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Prior to [[1632]], the Chantry of Alstin occupied an unclear position within Alstinian society. Although nearly the entire population of the new country were adherents of the Chantry, it was not officially established as the state church of [[Alstin]]. The Chantry also remained organized on a mostly ad hoc basis as had been the case since the establishment of the church by refugees. King Julius I, in [[1632]], proclaimed the official status of the Chantric Church as the state church of Alstin, and convened the first official {{wp|synod|convocation}} of the Chantric Church in September of 1632. The practice of convocations had originated in the [[Anglei#The_Ænglish_Church|Ænglish Church]] and was reaffirmed at the Convocation of 1632. The Convocation itself gathered to create a new administrative and teaching structure for the Church, departing from the provisional basis from which the Church had been operating on since the late 16th century. The Convocation formally approved the King Richard Bible that had already been in use for a decade, reaffirmed the traditional Acts of Godwin and historic teaching of the Ænglish Church, and created a uniform system for the ordination of priests and the consecration of new bishops. The Convocation of 1632 proclaimed that the King of Alstin was the formal head of the Church (as had been the case with the Ænglish Church), but it controversially and narrowly approved a measure that would give the King of Alstin the right to appoint bishops, albeit with the advice of the Bishop of Alstin. The Convocation also formally elevated the Bishop of Alstin to Archbishop, making it {{wp|primus inter pares}} among Chantric bishops. | Prior to [[1632]], the Chantry of Alstin occupied an unclear position within Alstinian society. Although nearly the entire population of the new country were adherents of the Chantry, it was not officially established as the state church of [[Alstin]]. The Chantry also remained organized on a mostly ad hoc basis as had been the case since the establishment of the church by refugees. King Julius I, in [[1632]], proclaimed the official status of the Chantric Church as the state church of Alstin, and convened the first official {{wp|synod|convocation}} of the Chantric Church in September of 1632. The practice of convocations had originated in the [[Anglei#The_Ænglish_Church|Ænglish Church]] and was reaffirmed at the Convocation of 1632. The Convocation itself gathered to create a new administrative and teaching structure for the Church, departing from the provisional basis from which the Church had been operating on since the late 16th century. The Convocation formally approved the King Richard Bible that had already been in use for a decade, reaffirmed the traditional Acts of Godwin and historic teaching of the Ænglish Church, and created a uniform system for the ordination of priests and the consecration of new bishops. The Convocation of 1632 proclaimed that the King of Alstin was the formal head of the Church (as had been the case with the Ænglish Church), but it controversially and narrowly approved a measure that would give the King of Alstin the right to appoint bishops, albeit with the advice of the Bishop of Alstin. The Convocation also formally elevated the Bishop of Alstin to Archbishop, making it {{wp|primus inter pares}} among Chantric bishops. | ||
====Republican reforms==== | ====Republican reforms==== | ||
The Chantry as established by the Convocation of 1632 existed for approximately six decades until the [[Alstinian Civil War]]. During this period, lay investiture of bishops by the King of Alstin was always controversial and contributed to popular and ecclesiastical unrest with respect to royal rule. The Civil War resulted in the abolition of the monarchy and establishment of the United Republic. These changes to Alstin's government and society required significant revisions to be made | The Chantry as established by the Convocation of 1632 existed for approximately six decades until the [[Alstinian Civil War]]. During this period, lay investiture of bishops by the King of Alstin was always controversial and contributed to popular and ecclesiastical unrest with respect to royal rule. During the Civil War, Church leaders were greatly divided between the various factions, and as such the Church hierarchy as such ceased to function as an institution throughout most of the 1680s. The various factional leaders and monarchs installed rival slates of bishops in various geographic areas, causing significant disruption to Church function. The Civil War resulted in the abolition of the monarchy and establishment of the United Republic. These changes to Alstin's government and society - as well as the division in the Church - required significant revisions to be made. Accordingly, on the request of the [[President of the United Republic (Alstin)|Republic's new President]], the Church convened the Convocation of 1691. The Convocation's first order of business was to confirm the various ordinations and consecrations made by rival groups of bishops throughout the 1680s and to generally reconcile the Church, which it accomplished by these confirmations as well as by recognizing rival slates of bishops as legitimately sharing offices until their death or resignation, after which time single bishops would succeed them. With the reconciliation largely achieved, the Convocation next had to significantly revise its own structure to account for a republican Alstin. | ||
===18th century and global spread=== | ===18th century and global spread=== | ||