{"id":63748,"date":"2025-11-01T17:50:54","date_gmt":"2025-11-01T17:50:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/imconstantias.org.cy\/?p=63748"},"modified":"2025-11-01T17:50:54","modified_gmt":"2025-11-01T17:50:54","slug":"the-orthodox-diaspora","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/imconstantias.org.cy\/en\/the-orthodox-diaspora\/","title":{"rendered":"THE ORTHODOX DIASPORA"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Holy and Great Council of the Orthodox Church concerned itself with the matter of the canonical organization of the Orthodox Diaspora. Therefore, the respective documents were discussed concerning the\u00a0Orthodox Diaspora\u00a0<\/em>and the\u00a0Rules of Operation of Episcopal Assemblies\u00a0<\/em>in the Diaspora, which were submitted by the Fourth Pre-Conciliar Pan-Orthodox Conference (Chamb\u00e9sy, 2009), and by the Synaxis of Primates of the Autocephalous Orthodox Churches (January 21-28, 2016), approving them with some minor amendments as follows:<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. \n
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    1. It is affirmed that is the common will of all of the most holy Orthodox Churches that the problem of the Orthodox Diaspora be resolved as quickly as possible, and that it be organized in accordance with Orthodox ecclesiology, and the canonical tradition and practice of the Orthodox Church.<\/span><\/li>\n
    2. Likewise, it is affirmed that during the present phase it is not possible, for historical and pastoral reasons, an immediate transition to the strictly canonical order of the Church on this issue, that is, the existence of only one bishop in the same place. Therefore, it has been decided to keep the Episcopal Assemblies instituted by the Fourth Pre-Conciliar Pan-Orthodox Conference until the appropriate time arrives when all the conditions exist in order to apply the canonical exactness (akribeia).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
    3. \n
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      1. The Council proposes that, for the transitional period while the canonical solution of the issue will be prepared, \u201cEpiscopal Assemblies\u201d of all canonically recognized bishops in each region should be created (or founded) in each of the regions defined below. The bishops will continue to be subject to the same canonical jurisdictions to which they are subject today.<\/span><\/li>\n
      2. These assemblies will consist of all the bishops in each region who are in canonical communion with all of the most holy Orthodox Churches, and will be chaired by the first among the hierarchs of the Church of Constantinople and, in the absence of thereof, in accordance with the order of the diptychs. These Assemblies will have an Executive Committee composed of the first hierarchs of the different jurisdictions that exist in the region.<\/span><\/li>\n
      3. The work and the responsibility of these Episcopal Assemblies will be the concern for manifesting the unity of Orthodoxy, the development of common action of all the Orthodox of each region to address the pastoral needs of Orthodox living in the region, a common representation of all Orthodox vis-\u00e0-vis other faiths and the wider society in the region, the cultivation of theological scholarship and ecclesiastical education, etc. Decisions on these subjects will be taken by consensus of the Churches who are represented in the particular assembly.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
      4. The regions in which Episcopal Assemblies will be created in a first stage are defined as follows:<\/span>\n
          \n
        1. Canada<\/span><\/li>\n
        2. United States of America<\/span><\/li>\n
        3. Latin America<\/span><\/li>\n
        4. Australia, New Zealand and Oceania<\/span><\/li>\n
        5. Great Britain and Ireland<\/span><\/li>\n
        6. France<\/span><\/li>\n
        7. Belgium, Holland and Luxembourg<\/span><\/li>\n
        8. Austria<\/span><\/li>\n
        9. Italy and Malta<\/span><\/li>\n
        10. Switzerland and Lichtenstein<\/span><\/li>\n
        11. Germany<\/span><\/li>\n
        12. Scandinavian countries (except Finland)<\/span><\/li>\n
        13. Spain and Portugal<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
        14. The bishops of the Diaspora, living in the Diaspora and possessing parishes in multiple regions, will be members of the Episcopal Assemblies of those regions.<\/span><\/li>\n
        15. The Episcopal Assemblies do not deprive the member bishops of their administrative and canonical competencies, nor do they restrict their rights in the Diaspora. The Episcopal Assemblies aim to form a common position of the Orthodox Church on various issues. In no way does this prevent member bishops from remaining responsible to their own Churches and expressing the views of their own Churches to the outside world.<\/span><\/li>\n
        16. The chairmen of the Episcopal Assemblies convene and preside at all joint meetings of the bishops of their region (liturgical, pastoral, administrative, etc.). As for matters of a more general concern that require, by the decision of the Assembly of Bishops, a pan-Orthodox approach, the Assembly\u2019s chairman refers it to the Ecumenical Patriarch for further pan-Orthodox actions in accordance with the established pan-Orthodox procedure.<\/span><\/li>\n
        17. The Orthodox Churches are bound to avoid actions that could hinder the above process for a canonical resolution of the issue of the Diaspora, such as the conferment of hierarchal titles that already exist, and to do their utmost to facilitate the work of the Episcopal Assemblies and the restoration of normal canonical order in the Diaspora.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          RULES OF OPERATION
          \nOF EPISCOPAL ASSEMBLIES
          \nIN THE ORTHODOX DIASPORA<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

