Ymgynghoriad ar Gyfansoddiad Drafft ar gyfer Cynhadledd Esgobaethol Esgobaeth Bangor
Consultation on a Draft Constitution for the Diocesan Conference of the Diocese of Bangor
Am beth mae hyn?
Mae’n rhaid i bob esgobaeth yn yr Eglwys yng Nghymru gael Cynhadledd Esgobaethol. Hi yw asgwrn cefn y ffordd yr ydym yn trefnu ein hunain fel esgobaeth ac mae’n sail i’n cenhadaeth. Yng nghanol popeth sydd wedi digwydd yn ein Hesgobaeth, nid ydym wedi gallu dod o hyd i unrhyw gyfeiriad at gyfansoddiad ar gyfer ein Cynhadledd Esgobaethol. Felly, mae angen sicrhau bod un yn ei le.
Mae Pennod 4A o Gyfansoddiad yr Eglwys yng Nghymru yn ymwneud â’r Gynhadledd Esgobaethol. Mae’n rhoi gwybodaeth benodol ynghylch sut y dylid ei sefydlu a beth ddylai ei busnes fod. Fodd bynnag, mae hefyd yn dweud fod gennym y gallu i bennu llawer o bethau yn lleol. Yn ein hachos ni, nid yw’r rhain wedi’u cofnodi!
Pwy sy’n arwain yr ymgynghoriad?
Mae gan bob Cynhadledd Esgobaethol Bwyllgor Sefydlog, sef grŵp o bobl sy’n gyfrifol am sicrhau trefn dda yng ngwaith y Gynhadledd Esgobaethol a’i chyfrifoldebau rhwng ei chyfarfodydd, a gynhelir yn flynyddol neu’n amlach os oes angen. Yn ein hesgobaeth ni, mae gennym grŵp sy’n cyfarfod fel Pwyllgor Sefydlog y Gynhadledd Esgobaethol, a’r grŵp hwn sy’n arwain yr ymgynghoriad hwn.
Gyda phwy ydych yn ymgynghori?
Rydym yn ymgynghori gyda phawb a fu’n bresennol yng Nghynhadledd Esgobaethol y llynedd, Cynghorau Ardaloedd Gweinidogaeth Ardaloedd Gweinidogaeth ein Hesgobaeth, ac unrhyw un arall sydd am gyflwyno ymateb drwy ein gwefan.
Sut y crëwyd y cyfansoddiad drafft hwn?
Edrychodd grŵp o bobl o’n Pwyllgor Sefydlog ar gyfansoddiadau cynadleddau esgobaethol yr esgobaethau eraill yng Nghymru a llunio cyfansoddiad drafft a allai weithio i ni. Yna cafodd y drafft hwn ei adolygu a’i wella gan aelodau eraill y Pwyllgor Sefydlog, yn ogystal â Chofrestrydd yr Esgobaeth (cyfreithiwr!), yr Archesgob Cherry a chydweithwyr yn y Corff Cynrychioladol.
Ar ôl yr ymgynghoriad, sut fydd y cyfansoddiad newydd yn dod i rym?
Mae Pwyllgor Sefydlog y Gynhadledd Esgobaethol eisiau ymgynghori gyda chymaint o bobl â phosibl a derbyn ymatebion i’r ddogfen ddrafft hon. Bydd y grŵp sydd wedi bod yn gweithio ar y cyfansoddiad drafft wedyn yn edrych ar yr ymatebion ac yn gwneud unrhyw newidiadau angenrheidiol i’r drafft. Bydd y Pwyllgor Sefydlog yn cyfarfod nesaf ar 14 Gorffennaf, pan fydd yn gobeithio cymeradwyo’r drafft terfynol.
Unwaith y bydd y drafft hwn wedi’i gymeradwyo, hwn fydd cyfansoddiad newydd ein Cynhadledd Esgobaethol. Bydd mewn grym am ddwy flynedd cyn cael ei adolygu, er y bydd modd gwneud newidiadau yn y cyfamser os bydd angen.
Mae’n ddogfen hir – beth yw’r prif bwyntiau?
- Lle mae rhywbeth wedi’i gymryd yn uniongyrchol o Gyfansoddiad yr Eglwys yng Nghymru, mae’r ddogfen yn rhoi’r cyfeirnod.
- Para 3 - Mae 6 chategori o aelodaeth o’r Gynhadledd Esgobaethol:
➢ Esgob yr Esgobaeth
➢ Clerigiol (Clerigwyr Trwyddedig)
➢ Ex officio
➢ Enwebedig
➢ Cyfetholedig
➢ Etholedig
- Para 12a - Mae pob Gweinidog Lleyg Trwyddedig yn aelod o’r Gynhadledd Esgobaethol yn rhinwedd ei drwydded gan yr Esgob.
- Para 12b - Mae pob Ardal Weinidogaeth yn ethol 2 aelod i’r Gynhadledd Esgobaethol yn ei Chyfarfod Festri Blynyddol, i wasanaethu am gyfnod o 3 blynedd.
- Para 12c - Gall Cyfarfod Festri Blynyddol pob Ardal Weinidogaeth ethol aelod ychwanegol i’r Gynhadledd Esgobaethol sydd rhwng 16 a 30 oed.
- Para 12e - Os nad yw’r Cyfarfod Festri Blynyddol yn gallu ethol aelodau, neu os oes swydd wag, gall Arweinydd yr Ardal Weinidogaeth gyflwyno enw(au) i’r Pwyllgor Sefydlog er mwyn iddo gadarnhau’r aelodaeth.
