the Seventy, and the Presiding Bishopric.

* Peter D. Robinson ( b. 1969 ), Presiding Bishop of the United Episcopal Church of North America grew up on Barton Waterside, Barton-upon-Humber and was educated at Baysgarth School

According to Bible Way's rules and regulations, the Board of Bishops can only nominate a person, but the people must vote on it, thus making Rogers the elected Presiding Bishop.

The Presiding Officer ( Speaker ) of the Assembly, Ms Eileen Bell, MLA indicated at the first meeting of the ' shadow ' Assembly ( May 15, 2006 ) that she would take legal advice before ruling on whether Mr Ervine could be treated as a member of the UUP group.

Was Deputy Presiding Officer before being appointed to the Cabinet of the Welsh Assembly Government on 16 October 2000 as Minister for Education, Lifelong Learning & Skills, where she was said to have replied to letters in " virtually incomprehensible jargon ".

The Presiding Officer is generally scored, usually by either the judges or the Parliamentarian ( see below ), on how well they fulfill those duties.

The Parliamentarian's role is a fairly passive one ; their main purpose in the chamber is to serve as a reference on parliamentary procedure in case there is confusion or a dispute that the Presiding Officer cannot resolve.

After the docket has been set up, Presiding Officers are voted on, and once one is selected, debate begins.