          Article 1.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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          1. All Orthodox Bishops of each region, from those regions defined by the The Holy and Great Council of the Orthodox Church, who are in canonical communion with all the local Autocephalous Orthodox Churches, form each Episcopal Assembly.<\/span><\/li>\n
          2. Those Orthodox Bishops who do not reside in the region, but who have pastoral ministry in parishes in the Region, are also members of the Episcopal Assembly.<\/span><\/li>\n
          3. Retired Bishops and Bishops visiting the Region, inasmuch as they meet the requirements of paragraph (1), may be invited to participate in the Assembly, but without voting rights.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

            Article 2.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

            The purpose of the Episcopal Assembly is to manifest the unity of the Orthodox Church, to promote collaboration between the churches in all areas of pastoral ministry, and to maintain, preserve and develop the interests of the communities that belong to the canonical Orthodox Bishops of the Region.<\/span><\/p>\n

            Article 3.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

            The Episcopal Assembly will have an Executive Committee composed of the Primatial Bishops of each of the canonical Churches in the Region.<\/span><\/p>\n

            Article 4.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

              \n
            1. The Episcopal Assembly and its Executive Committee will have a Chairman, one or two Vice-Chairmen, a Secretary and a Treasurer, and any other positions of responsibility that the Assembly may designate.<\/span><\/li>\n
            2. The Chairman is ex officio the first among the Bishops of the Ecumenical Patriarchate and, in the absence thereof, in the order of Diptychs. The Chairman of the Episcopal Assembly convenes the meetings thereof, directs its work and presides over its colleagues. Regarding issues that were discussed during the meeting of the Episcopal Assembly, and on which a unanimous decision was reached, the President (or another member of the Episcopal Assembly charged by him), presents the common position of the Orthodox Church in the Region to government, society and to other religious organizations.<\/span><\/li>\n
            3. The Vice-Chairmen are appointed ex officio from the Member Bishops of the Assemblies, from the next ranking Churches, in accordance with the order of the Diptychs of the Orthodox Churches. The Secretary, Treasurer and other positions of responsibility are chosen by the Assembly, and have the possibility not to originate from the ranks of the bishops.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

              Article 5.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

                \n
              1. The competencies of the Episcopal Assembly are:<\/span>\n
                  \n
                1. to safeguard and contribute to the unity of the Orthodox Church of the Region in its theological, ecclesiological, canonical, spiritual, philanthropic, educational and missionary obligations.<\/span><\/li>\n
                2. The coordination and leadership of activities of common interest in areas of pastoral care, catechesis, liturgical life, religious publishing, mass media, religious education, etc.<\/span><\/li>\n
                3. Relations with the non-Orthodox Christians and members of other religions.<\/span><\/li>\n
                4. Anything that entails obligations of the Orthodox Church in Her relations with society and government.<\/span><\/li>\n
                5. The preparation of a plan to organize the Orthodox of the Region on a canonical basis.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
                6. The definition of the scope of these competencies should in no way interfere with the responsibility of each Bishop for his eparchial jurisdiction, or restrict the rights of his Church, including its relations with international agencies, governments, civil society, mass media, other legal undertakings, national and treaty organizations, as well as other religions.<\/span>For specific linguistic, educational and pastoral issues of a particular Church, the Episcopal Assembly may also collaborate with the ecclesiastical authority of the Church in question, so that the diversity of national traditions may secure the unity of Orthodoxy in the communion of faith and in the bond of love.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                  Article 6.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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                  1. The Episcopal Assembly receives and records the election of Bishops of the Region, and their reference to the most holy autocephalous Orthodox Churches.<\/span><\/li>\n
                  2. It examines and determines the canonical status of local communities in the Region that have no reference to the most holy autocephalous Orthodox Churches.<\/span><\/li>\n
                  3. It must record every decision relating to clerics promulgated by their bishops, in order that this decision is applied among all the Orthodox Churches in the Region.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                    Article 7.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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                    1. The Episcopal Assembly meets once a year, at the invitation of the Chairman. It may meet as often as it is deemed necessary by the Executive Committee, or at the written request that shows cause of one third of the members of the Assembly.<\/span><\/li>\n
                    2. The Executive Committee meets once every three months and whenever necessary at the invitation of the Chairman or at the written request that shows cause of one third of its members.<\/span><\/li>\n
                    3. The invitations to the Assembly, in the absence of exceptional circumstances, are to be sent two months in advance; and for the Executive Committee, one week in advance. They are to be accompanied by the agenda items and related documents.<\/span><\/li>\n
                    4. The agenda must be approved at the first session of the Assembly, and should only be amended by a decision of the members present, be means of an absolute majority of the votes.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                      Article 8.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

