Can a retired priest be on (a) the electoral roll and (b) PCC, and can he vote?
(a) Under the provisions of the Church Representation Rules, only lay persons are entitled to be entered onto the electoral roll. A priest ceases to be a lay person on being ordained into holy orders; a deacon, priest and bishop are clerks in holy orders. A clerk in holy orders is not eligible for entry on the electoral roll. (b) A retired priest can be a co-opted member of the PCC. A co-opted member has the same voting rights as any other member.
