SECTION 1. Whenever a Parish shall become vacant, it shall be the duty of the Wardens to give immediate notice thereto to the Bishop in accordance with the provisions of the Canons of the General Convention; and the Bishop shall afford the Vestry such assistance as may be in his or her power in filling the vacancy.
SECTION 2. In case the Vestry of a vacant Parish fails to make arrangements for maintaining the services of the Church during the vacancy, the Bishop may send such Clergy as may be at his disposal for that purpose; and, in all such cases, the Clergy so sent shall have access to the Church.
SECTION 3. No clergyperson shall enter upon any ecclesiastical position within the Diocese until he shall have obtained the written permission of the "Ecclesiastical Authority" as defined in the Constitution.