Bishopric of Truro Act 1876
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | 1876 c. 54 |
| Year | 1876 |
Bishopric of Truro Act, 1876.
(39 & 40 Vict.) CHAPTER 54.
An Act to provide for the Foundation of a new Bishopric out of a part of the diocese of Exeter.
[11th August 1876]
W HEREAS it is expedient to provide increased episcopal supervision for the Archdeaconry of Cornwall in the diocese of Exeter, and with a view thereto an arrangement is proposed whereby a bishopric to be called the Bishopric of Truro will be formed, to consist of the Archdeaconry of Cornwall:
And whereas the Bishop of Exeter, with a view to further such arrangement, has assented to the transfer of such portion of the endowment of his bishopric as will yield a net annual sum of eight hundred pounds:
And whereas it is expedient to provide for the carrying of the above-mentioned arrangement into effect:
Be it therefore enacted by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
1 Short title.
1. This Act may be cited as theBishopric of Truro Act, 1876.
Bishopric of Truro.
2 Public contributions for Truro Bishopric endowment fund.
2. The Ecclesiastical Commissioners for England (in this Act referred to as the Ecclesiastical Commissioners) shall receive all contributions which may be made by the public for the purposes of the endowment of the Bishopric of Truro, and carry the amount of such contributions to a fund to be called the Truro Bishopric endowment fund.
3 Transfer of endowment from Bishopric of Exeter to Bishopric of Truro.
3. Subject to the rights of the person who is at the passing of this Act Bishop of Exeter, there shall be transferred to the Truro Bishopric endowment fund, upon the foundation of the Bishopric of Truro in pursuance of this Act, such portion of the endowment or income of the Bishopric of Exeter as will, irrespective of tenths and first fruits, yield a net annual sum of eight hundred pounds.
4 Establishment of Bishopric of Truro on provision of sufficient endowment.
4. Whenever the Ecclesiastical Commissioners certify to Her Majesty under their common seal either—
(1) (1.) That the net income of the Truro Bishopric endowment fund is not less than three thousand pounds a year; or
(2) (2.) That the net income of the Truro Bishopric endowment fund is not less than two thousand five hundred pounds a year, and that contributions to that fund sufficient to raise the net income within five years from the date of the certificate up to three thousand pounds a year have been guaranteed to the satisfaction of the Commissioners;
Her Majesty by Order in Council may found a new Bishopric of Truro, with a diocese consisting of the Archdeaconry of Cornwall or of such part thereof as to Her Majesty may seem meet, and may assign to such bishopric as a cathedral church the parish church of St. Mary, in Truro, in the county of Cornwall, but subject to the rights of the patron and incumbent of such church, and may declare the time at which such Order founding the bishopric is to come into operation.
Her Majesty by the same or any other Order in Council may constitute the Bishop of Truro a body corporate, and may invest the bishop with all such rights, privileges, and jurisdictions as are now possessed by any other bishop in England, or such of them as to Her Majesty may seem meet, and may subject such bishop to the metropolitan jurisdiction of the Archbishop of Canterbury.
The net income of the Truro Bishopric endowment fund for the purposes of this section shall be estimated exclusive of the value of any episcopal residence which may have been provided, or any sum appropriated for the purpose of providing such episcopal residence, but inclusive of any sum which will be derived from the Bishopric of Exeter immediately upon the foundation of the Bishopric of Truro, and in such estimate no deduction shall be made from the last-mentioned sum on account of any payment for tenths or first fruits.
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