title: Canon law of the Episcopal Church in the United States
text: # Canon law of the Episcopal Church in the United States
  
  The Anglican Communion does not have a centralised canon law of its own, unlike the canon law of the Catholic Church. Each of the autonomous member churches of the communion, however, does have a canonical system. Some, such as the Church of England, has an ancient, highly developed canon law while others, such as the Episcopal Church in the United States have more recently developed canonical systems originally based on the English canon law.
  
  Unlike the system of canon law in the Church of England, which continues to be drawn from the canon law of the Western church, English ecclesiastical law did not remain in force in the Episcopal Church after the American Revolution. There are two parallel systems of canon law within the church operating on a national level, governed by the General Convention, and on a diocesan level, with each diocesan convention empowered to create constitutions and canons. Diocesan constitutions do not require the approval of the General Convention. The Episcopal Church is notable among Anglican churches for the extent to which the Constitution and Canons of the General Convention leave matters to regulation at the diocesan and parochial levels.
  
  ## Constitution and Canons of the Episcopal Church in the United States
  
  * links at Constitution and Canons page
  * White and Dykman treatise on Canon Law in the Episcopal Church
  
  ## List of Diocesan Constitutions and Canons
  
  | Diocese | State | Constitution/Charter & Canons |
  | - | - | - |
  | Alabama | Alabama | links at Policies page |
  | Alaska | Alaska | links at Constitutions & Canons page, under “Our Constitution and Canons” |
  | Albany | New York | links at Albany Diocese Documents page |
  | Arizona | Arizona | link at The Constitution & Canons page |
  | Arkansas | Arkansas | link at Canons & Policies page |
  | Atlanta | Georgia | links at Governance page |
  | Bethlehem | Pennsylvania | links at Constitution & Canons page |
  | California | California | links at Constitution & Canons page |
  | Central Florida | Florida | links at Policy Handbook page under “Constitution and Canons” |
  | Central Gulf Coast | Florida | link to canons at Governance page under “Canons of the Diocese” |
  | Central New York | New York | link at Governance & Administration page under “Constitution & Canons of the Diocese” |
  | Central Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | link at Constitution and Canons page |
  | Chicago | Illinois | link at Governance page under “Download the Canons of the Diocese” |
  | Colorado | Colorado | link at Constitution & Canons page |
  | Connecticut | Connecticut | link at Governance page under “Constitution & Canons” |
  | Dallas | Texas | link at Constitution & Canons page under “EDOD Constitution and Canons” |
  | Delaware | Delaware | link at Governing Documents page under “Constitution and Canons Diocese” |
  | East Carolina | North Carolina | link at Constitutions & Canons page |
  | East Tennessee | Tennessee | link at “Resources” tab, under “Constitution & Canons (DioET)” |
  | Eastern Michigan | Michigan | link at Governance page under “Constitution and Canons” |
  | Eastern Oregon | Oregon | link at Governance/Policy page under “The Constitution and Canons” |
  | Easton | Maryland | link at Constitution and Canons page |
  | Eau Claire | Wisconsin | link at bottom of Home page under “Eau Claire Constitution and Canons” |
  | El Camino Real | California | link at Constitution & Canons page |
  | Florida | Florida | link at Forms page, under “Guidelines”, then “Diocesan Canons” |
  | Fond du Lac | Wisconsin | link at Constitution and Canons page, under “Diocesan Canons” |
  | Georgia | Georgia | link at Resource Library page, under “Diocese of Georgia Constitution & Canons” |
  | Hawai’i | Hawai’i | links at “Forms & Documents” page, under “Legal” |
  | Idaho | Idaho | link under “Policies and Canons” |
  | Indianapolis | Indiana | link under “Resources for Diocesan Leaders” |
  | Iowa | Iowa | links at Constitution & Canons page |
  | Kansas | Kansas | links at Diocesan Constitution and Canons page |
  | Kentucky | Kentucky | links at Governance Documents page |
  | Lexington | Kentucky | link at DioLex Resources page, under “Resources for Clergy and Churches”, then “Diocesan Constitution and Canons” |
  | Long Island | New York | link at Church Governance page, under “Canons of the Episcopal Diocese” |
  | Los Angeles | California | link at this Directory page, under “Constitution and Canons, Diocesan” |
  | Louisiana | Louisiana | links at Constitution & Canons page |
  | Maine | Maine | link at Constitution & Canons page |
  | Maryland | Maryland | link at Diocesan Constitution and Canons page |
