{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/mission-and-pastoral-measure-2011/section-54A",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/mission-and-pastoral-measure-2011/section-54A.json",
  "legislation": "ukcm/2011/3",
  "legislation_title": "Mission and Pastoral Measure 2011",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/mission-and-pastoral-measure-2011",
  "path": "section/54A",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "54A",
  "heading": "Bishop's pastoral order",
  "text": "(1) The bishop may by order provide for any of the following matters—\n(a) the alteration or definition of the boundaries of an extra- parochial place;\n(b) the alteration of the name of a benefice or parish;\n(c) the holding in plurality of two or more benefices;\n(d) the creation or alteration of an archdeaconry;\n(e) the dissolution of a vacant archdeaconry;\n(f) the creation, alteration or dissolution of a deanery;\n(g) the alteration of the name of an archdeaconry or deanery;\n(h) the termination of a group ministry by abolishing the rights and duties attaching to the benefices in the group under section 35;\n(i) the alteration of a team ministry by abolishing an office of vicar which is vacant or increasing the number of the offices of vicar;\n(j) the alteration of a team ministry by transferring a right of patronage held by the diocesan board of patronage;\n(k) the designation of the first incumbent of a new benefice or of two or more benefices to be held in plurality;\n(l) the designation of a house as the place of residence of a vicar in a team ministry;\n(m) the designation of a parsonage house as such.\n(2) An order under this section is referred to as a “bishop's pastoral order”.\n(3) A bishop's pastoral order which provides for the creation of a new archdeaconry or deanery must name the archdeaconry or deanery.\n(4) Before making a bishop's pastoral order, the bishop must consult—\n(a) the mission and pastoral committee in the diocese, and\n(b) such other persons, groups of persons or organisations as the bishop thinks fit.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Pt. 5A inserted (1.10.2018) by Mission and Pastoral etc. (Amendment) Measure 2018 (No. 4), ss. 7(1), 14(3); S.I. 2018/722, art. 3(f)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukcm/2011/3/section/54A",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:22:29.000511+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}