# Welsh Church Act 1914, Section 2: Ecclesiastical corporations and bishops.

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) On the date of disestablishment every cathedral and ecclesiastical corporation in the Church in Wales, whether sole or aggregate, shall be dissolved.
(2) On and after the date of disestablishment no bishop of the Church in Wales shall as such be summoned to or be qualified to sit or vote as a Lord of Parliament; but save as aforesaid every person who is at the passing of this Act a bishop, dean, canon, or archdeacon of or the holder of any ecclesiastical office in the Church in Wales, shall during his life enjoy the same title and precedence as if this Act had not passed.
(3) Writs of summons shall be issued to bishops not disqualified by this enactment for sitting in the House of Lords as if the bishops so disqualified had vacated their sees.
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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Geo5/4-5/91/section/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/welsh-church-act-1914/section-2
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