                      The quorum for the Executive Committee is two thirds of its members and for the Assembly, an absolute majority of members, including the Chairman.<\/span><\/p>\n

                      Article 9.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

                      The work of the Episcopal Assembly is conducted in accordance with the principles of the Orthodox conciliar tradition and is directed by its Chairman, who has the responsibility for supervising the implementation of its decisions.<\/span><\/p>\n

                      Article 10.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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                      1. The decisions of the Episcopal Assembly are taken by consensus.<\/span><\/li>\n
                      2. In matters of more general concern which require, by the decision of the Assembly of Bishops, a Pan-Orthodox approach, the Assembly\u2019s chairman refers it to the Ecumenical Patriarch for further Pan-Orthodox actions.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                        Article 11.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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                        1. Upon the decision of the Episcopal Assembly, it is possible to form from its members Committees for Mission as well as for Liturgical, Pastoral, Financial, Educational, Ecumenical and other issues, chaired by one of the Bishop-Members of the Assembly.<\/span><\/li>\n
                        2. The members of these Committees, clergy or laity, are appointed by the Executive Committee. In addition, advisers and experts may be invited to participate in the Assembly or in the Executive Committee, without voting rights.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                          Article 12.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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                          1. The Episcopal Assembly may establish its own Internal Regulations in order to supplement and adjust the above provisions, in accordance with the needs of the Region and in respect to the canon law of the Orthodox Church.<\/span><\/li>\n
                          2. All legal and financial issues relating to the functioning of the Assembly are to be decided in the light of the civil laws of the countries of the Region, in which members of the Assembly exercise their jurisdiction.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                            Article 13.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

                            The formation of a new Episcopal Assembly, the partition or abolition of an existing Episcopal Assembly, or the merger of two or more of these Assemblies, occurs following the decision of the Synaxis of the Primates of the Orthodox Churches, at the request of a particular Church, or the request of the Chairman of a particular Episcopal Assembly to the Ecumenical Patriarch.<\/span><\/p>\n

                            \u2020 Bartholomew of Constantinople, Chairman<\/span><\/p>\n

                            \u2020 Theodoros of Alexandria<\/span><\/p>\n

                            \u2020 Theophilos of Jerusalem<\/span><\/p>\n

                            \u2020 Irinej of Serbia<\/span><\/p>\n

                            \u2020Daniel of Romania<\/span><\/p>\n

                            \u2020 Chrysostomos of Cyprus<\/span><\/p>\n

                            \u2020 Ieronymos of Athens and All Greece<\/span><\/p>\n

                            \u2020 Sawa of Warsaw and All Poland<\/span><\/p>\n

                            \u2020 Anastasios of Tirana, Durres and All Albania<\/span><\/p>\n

                            \u2020 Rastislav of Presov, the Czech Lands and Slovakia<\/span><\/p>\n

                            Delegation of the Ecumenical Patriarchate<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

                            \u2020 Leo of Karelia and All Finland<\/span><\/p>\n

                            \u2020 Stephanos of Tallinn and All Estonia<\/span><\/p>\n

                            \u2020 Elder Metropolitan John of Pergamon<\/span><\/p>\n

                            \u2020 Elder Archbishop Demetrios of America<\/span><\/p>\n

                            \u2020 Augustinos of Germany<\/span><\/p>\n

                            \u2020 Irenaios of Crete<\/span><\/p>\n

                            \u2020 Isaiah of Denver<\/span><\/p>\n

                            \u2020 Alexios of Atlanta<\/span><\/p>\n

                            \u2020 Iakovos of the Princes\u2019 Islands<\/span><\/p>\n

                            \u2020 Joseph of Proikonnisos<\/span><\/p>\n

                            \u2020 Meliton of Philadelphia<\/span><\/p>\n

                            \u2020 Emmanuel of France<\/span><\/p>\n

                            \u2020 Nikitas of the Dardanelles<\/span><\/p>\n

                            \u2020 Nicholas of Detroit<\/span><\/p>\n

                            \u2020 Gerasimos of San Francisco<\/span><\/p>\n

                            \u2020 Amphilochios of Kisamos and Selinos<\/span><\/p>\n

                            \u2020 Amvrosios of Korea<\/span><\/p>\n

                            \u2020 Maximos of Selyvria<\/span><\/p>\n

                            \u2020 Amphilochios of Adrianopolis<\/span><\/p>\n

                            \u2020 Kallistos of Diokleia<\/span><\/p>\n

                            \u2020 Antony of Hierapolis, Head of the Ukrainian Orthodox in the USA<\/span><\/p>\n