  | Massachusetts | Massachusetts | link at Constitution and Canons page |
  | Michigan | Michigan | link at this page |
  | Milwaukee | Wisconsin | link at Constitution and Canons page |
  | Minnesota | Minnesota | link at Governing Structure page, under “Constitutions & Canons” |
  | Mississippi | Mississippi | link at Governance page |
  | Missouri | Missouri | link at Constitution and Canons page |
  | Montana | Montana | link at this page, under “Diocese Canons and Constitution” |
  | Nebraska | Nebraska | link at Diocese of Nebraska & Episcopal Church Canons page |
  | Nevada | Nevada | links at Governance page |
  | New Hampshire | New Hampshire | link at Governance page |
  | New Jersey | New Jersey | link at Constitution and Canons page |
  | New York | New York | link at this page under “Diocesan Constitution & Canons” |
  | Newark | New Jersey | link at Constitution and Canons of the Diocese page |
  | North Carolina | North Carolina | link at Constitution and Canons page |
  | North Dakota | North Dakota | link at Diocesan Council page, under "The-Constitution-and-Canons-Diocese-of-North-Dakota" |
  | North Texas | Texas | links at Constitution & Canons page |
  | Northern California | California | links at Constitution and Canons page |
  | Northern Indiana | Indiana | link at Diocesan Governance page, in right-hand column under photo of bishop |
  | Northern Michigan | Michigan | link to Constitution & Canons |
  | Northwest Texas | Texas | link at Diocesan Documents and Information page, under “Constitution and Canons” |
  | Northwestern Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | link at Constitution and Canons page |
  | Ohio | Ohio | link at Governance page |
  | Oklahoma | Oklahoma | link at Constitution and Canons page for canons; no apparent link to diocesan constitution |
  | Olympia | Washington | link at “Constitution & Canons” |
  | Oregon | Oregon | link at Constitution and Canons page |
  | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | link at this page, under “Constitution and Canons” |
  | Pittsburgh | Pennsylvania | link at Documents & Forms page, under “Governance” |
  | Rhode Island | Rhode Island | link at Diocesan Constitution & Canons page |
  | Rio Grande | New Mexico | link at Documents page, under “DRG Constitution & Canons” |
  | Rochester | New York | link at Parish Forms & Documents page, under “Parish Finance and Administration”, then “Governance”, then “Episcopal Diocese of Rochester Constitution & Canons” |
  | San Diego | California | link at Governance page, under “Constitutions & Canons” |
  | San Joaquin | California | links at Governance page, under “Canons and Constitution” |
  | South Carolina | South Carolina | links at Constitution & Canons page |
  | South Dakota | South Dakota | link at “Diocesan Constitution & Canons” |
  | Southeast Florida | Florida | link at “Diocesan Constitution & Canons” |
  | Southern Ohio | Ohio | link at Resources page, under “Constitution and Canons of the Diocese” |
  | Southern Virginia | Virginia | link at Governance page, under “Constitution & Canons” |
  | Southwest Florida | Florida | link at Constitution and Canons of the Church page, under “Constitution and Canons of the Episcopal Diocese of Southwest Florida” |
  | Southwestern Virginia | Virginia | links at Constitution and Canons page |
  | Spokane | Washington | link at Governance page, under “Constitution & Canons” |
  | Springfield | Illinois | link in Diocesan Documents & Reports page |
  | Tennessee | Tennessee | link at Constitution and Canons page |
  | Texas | Texas | link at Constitution & Canons page |
  | Upper South Carolina | South Carolina | link at Constitution & Canons page |
  | Utah | Utah | links at Governing Bodies page, at “For full descriptions of these diocesan offices, refer to the constitution and canons” |
  | Virginia | Virginia | link at Constitution & Canons page |
  | Washington | District of Columbia | link at Constitution and Canons page |
  | West Missouri | Missouri | link at Documents page, under “Constitution and Canons” |
  | West Tennessee | Tennessee | link at Constitution & Canons page |
  | West Texas | Texas | link at Constitution & Canons page |
  | West Virginia | West Virginia | link at Constitution & Canons page |
  | Western Kansas | Kansas | link at Canons page |
  | Western Louisiana | Louisiana | for Canons for Constitution |
  | Western Massachusetts | Massachusetts | link at Resources, Policies & Forms page, in the “For Clergy” dropdown menu, then “Constitution & Canons” |
  | Western Michigan | Michigan | link at Governance page, under “Constitution and Canons” |
  | Western New York | New York | link at Constitution and Canons page |
  | Western North Carolina | North Carolina | link at Our Governance page, under "Constitutions and Canons of the Diocese" |
  | Wyoming | Wyoming | link at "Constitution & Canons" page |
  