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congé d'élire

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congé d'élire (Fr., ‘permission to elect [a bishop]’). In 1214 King John agreed that bishops in England should be elected by the dean and chapter of the cathedral, but royal permission, the congé d'élire, was to be secured first and the election confirmed by Royal Assent. Since the Reformation the congé d'élire has been accompanied by a ‘letter missive’ requiring the dean and chapter to elect the person named therein by the Sovereign.

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Congé dʾélire

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Congé dʾélire (Fr.). ‘Permission to elect’ a bishop, granted in the Church of England by the Crown to the dean and chapter of the cathedral of the diocese.

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JOHN BOWKER. "Congé dʾélire." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

JOHN BOWKER. "Congé dʾélire." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-Congdlire.html

JOHN BOWKER. "Congé dʾélire." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-Congdlire.html

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