Truro Bishopric and Chapter Acts Amendment Act 1887
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | 1887 c. 12 |
| Year | 1887 |
Truro Bishopric and Chapter Acts Amendment Act, 1887
(50 & 51 Vict.) CHAPTER 12.
An Act to amend the Bishopric of Truro Act, 1876, and the Truro Chapter Act, 1878.
[5th July 1887]
W HEREAS it is expedient that the limits of the parish church of Saint Mary in Truro, in the county of Cornwall, should be defined, and that outside these limits no part of the cathedral church for the bishopric of Truro should be deemed a part of a parochial church:
And whereas it is expedient to make further provision as to the office of dean and sub-dean, and as to the constitution and endowment of the chapter:
And whereas it is expedient that the Dean and Chapter of Exeter should be empowered to transfer the advowsons and rights of patronage belonging to them within the diocese of Truro to the Dean and Chapter of Truro:
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 theTruro Bishopric and Chapter Acts Amendment Act, 1887.
2 Interpretation.
2. In this Act—
‘The bishop’ means the Bishop of Truro for the time being:
‘The cathedral church’ means the cathedral church of the bishopric of Truro aforesaid:
‘The parish church’ means the parish church of Saint Mary in Truro aforesaid:
‘The rector’ means the rector for the time being of the parish church:
‘The dean and chapter’ or ‘the Dean and Chapter of Truro’ respectively means the dean of the cathedral church, or, until such dean be founded and appointed, the bishop acting as dean, the sub-dean, and the canons residentiary of the cathedral and any person who by this Act is entitled to a voice in the chapter:
‘The general chapter’ means the dean and chapter and the honorary canons of the cathedral.
3 Parish church of St. Mary not to extend beyond south aisle of cathedral church.
3. The south aisle of the cathedral church for the bishopric of Truro shall be substituted for the old parish church of Saint Mary in Truro, in the county of Cornwall, and shall be the parish church, and shall have all the rights and privileges of the old parish church, and be to all intents and purposes in lieu of the old parish church, and no portion of the cathedral church other than the south aisle, or of the site thereof, or of the surrounding yard and enclosure thereto, shall be subject to any rights of the patron or incumbent of the parish church, and the whole of the cathedral church with the exception of the south aisle shall be deemed the cathedral church in the same manner and as fully as if no part thereof had ever been used as a parochial church, and the cathedral church shall be vested in the bishop and his successors for ever, and the bishop and his successors are hereby empowered to retain and hold the same without any licence in mortmain, any law or statute to the contrary notwithstanding, but so long as the south aisle of the cathedral church continues to be the palish church, the rector and the ministers officiating therein may use the vestries and lavatories belonging to the cathedral church, and shall have access thereto through the cathedral church.
4 Regulation of services in cathedral church and parish church.
4. The bishop shall, in his discretion, from time to time make in writing under his hand regulations as to the services in the cathedral church and the parish church respectively, and the hours of celebrating the same, and the use of the bells; and the dean and chapter and the rector and the churchwardens of the parish of Saint Mary in Truro and all other persons shall conform to such regulations: Provided always, that any corporation or person...
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