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====Presidency==== | ====Presidency==== | ||
===Episcopal congregations=== | ===Episcopal congregations=== | ||
Episcopal congregations are the administrative arm of the respective Churches within the College, serving both as a representation of that Church itself as well as the basic organizational structure in which it functions. As the name would suggest, the episcopal congregations are lead by a colleges of all bishops within that Church, functioning as the effective leadership for their respective Churches. Prior to 1974, the episcopal congregations held significant autonomy and power over their Churches, ranging from personnel to theological decisions. Since the 1974 reforms, episcopal congregations are primarily limited to having authority over their Church's liturgical practices and any rules that may accompany them. Episcopal congregations are lead by a Bishop-Congregant, a rotating office with a one year term elected by their fellow bishops. In addition to authority over liturgy, the Bishop-Congregant has the formal task of submitting his nominations for bishops to the Congress of Bishops, though this action is merely a formality on both ends; the Congress of Bishops almost always approves any nominee, and the nominations themselves are forwarded along by nominating committees within the episcopal congregations. | |||
====Episcopal Congregation of the Fraternal Church==== | ====Episcopal Congregation of the Fraternal Church==== | ||
====Methodist Episcopal Congregation==== | ====Methodist Episcopal Congregation==== | ||
====Episcopal Congregation of the Reformed Church==== | ====Episcopal Congregation of the Reformed Church==== | ||
===Provinces=== | ===Provinces=== | ||
====Metropoles==== | ====Metropoles==== | ||