The Constitution and Canons of the General Convention of the Episcopal Church (as amended, most recently in 2009) provide that a Diocese without a Bishop may be placed "under the provisional charge and authority of a Bishop ... [who shall] ... be authorised to exercise all the duties and offices of the Bishop of the Diocese until a Bishop is elected ..." See the Constitution and Canons of the Episcopal ChurchArchived 2010-04-30 at the Wayback Machine Title III, Ministry; Canon 13, Of Dioceses without Bishops.
The Constitution and Canons of the General Convention of the Episcopal Church (as amended, most recently in 2009) provide that a Diocese without a Bishop may be placed "under the provisional charge and authority of a Bishop ... [who shall] ... be authorised to exercise all the duties and offices of the Bishop of the Diocese until a Bishop is elected ..." See the Constitution and Canons of the Episcopal ChurchArchived 2010-04-30 at the Wayback Machine Title III, Ministry; Canon 13, Of Dioceses without Bishops.
