1996 Book of Discipline: Paragraph 418| General Conference 2000

¶ 418. Limitations on Years of Service--The normal term for a district superintendent shall be up to six years, but this may be extended to no more than up to eight years at the discretion of the bishop, in consultation with the cabinet and the district committee on superintendency. No superintendent shall serve for more than eight years in any consecutive eleven years. No elder shall serve as district superintendent more than twelve years. In addition, consideration shall be given to the nature of superintendency as described in ¶¶ 401{@-}402.¹⁵



	1996 Discipline ¶ 418
	¶ 418. Limitations on Years of Service--The normal term for a district superintendent shall be up to six years, but this may be extended to no more than up to eight years at the discretion of the bishop, in consultation with the cabinet and the district committee on superintendency. No superintendent shall serve for more than eight years in any consecutive eleven years. No elder shall serve as district superintendent more than twelve years. In addition, consideration shall be given to the nature of superintendency as described in ¶¶ 401{@-}402.¹⁵ `[FTN] 15. See Judicial Council Decisions 368, 512.`
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1996 Discipline ¶ 418