Ecclesiastical Commissioners

British  

plural noun

1. the administrators of the properties of the Church of England from 1836 to 1948, when they were combined with Queen Anne's Bounty to form the Church Commissioners

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Ecclesiastical Commissioners

When the Ecclesiastical Commissioners were here two years ago they said this was the most interesting part of the house.

From Night and Day by Woolf, Virginia

Ecclesiastical Commissioners are empowered to make a table of fees for any parish with the consent of the Vestry, and with the consent of the Bishop of the Diocese.

From Churchwardens' Manual their duties, powers, rights, and privilages by Sumner, George Henry

There were no Ecclesiastical Commissioners to whom he could appeal, and the people of the neighbourhood were too limited in their circumstances to help him to any large extent.

From Jasmin: Barber, Poet, Philanthropist by Smiles, Samuel

Under the direction of Mr. Christian, architect to the Ecclesiastical Commissioners, the chancel roof was restored, and the roof of the north arm of the transept was taken in hand by Mr. Berthon.

From Bell's Cathedrals: A Short Account of Romsey Abbey A Description of the Fabric and Notes on the History of the Convent of Ss. Mary & Ethelfleda by Perkins, Thomas, Rev.

The funds were provided by the Ecclesiastical Commissioners from the sale of Danbury Palace, hitherto the residence of the Bishops of Rochester, but now disposed of as inaccessible and otherwise inconvenient.

From Bell's Cathedrals: Southwark Cathedral Formerly the Collegiate Church of St. Saviour, Otherwise St. Mary Overie. A Short History and Description of the Fabric, with Some Account of the College and the See by Worley, George