                            \u2020 Job of Telmessos<\/span><\/p>\n

                            \u2020 Jean of Charioupolis, Head of the Patriarchal Exarchate for Orthodox Parishes of the Russian Tradition in Western Europe<\/span><\/p>\n

                            \u2020 Gregory of Nyssa, Head of the Carpatho-Russian Orthodox in the USA<\/span><\/p>\n

                            Delegation of the Patriarchate of Alexandria<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

                            \u2020 Gabriel of Leontopolis<\/span><\/p>\n

                            \u2020 Makarios of Nairobi<\/span><\/p>\n

                            \u2020 Jonah of Kampala<\/span><\/p>\n

                            \u2020 Seraphim of Zimbabwe and Angola<\/span><\/p>\n

                            \u2020 Alexandros of Nigeria<\/span><\/p>\n

                            \u2020 Theophylaktos of Tripoli<\/span><\/p>\n

                            \u2020 Sergios of Good Hope<\/span><\/p>\n

                            \u2020 Athanasios of Cyrene<\/span><\/p>\n

                            \u2020 Alexios of Carthage<\/span><\/p>\n

                            \u2020 Ieronymos of Mwanza<\/span><\/p>\n

                            \u2020 George of Guinea<\/span><\/p>\n

                            \u2020 Nicholas of Hermopolis<\/span><\/p>\n

                            \u2020 Dimitrios of Irinopolis<\/span><\/p>\n

                            \u2020 Damaskinos of Johannesburg and Pretoria<\/span><\/p>\n

                            \u2020 Narkissos of Accra<\/span><\/p>\n

                            \u2020 Emmanouel of Ptolemaidos<\/span><\/p>\n

                            \u2020 Gregorios of Cameroon<\/span><\/p>\n

                            \u2020 Nicodemos of Memphis<\/span><\/p>\n

                            \u2020 Meletios of Katanga<\/span><\/p>\n

                            \u2020 Panteleimon of Brazzaville and Gabon<\/span><\/p>\n

                            \u2020 Innokentios of Burudi and Rwanda<\/span><\/p>\n

                            \u2020 Crysostomos of Mozambique<\/span><\/p>\n

                            \u2020 Neofytos of Nyeri and Mount Kenya<\/span><\/p>\n

                            Delegation of the Patriarchate of Jerusalem<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

                            \u2020 Benedict of Philadelphia<\/span><\/p>\n

                            \u2020 Aristarchos of Constantine<\/span><\/p>\n

                            \u2020 Theophylaktos of Jordan<\/span><\/p>\n

                            \u2020 Nektarios of Anthidon<\/span><\/p>\n

                            \u2020 Philoumenos of Pella<\/span><\/p>\n

                            Delegation of the Church of Serbia<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

                            \u2020 Jovan of Ohrid and Skopje<\/span><\/p>\n

                            \u2020 Amfilohije of Montenegro and the Littoral<\/span><\/p>\n

                            \u2020 Porfirije of Zagreb and Ljubljana<\/span><\/p>\n

                            \u2020 Vasilije of Sirmium<\/span><\/p>\n

                            \u2020 Lukijan of Budim<\/span><\/p>\n

                            \u2020 Longin of Nova Gracanica<\/span><\/p>\n

                            \u2020 Irinej of Backa<\/span><\/p>\n

                            \u2020 Hrizostom of Zvornik and Tuzla<\/span><\/p>\n

                            \u2020 Justin of Zica<\/span><\/p>\n

                            \u2020 Pahomije of Vranje<\/span><\/p>\n

                            \u2020 Jovan of Sumadija<\/span><\/p>\n

                            \u2020 Ignatije of Branicevo<\/span><\/p>\n

                            \u2020 Fotije of Dalmatia<\/span><\/p>\n

                            \u2020 Athanasios of Bihac and Petrovac<\/span><\/p>\n

                            \u2020 Joanikije of Niksic and Budimlje<\/span><\/p>\n

                            \u2020 Grigorije of Zahumlje and Hercegovina<\/span><\/p>\n

                            \u2020 Milutin of Valjevo<\/span><\/p>\n

                            \u2020 Maksim in Western America<\/span><\/p>\n

                            \u2020 Irinej in Australia and New Zealand<\/span><\/p>\n

                            \u2020 David of Krusevac<\/span><\/p>\n

                            \u2020 Jovan of Slavonija<\/span><\/p>\n

                            \u2020 Andrej in Austria and Switzerland<\/span><\/p>\n

                            \u2020 Sergije of Frankfurt and in Germany<\/span><\/p>\n

                            \u2020 Ilarion of Timok<\/span><\/p>\n

                            Delegation of the Church of Romania<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