- Para 41 - Mae’r Gynhadledd Esgobaethol yn gyfrifol am etholiadau i Gorff Llywodraethol yr Eglwys, Corff Cynrychioladol yr Eglwys yng Nghymru, y Coleg Etholiadol a’r Tribiwnlys Disgyblu Clerigwyr, ymhlith eraill.
- Para 52 - Cynhelir etholiadau ar-lein.
- Para 61 - Mae gan y Pwyllgor Sefydlog 3 chategori o aelodaeth: Ex-officio, Etholedig a Chyfetholedig.
- Para 61 - Rydym wedi gweithio’n galed drwy’r ddogfen i sicrhau blaenoriaeth cynrychiolaeth lleyg ar y Gynhadledd Esgobaethol ei hun ac ar y Pwyllgor Sefydlog. Mae hyn yn golygu, unwaith y bydd aelodau’r Gynhadledd Esgobaethol wedi’u hethol, y bydd angen i aelodau lleyg pob Archddiaconiaeth ethol 6 aelod o’u Harchddiaconiaeth i wasanaethu ar y Pwyllgor Sefydlog, a bydd angen i aelodau clerigol pob Archddiaconiaeth ethol 2 glerigwr o’u Harchddiaconiaeth i wasanaethu ar y Pwyllgor Sefydlog.
Pryd yw’r dyddiad cau ar gyfer ymatebion?
Byddai’n gymorth mawr pe baech yn gallu anfon eich ymatebion atom erbyn 5pm ddydd Gwener 26 Mehefin.
Mae gen i gwestiwn
Diolch i chi am gymryd yr amser i ymgysylltu â’r ddogfen bwysig hon ym mywyd ein Hesgobaeth. Mae croeso i chi anfon cwestiwn at ein Hysgrifennydd Esgobaethol, Joanna Thomas - JoannaThomas@cinw.org.uk
Cyfansoddiad Cynhadledd Esgobaeth Bangor
Adborth
What is this about?
Each diocese in the Church in Wales has to have a Diocesan Conference. It is the backbone of the way in which we order ourselves as a diocese and is the rock on which our mission is built. In the midst of everything that has happened in our Diocese, we have been unable to find any reference to a constitution for our Diocesan Conference. Therefore, we need to ensure that one is in place.
Chapter 4A of the Constitution of the Church in Wales is all about the Diocesan Conference. It gives us certain information about how it should be set up and what its business should be. However, it then says that we have the power to determine many things locally. But in our case these have not been written down.
Who is leading the consultation?
Each Diocesan Conference has a Standing Committee, which is a group of people who are responsible for the good running of the Diocesan Conference and its responsibilities, in between its meetings, which are held annually, or more often as required. In our diocese we do have a group of people who meet as the Standing Committee of the Diocesan Conference, and it is this group who are leading this consultation.
Who are you consulting with?
We are consulting with everyone who attended the Diocesan Conference last year, the Ministry Area Councils of the Ministry Areas in our Diocese and anyone else who wishes to submit a reply through our website.
How have you created this draft constitution?
A group of people from our Standing Committee looked at the diocesan conference constitutions of the other dioceses in Wales and created a draft constitution that might work for us. This draft has then been looked at and improved by the other members of the Standing Committee, as well as the Diocesan Registrar, Archbishop Cherry and colleagues at the Representative Body.
After the consultation, how will the new constitution come into force?
The Standing Committee of the Diocesan Conference wants to consult with as many people as possible and get responses to this draft document. The group that has been working on the draft constitution will then look at the responses and make any necessary changes to the draft constitution. The Standing Committee next meets on 14 July, where it hopes to approve the final draft.
Once this draft is approved, it will be the new constitution of our Diocesan Conference. It will be in place for 2 years before it is reviewed, though we will be able to make changes in the meantime, if they are necessary.
It is a long document - what are the highlights?
- Where something has been taken straight for the Constitution of the Church in Wales, the document gives you the reference.
- Para 3 - There are 6 categories of membership of the Diocesan Conference
➢ Diocesan Bishop
➢ Clerical (Licensed Clergy)
➢ Ex officio
➢ Nominated
➢ Co-opted
➢ Elected
- Para 12a - All Licensed Lay Ministers are members of the Diocesan Conference by virtue of their licence from the Bishop
- Para 12b - Each Ministry Area elects 2 members of the Diocesan Conference at their Annual Vestry Meeting, to serve for a 3 year period
- Para 12c - The Annual Vestry Meeting of each Ministry Area can elect another member of the Diocesan Conference who is between the age of 16 and 30.
- Para 12e - If the Annual Vestry Meeting is unable to elect members, or if there is a vacancy, the the MA Leader can submit name(s) to the Standing Committee so that can confirm their membership.
- Para 41 - The Diocesan Conference is responsible for elections to the Governing Body of the Church, the Representative Body of the Church in Wales, the Electoral College and the Clergy Disciplinary Tribunal, amongst others.
- Para 52 - elections will be carried out online.
- Para 61 - the Standing Committee has 3 categories of membership: Ex-Officio, Eleceted and Coopted
- Para 61 - We have worked hard throughout the document to ensure the primacy of lay representation on the Diocesan Conference itself and the Standing Committee. This means that once the members of the Diocesan Conference have been elected the lay members from each Archdeaconry will need to elect 6 members of the Diocesan Conference from their Archdeaconry to serve on the Standing Committee and clergy members from each Archdeaconry will need to elect 2 clergy from their Archdeaconry to serve on the Standing Committee.
When is the closing date for responses?
It will help us if you can get responses to us by 5pm on Friday 26 June, please.
I’ve got a question
Thank you for taking the time to engage with this important document in our Diocesan life. Please feel free to send a question to our Diocesan Secretary, Joanna Thomas - JoannaThomas@cinw.org.uk