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 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...

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...

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 ...

1. The Holy Synod has issued a decree requiring the following data to be disclosed by those applying for monasticism:

a.     Is he from a single family and supports them?

b.     Has he ever got engaged?

c. ...

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...

On the occasion of the Silver Jubilee of His Holiness the Pope, he asked the Dioceses to do the following:

1. Send the number and names of all Priests present in all Dioceses, their date of ordination, th...

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...

Based on the recommendations of the Monasteries Committee and the approval of His Holiness the Pope, the Holy Synod decided the following:

1. Regarding the Monastery of St Mary in Hawawish:

a.     The ordi...

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...