{"id":280,"date":"2026-09-20T21:25:08","date_gmt":"2026-09-20T21:25:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ericmichelministries.com\/?page_id=280"},"modified":"2026-09-20T21:32:41","modified_gmt":"2026-09-20T21:32:41","slug":"district-superintendents","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ericmichelministries.com\/?page_id=280","title":{"rendered":"District Superintendents"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Directly under the House of Bishops, a District Bishop oversees the district. The District Bishop is only administrative and organizational. They oversee all temporal activities and rule over our District Churches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Bishops are members of the House of Bishops and have the privilege of voting at all Local Synods, National Synods, the Synod-Symposium, and more. Our District Superintendents are also members of the permanent Synod organization and work every day as the Executive Council; their role is to serve as a committee responsible for running the organization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These positions include the Bishop President, the Rev. Marie Y. Arnold. They create and review goals for the churches. Once the Synod-Symposium sets the plans, the permanent Synod ensures the churches follow the changes. They do this by meeting with bishops and ministers of all members of the Assembly of Churches and getting progress reports.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Duties<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Executives\u2019 duties\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Supervise all members<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Oversee the finances, such as budgets<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>legal services<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>They may hire and train new staff\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ordain newly appointed Bishops.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>They may direct staff on what tasks need to be done.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Care for and direct investigations to resolve when complaints arise<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>They develop relationships with people outside the organization.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>They meet regularly with other members.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>They work under the supervision of the Archbishop and the Synod-Symposium<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Superintendent&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Superintendent is the title given to a leader of a Christian denomination at the regional or national level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Un surintendant (superintendentus en latin) est le titre donn\u00e9 \u00e0 une personne dirigeant une confession chr\u00e9tienne \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9chelle r\u00e9gionale ou nationale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Who is a bishop supervisor of a district, which is a regional subdivision below an episcopal area of a Province?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Qui est l\u2019\u00e9v\u00eaque superviseur d\u2019un district, qui est une subdivision r\u00e9gionale sous une zone \u00e9piscopale d\u2019une province?.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Metropolitan Abp. appoints the superintendent, who has authority over ten dioceses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">L\u2019\u00e9v\u00eaque m\u00e9tropolitain nomme le surintendant. Il exerce son autorit\u00e9 sur dix dioc\u00e8ses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Bishop-prelate<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A bishop who holds an office that does not require episcopal ordination, notably either the Prelate of a personal prelature or a territorial prelature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A prelature (Latin: praelatura) is a Catholic ecclesiastical dignity conferred by the Metr. Abp that includes territorial jurisdiction (e.g., a bishopric, an abbey). The term is derived from the Latin pr\u00e6latus, the adjectival participle of pr\u00e6ferre, meaning \u201cto bring forward,\u201d suggesting that the prelate is elevated in dignity relative to the rest of the clergy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The archetypal prelate is the bishop, whose prelature is the diocese. All other types of prelates, including abbots regular and community superiors general, are derived from this original model and receive its insignia (such as the cross and mitre).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Un \u00e9v\u00eaque qui occupe une fonction ne requ\u00e9rant pas d\u2019ordination \u00e9piscopale, notamment celle de pr\u00e9lat d\u2019une pr\u00e9lature personnelle ou territoriale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Une pr\u00e9lature (en latin : praelatura) est une dignit\u00e9 eccl\u00e9siastique conf\u00e9r\u00e9e par le m\u00e9tropolitain.Archev\u00eaque exer\u00e7ant une juridiction territoriale (\u00e9v\u00each\u00e9, abbaye, etc.). Le terme est d\u00e9riv\u00e9 du latin pr\u00e6latus, participe adjectif de pr\u00e6ferre, qui signifie \u00ab mettre en avant \u00bb, ce qui sugg\u00e8re que le pr\u00e9lat est \u00e9lev\u00e9 en dignit\u00e9 par rapport au reste du clerg\u00e9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">L\u2019arch\u00e9type du pr\u00e9lat est l\u2019\u00e9v\u00eaque, dont la pr\u00e9lature est le dioc\u00e8se. Tous les autres types de pr\u00e9lats, incluant les abb\u00e9s r\u00e9guliers et les sup\u00e9rieurs g\u00e9n\u00e9raux de communaut\u00e9, sont d\u00e9riv\u00e9s de ce mod\u00e8le original, et en re\u00e7oivent les insignes (comme la crosse et la mitre).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Escalation:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A parishioner asks the priest a question.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The priest does not know the answer, so he will ask the bishop.