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The Dennis Canon is a common name used for Title I.7.4 of the Canons of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America.
The Canon seeks to impose a trust, in favor of the Episcopal Church, on property held by a local group of Episcopal adherents. The Canon's intended effect is to discourage a local group from withdrawing from the Episcopal Church, as under the Dennis Canon such property would revert to the Episcopal Church.
In light of the larger doctrinal controversies surrounding the Episcopal Church, and the decision of some local congregations to withdraw from the Episcopal Church, the Canon has surfaced in litigation between church or diocese factions regarding ownership of property.
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