6 decrees found

Agreement to ordain the first 2 Bishops for the Church of Eritrea

His Holiness the Pope explained the need of our Eritrean sons abroad, who do not receive pastoral care from the Ethiopian Church, who resorted to His Holiness, asking that he appoint pastors who wi...


Keywords: Consecrations & Ordinations, Pastoral Care, Sister & Daughter Churches
Chatper: Eritrea
Published: 25 May 1991

Formation of a Holy Synod for the Church of Eritrea

Concerning the ordination of bishops and the formation of a Holy Synod for the Church of Eritrea: The Holy Synod decided to support the preliminary steps that were made thanks to the efforts of His...


Keywords: Sister & Daughter Churches, Holy Synod
Chatper: Eritrea
Published: 28 September 1993

Agreement to ordain 5 further Bishops for the Church of Eritrea

Five heads of monasteries in Eritrea were chosen for ordination as bishops, and they were sent to Egypt to undertake studies and to get acquainted with the Coptic Church, and these candidates were ...


Keywords: Consecrations & Ordinations, Pastoral Care, Jerusalem
Chatper: Eritrea
Published: 31 March 1994

Ordination of 5 Bishops for the Church of Eritrea and formation of Eritrean Holy Synod

  1. It was agreed that the ordination of the 5 bishops will take place St. Mark's Cathedral in Cairo, in the residence the throne of St. Mark, provided that the Eritrea Church enthrones them there...


Keywords: Consecrations & Ordinations, Pastoral Care, Jerusalem, Holy Synod
Chatper: Eritrea
Published: 18 June 1994

Ordination of the Patriarch of Eritrea and agreement of the Protocol

After adopting the protocol of the relationship between the two Churches

During the Vespers and Liturgy of the Feast of St. Mark 08 May 1998, His Holiness Pope Shenouda III participated with ...


Keywords: Celebrations, Enthronement, Consecrations & Ordinations, Sister & Daughter Churches, Protocols
Chatper: Eritrea
Published: 08 May 1998

Disapproval of the exile of the Patriarch of Eritrea

The Committee on Church Relations stated that our Church does not approve of the delegate of the Government (Jephthah Demetrius) pressuring the Holy Synod of the Eritrean Orthodox Church to exile H...


Keywords: Sister & Daughter Churches, Patriarchs
Chatper: Eritrea
Published: 10 June 2006