The Acts of the Resurrection Apostolic Faith in Zimbabwe and The Trustees for the Time Being for the Resurrection of Apostolic Faith Church Trust v Kireba Muparaganda
Property LawConstitutional InterpretationEcclesiastical Law
Keywords
Church constitutionArchbishop removalDisciplinary committeeUltra viresNatural justice
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Church propertyEcclesiastical lawConstitutional interpretation
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ai analysis
Case Summary
Key Issues
{"issue_text":"Whether the General Body of Elders had constitutional power to constitute itself as a Disciplinary Committee and remove the Archbishop","issue_type":"constitutional","dispositive":"yes","related_facts":"Church constitution articles 2(b), 2(d), 5(i); General Body of Elders acted as both complainant and adjudicator"}
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Facts of the Case
Background
The plaintiffs, a church and its associated trust, sought court orders declaring that the defendant was no longer Archbishop and evicting him from church property. The defendant, founding Archbishop since 1996, was dismissed by the General Body of Elders who constituted themselves as a disciplinary committee and found him guilty of misconduct in his absence.
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