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DFMS:
Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society; the corporation founded to carry out the work of the Episcopal Church, headquartered at 815 Second Avenue, New York City.
Deanery: An organizational unit between a parish and a diocese. Not all dioceses are divided into deaneries, and in some dioceses, deaneries are known as regions. Deaneries are overseen by a
rural dean; if there is more than one bishop in a diocese, each bishop may be responsible for a separate deanery.
Deposition:
The act of depriving a member of the clergy of his or her
ministerial authority, either because of proven immorality or heresy
or at his or her own request. Since Holy Orders confer indelible
character, the deposed member of the clergy is still a priest or
deacon or bishop, but his or her right to exercise authority is
removed.
Deputy: An elected representative to a Convention of a diocese or the National Church.
Dimissory Letter/Letter of Transfer: A letter of transfer for clergy between dioceses or jurisdictions. When laity transfer from one church to another, that is called a Letter of Transfer.
Diocese: This is the basic local unit of the Church (similar to a county). A diocese is made up of several local congregations (parishes and missions) with a bishop as its chief pastor. A state may have one or several dioceses. Some dioceses are further split into deaneries or regions.
The legislative body of the diocese is an annual convention of clergy and lay deputies from each congregation. Dioceses also have diocesan councils which function similar to the vestry on the local level.
DOCC: Disciples of Christ in Community; an extension program of the School of Theology at the University of the South, Sewanee, Tennessee.
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