ecclesiastical commissioners

glossary / ECCLESIASTICAL COMMISSIONERS
ecclesiastical commissioners. Hist. English law. A group of people empowered to suggest measures to improve the established church’s efficiency, to be ratified by orders in council. • This body of commissioners, established in 1836 by the Ecclesiastical Commissioners Act (St. 6 & 7 Will. 4, ch. 77), has been dissolved. Its functions, rights, and property are now vested in the church commissioners.
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ecclesiastical commissioners 〈英〉宗教事务委员会 1835年任命，1836年根据《宗教事务委员会法》〔Ecclesiastical Commissioners Act〕建立的委员会，由大主教、主教、御前大臣、财政大臣等组成，管理英格兰国教会的财产、税收等财政事务，保证国教会体制的有效运作，为新建立堂区的宗教管辖权、任命牧师、修缮教堂等做准备工作。该委员会促进了国教会适应工业社会的发展，1948年与安妮女王基金会〔Queen Anne’s Bounty〕合并，重新组成英格兰国教委员会〔Church Commissioners〕，处理教会的房地产、信贷和税收等事宜。

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