11 decrees found

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 fina...


Keywords: Principle Constitution
Chatper: Church Organisations
Published: 01 June 1985

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 co...


Keywords: Recordings, Technology, Church Recordkeeping
Chatper: Church Organisations
Published: 25 May 1991

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, ...


Keywords: Church Recordkeeping
Chatper: Church Organisations
Published: 13 June 1992

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...


Keywords: Church Recordkeeping
Chatper: Church Organisations
Published: 18 June 1994

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 d...


Keywords: Decrees
Chatper: Church Organisations
Published: 10 June 1995

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.


Keywords: Consecrated Deacons
Chatper: Church Organisations
Published: 01 June 1996

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 th...


Keywords: Church Recordkeeping, Decrees, Preaching
Chatper: Church Organisations
Published: 14 June 1997

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 Egy...


Keywords: Celebrations
Chatper: Church Organisations
Published: 29 May 1999

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.


Keywords: Bishops, Enthronement
Chatper: Church Organisations
Published: 02 June 2001

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...


Keywords: Church Recordkeeping
Chatper: Church Organisations
Published: 14 June 2003