Secretary, Treasurer, and Chancellor of the Diocese.  They shall be elected annually by the Council.  Present incumbents are eligible.

Description of duties:  Canon 2, Section 1

Other Officers of the Diocese

Assistant Chancellors, Registrar, Archivist, and Historiographer, shall be elected annually by the Council upon nomination by the Bishop.  Present incumbents are eligible.

Description of duties:  Canon 2, Section 2

●Upon nomination by the bishop.

2008 Nominations

●Upon nomination by the bishop.

Constitution & Canons of the General Convention

CANON 2 Officers of the Diocese

     Section 1. General Officers of the Diocese. The General Officers of the Diocese shall be the Secretary of the Diocese, the Treasurer of the Diocese, and the Chancellor of the Diocese. They shall be elected annually by the Council.

     (a)  The duties of the Secretary shall be:

(1)  To serve as the Bishop's deputy in the ingathering, prior to each annual Council, of the annual parochial report required of each congregation by the canons of the Church.

(2)  At the opening of each Council to furnish to the Committee on Credentials and Privileges a portfolio of the elected delegates and alternates as certified by vestries and bishop's committees, noting the delegate quota to which each congregation is entitled, together with such other information as may have bearing on such credentials.

(3)  To be the recording secretary of every meeting of the Council, attesting the minutes thereof and presenting the same to the Bishop for signature within 15 days thereafter.

(4) To give prompt notice of their election or appointment to all persons elected or appointed at the Council to any office, board, committee or other official post for the ensuing year; and, in the case of a new or special committee, to cite the action of the Council providing therefor; to give prompt certification to the Treasurer of the Diocese of all financial legislation of the Council.

(5) To compile, publish and distribute annually a journal of the Diocese, which shall include a record of the proceedings of all meetings of the Council, a digest of all canonical parochial reports, and such other matters as the Council may direct.

(6)  To discharge the communications and other duties required of him/her by the Diocesan Council, the General Convention and the canons of the Diocese and of the Church.

     (b)  The duties of the Treasurer of the Diocese shall be:

(1)  To keep complete and accurate account of all funds received and all funds disbursed in connection with all diocesan accounts and the Church Program accounts.

(2)  To furnish reports of all such accounts to each meeting of the Council and of the Executive Board, and to the Secretary and the Chancellor upon request.

(3)  To make such recommendation to the Council and to the Executive Board as to the handling of such accounts and the keeping of the records thereof as he/she may see fit.

(4) To perform such other duties as may be assigned him/her by the Bishop, the Council or the Executive Board.

     (c)  The duties of the Chancellor shall be:

(1)  To serve as parliamentarian to the Council and to the Executive Board.

(2)  On request of a bishop of the Diocese or of any officer thereof, to render opinions as to the legal construction of the Constitution and Canons of the Church and of the Diocese.

(3)  To give to the bishops of the Diocese and the officers thereof, legal advice and counsel concerning the funds, properties and organizations of the Diocese, and on matters affecting the interest and welfare of the Diocese.

(4) To represent the Diocese in all litigation involving the interest, rights or property of the Diocese.

(5)  On request, to give advice and assistance to the parish chancellors of the Diocese.

     Section 2. Other Officers of the Diocese.  There shall be Assistant Chancellors, a Registrar, an Archivist, and a Historiographer. These other officers shall be elected annually by the Council upon nomination by the Bishop.

(a) The Assistant Chancellors shall perform such duties of the office of Chancellor as may be assigned to each of them by the Ecclesiastical Authority or the Chancellor.

(b)  The duties of the Registrar shall be:

(1) To maintain a Register of the clergy canonically connected with the Diocese, showing the dates of their ordination and reception, as well as all dismissals, depositions, or deaths of the clergy occurring in the Diocese.

(2)  To maintain the record of Episcopal Acts within the Diocese and in relation to the Episcopate of the Church.

(3)  To answer all requests for information and, when authorized by the Bishop, to issue a certified copy or statement of any matter of record in the Registrar's files and the Archives of the Diocese.

(c)  The Archivist

(1)  There shall be an Archivist for the Diocese of West Texas, who shall be elected annually by the Council on nomination of the Bishop.

(2)  It shall be the duty of the Archivist, with the cooperation of the Bishops and Diocesan staff, to preserve, store and catalog publications, documents, correspondence and other items relating to the history of the Diocese's mission and such items relating to the history of the Diocese's mission and ministry; appropriately label and keep a record of each item; make the collection of such items accessible and useful for research; encourage parishes and missions to appoint a Historiographer to preserve historical material; encourage the development of historical writings or other media concerning the mission and ministry of the Diocese and collect for the archives, at a minimum, the following:  journals of annual and special councils, all minutes, official records, and reports of every Diocesan officer, agency, board, commission and committee operating under the authority of the Diocese or the Diocesan Council, materials such as written histories and other historically significant documents pertaining to parishes and missions of the Diocese,  documents and records necessary to preserve the history of the Diocese and copies of "The Church News" or successor publication.

 (3)  The Archives.  There shall be a Diocesan Archives. It shall be the duty of the annual council to provide in the archives a safe, protected, organized and accessible environment for the storage of items and records pertinent to the historical record of the mission and ministry of the Diocese of West Texas, its bishops, officers, agents and agencies.

(4)  The Archivist will be a member of the Diocesan Historical Commission.

(5)  The Archivist will report annually to the Council on his/her official acts and the condition of the Diocesan Archives with recommendations for improvement.

(6) Nothing herein shall be constructed to preclude the Archivist and the Historiographer from being the same person.

(d)  The Historiographer

(1)  There shall be a Historiographer of the Diocese of West Texas who shall be elected annually by the Council on nomination by the Bishop.

(2)  It shall be the duty of the Historiographer, with the cooperation of the Bishops, Diocesan staff and the Archivist, to prepare and publish, from time to time, material concerning the history of the mission and  ministry of the Diocese.

(3) The Historiographer will be the Chair of the Diocesan Historical Commission.

(4) The Historical Commission. There will be a Diocesan Historical Commission. It will be the duty of the Commission to support the Diocesan Archivist and Historiographer and assist the Historiographers of parishes and missions in their archival and historical responsibilities.

(5)  Nothing herein shall be constructed to preclude the Historiographer and the Archivist from being the same person.