Some of the Permanent Committees of the Holy Synod have formed sub-committees in order to expand the scope of their activities and services, such as the Pastoral Care and Services Committee which to d...

1. His Grace Bishop Misaeel, Bishop of Birmingham, UK, 02/06/1980 (ordained General Bishop on 25/05/1980).
2. His Grace Bishop Serapion, Bishop of Los Angeles, USA, 14/11/1995 (ordained General Bishop on 02/...

It was decided to establish an intermediate Seminary College in the Monastery of the Virgin in Al-Muharraq.

The Holy Synod of the Coptic Orthodox Church met on Saturday 14 August 1976 (corresponding to 8 Mesra 1692) under the chairmanship of His Holiness Pope Shenouda III, Pope of Alexandria and the 117th P...

1. The Synod issued a decree recognising the return of monastic life to the Monastery of St. Demiana for Nuns, the Wilderness of Belqas. His Holiness the Pope, together with twenty of the Bishops, return...

In order for the Holy Synod to play an effective role in the service of the Church, it has been decided to form committees derived from the Holy Synod as follows:

1. The Secretarial and Oversight Committe...

The most important principles included in the articles of the Unified Draft of Personal Affairs, which was approved by the Holy Synod after discussion and amendment in the meeting of the Holy Synod on...

Concerning the Monastery of St. Pachom, Edfu, Aswan Governorate, based on the report submitted by His Grace Bishop Hedra, the importance of recognising this monastery as one of the monasteries of the ...

The Holy Synod decided not to authorise members of the Coptic Orthodox Church to travel to Jerusalem this year, during the visiting season during the Holy Pascha and the Easter Feast, until the Church...

The study of the draft of the Principle Constitution of the Holy Synod was completed article by article. Every member of the Holy Synod had an opportunity to participate in the discussion. The final v...