Okla. Stat. tit. 18, § 18-564.2
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Association, etc. of same denomination or creed to have
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jurisdiction.
If there is no superior body, presbytery, synod, conference,
diocese, convention, or other ecclesiastical body having
jurisdiction to take charge of, protect and preserve such property,
then, any statewide religious association, organization, society, or
corporation of the same or similar denomination, faith, creed,
practice or doctrine, shall have and is hereby given jurisdiction to
take charge of and preserve such property.
If there is no superior body, presbytery, synod, conference,
diocese, convention, or other ecclesiastical body having
jurisdiction to take charge of, protect and preserve such property,
then, any statewide religious association, organization, society, or
corporation of the same or similar denomination, faith, creed,
practice or doctrine, shall have and is hereby given jurisdiction to
take charge of and preserve such property.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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