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The bishop does not know the answer; the bishop will ask the superintendent.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The superintendent does not know the answer; the superintendent will ask the Metropolitan Archbishop.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The same routine applies to requesting permission to perform an action that is not authorized in the Book of Common Prayer or in any administrative rules<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Escalade :<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Un paroissien doit poser une question au pr\u00eatre.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Le pr\u00eatre ne conna\u00eet pas la r\u00e9ponse et s\u2019adresse \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9v\u00eaque.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>L\u2019\u00e9v\u00eaque ne conna\u00eet pas la r\u00e9ponse et s\u2019adressera au surintendant.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Le surintendant ne conna\u00eet pas la r\u00e9ponse et s\u2019adressera \u00e0 l\u2019archev\u00eaque m\u00e9tropolitain.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La m\u00eame proc\u00e9dure s\u2019applique \u00e0 la demande de permission d\u2019effectuer une action non autoris\u00e9e dans le Livre de pri\u00e8re commune ou dans les r\u00e8gles administratives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Ranks:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Christ<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Bible<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Canon Law<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Book of Common Prayer<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Metropolitan Archbishop (Primate, Presiding bishop)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Archbishop<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Superintendent\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bishop<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Auxiliary bishop<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Priest<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lay Minister<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Deacon<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Seminarist<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u00a0Lector<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Altar Server<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Rangs :<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Le Christ<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> La Bible<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Le droit canonique<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Livre de pri\u00e8res communes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Archev\u00eaque m\u00e9tropolitain (patriarche, primat, \u00e9v\u00eaque pr\u00e9sident)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Archev\u00eaque<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> <strong>Surintendant<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> \u00c9v\u00eaque<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u00c9v\u00eaque auxiliaire<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> Pr\u00eatre<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ministre la\u00efque<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> Diacre<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>S\u00e9minariste<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lecteur<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Servant d\u2019Autel<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>House of Bishops<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1. Bishop Marie Arnold, President of the House of Bishops<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2. Bishop Julius O. Nyambuoro, Superintendent of District 07, Kenya<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>3. Bishop Xaviour S. Chikwatu, Superintendent of District 04, Malawi<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>4. Bishop Samuel Mark Oloo<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>5. Bishop Dr. M.M. Waqas<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>6. Bishop Dr. Stephen Kwabla Gbeve<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>District Synods<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Each district must hold an annual regional convocation of its members. The District Superintendent attends the meeting. The business is completed and voted on by the voting members at that regional level. The report is given to the Permanent Synod.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ordination certificates are given to any member who is recommended by the local church and approved by the District Superintendent Bishop, has completed the educational requirements at Footsteps of Jesus Seminary and, after prayerful consideration, has enjoyed full admission into the faith, with all powers to vote and carry on the business of the church within God\u2019s calling. This certification is for life. Ministers need other documents to work with us. First, a certificate of good standing for ministers, renewed yearly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"182\" src=\"https:\/\/ericmichelministries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/superint-1024x182.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ericmichelministries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/superint-1024x182.webp 1024w, https:\/\/ericmichelministries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/superint-300x53.webp 300w, https:\/\/ericmichelministries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/superint-765x136.webp 765w, https:\/\/ericmichelministries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/superint-500x89.webp 500w, https:\/\/ericmichelministries.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/superint.webp 1182w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Directly under the House of Bishops, a District Bishop oversees the district. 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