The Holy Synod recognised the return of monastic life in the Monastery of St. George, Rezigat, and became one of the official monasteries in the Coptic Church. His Holiness the Pope, and all the membe...

On formulating the Principal Constitution of the Holy Synod, the titles and numbers of the committees have been changed as mentioned in Section 6 of the Principal Constitution which states as follows:

The Holy Synod decided as follows:

1. Making a standardised certificate for the absence of marital encumbrances, bearing the signature of the Priest of the church, the seal of the church, and it is approv...

Pursuant to the Principal Constitution of the Holy Synod, it was decided to add to the Committees of the Holy Synod, a Monastic Affairs Committee, thus the committees have become as follows:

1. The Faith,...

The following decrees were issued:

1. A Bishop cannot recommend who will succeed him, and who will manage the Episcopate after his death. His responsibility ends with his departure.
2. A Bishop cannot restric...

The Holy Synod decided the following:

1. It is not permissible for any of the Bishops or Priests to ordain a monk or a nun, except for a monastery recognised by the Church, and this must be with the permi...

The Holy Synod decided the following:

1. The application of Church laws not to rule on a Priest, except by a Clerical Council, with the possibility of temporarily stopping his work pending the presentatio...

Every priest who performs an Engagement or Crowning in a place other than within his diocese, must carry a letter from the bishop, and obtain a permit to do so from the diocese in which the Engagement...

It was decided that the Synodal Monastic Committee or a council formed by His Holiness the Pope, should consider the matter of monks who deviate from the basic principles of monasticism, and abuse it ...

The Holy Synod agreed to recognise the Monastery of the Virgin Mary in Mount Akhmim, and a document was prepared, written by His Holiness Pope Shenouda III for the fathers to sign, and kept in the mon...