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Agreement regarding the Principle Constitution

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...

Storage of recordings

His Holiness the Pope requested the general use of computers for storage of recordings in all the dioceses, and that each diocese send recordings to the Patriarchate to store them on the central compu...

Records of Bishops and Church ownership

His Holiness Pope Shenouda III requested that the Synod Secretariat print all Synod decisions regarding Church organisations, like what was decided in relation to Personal Affairs and Monasticism, to ...

Recordkeeping and organisation of Monasteries and Churches

The Holy Synod has issued the following decrees:

·      Each diocese and monastery is to collect the names of those who have been sentenced and forbidden, and provide a statement to the Synod Secretari...

Circulation of Holy Synod Decrees

His Holiness the Pope has cautioned that all the decrees of the Holy Synod should be sent to all churches of the Patriarchate and the Dioceses, and that the Review Committee should follow up the deli...

Requirement of Constitution for Consecrated Deacons

It was decided that the Pastoral Care and Services Committee will undertake a project to set a constitution for consecrated Deacons.

Further data collection, implementation of decrees, and oversight of preaching

Based on the recommendations of the Diocesans Affairs Committee:

·      Based on the guidance of His Holiness the Pope, the Holy Synod has decided to request that its members send in the details of the...

Preparations for celebrations of new millennium

His Holiness Pope Shenouda III discussed with the Holy Synod how to prepare the celebrations of the second millennium for the birth of the Lord Christ, and also the coming of the Holy Family to Egypt,...

Enthronement of new Bishops

The Holy Synod agreed that new Bishops shall not be placed in dioceses that will be divided until after the division of the wealth of the diocese.

Data collection of Dioceses and Bishops

The Holy Synod decided that the Synod Secretariat will prepare a list of the names of the dioceses and general episcopates inside and outside Egypt, together with the names of the Metropolitans and Bi...