                            \u2020 Teofan of Iasi, Moldova and Bucovina<\/span><\/p>\n

                            \u2020 Laurentiu of Sibiu and Transylvania<\/span><\/p>\n

                            \u2020 Andrei of Vad, Feleac, Cluj, Alba, Crisana and Maramures<\/span><\/p>\n

                            \u2020 Irineu of Craiova and Oltenia<\/span><\/p>\n

                            \u2020 Ioan of Timisoara and Banat<\/span><\/p>\n

                            \u2020 Iosif in Western and Southern Europe<\/span><\/p>\n

                            \u2020 Serafim in Germany and Central Europe<\/span><\/p>\n

                            \u2020 Nifon of Targoviste<\/span><\/p>\n

                            \u2020 Irineu of Alba Iulia<\/span><\/p>\n

                            \u2020 Ioachim of Roman and Bacau<\/span><\/p>\n

                            \u2020 Casian of Lower Danube<\/span><\/p>\n

                            \u2020 Timotei of Arad<\/span><\/p>\n

                            \u2020 Nicolae in America<\/span><\/p>\n

                            \u2020 Sofronie of Oradea<\/span><\/p>\n

                            \u2020 Nicodim of Strehaia and Severin<\/span><\/p>\n

                            \u2020 Visarion of Tulcea<\/span><\/p>\n

                            \u2020 Petroniu of Salaj<\/span><\/p>\n

                            \u2020 Siluan in Hungary<\/span><\/p>\n

                            \u2020 Siluan in Italy<\/span><\/p>\n

                            \u2020 Timotei in Spain and Portugal<\/span><\/p>\n

                            \u2020 Macarie in Northern Europe<\/span><\/p>\n

                            \u2020 Varlaam Ploiesteanul, Assistant Bishop to the Patriarch<\/span><\/p>\n

                            \u2020 Emilian Lovisteanul, Assistant Bishop to the Archdiocese of Ramnic<\/span><\/p>\n

                            \u2020 Ioan Casian of Vicina, Assistant Bishop to the Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese of the Americas<\/span><\/p>\n

                            Delegation of the Church of Cyprus<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

                            \u2020 Georgios of Paphos<\/span><\/p>\n

                            \u2020 Chrysostomos of Kition<\/span><\/p>\n

                            \u2020 Chrysostomos of Kyrenia<\/span><\/p>\n

                            \u2020 Athanasios of Limassol<\/span><\/p>\n

                            \u2020 Neophytos of Morphou<\/span><\/p>\n

                            \u2020 Vasileios of Constantia and Ammochostos<\/span><\/p>\n

                            \u2020 Nikiphoros of Kykkos and Tillyria<\/span><\/p>\n

                            \u2020 Isaias of Tamassos and Oreini<\/span><\/p>\n

                            \u2020 Barnabas of Tremithousa and Lefkara<\/span><\/p>\n

                            \u2020 Christophoros of Karpasion<\/span><\/p>\n

                            \u2020 Nektarios of Arsinoe<\/span><\/p>\n

                            \u2020 Nikolaos of Amathus<\/span><\/p>\n

                            \u2020 Epiphanios of Ledra<\/span><\/p>\n

                            \u2020 Leontios of Chytron<\/span><\/p>\n

                            \u2020 Porphyrios of Neapolis<\/span><\/p>\n

                            \u2020 Gregory of Mesaoria<\/span><\/p>\n

                            Delegation of the Church of Greece<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

                            \u2020 Prokopios of Philippi, Neapolis and Thassos<\/span><\/p>\n

                            \u2020 Chrysostomos of Peristerion<\/span><\/p>\n

                            \u2020 Germanos of Eleia<\/span><\/p>\n

                            \u2020 Alexandros of Mantineia and Kynouria<\/span><\/p>\n

                            \u2020 Ignatios of Arta<\/span><\/p>\n

                            \u2020 Damaskinos of Didymoteixon, Orestias and Soufli<\/span><\/p>\n

                            \u2020 Alexios of Nikaia<\/span><\/p>\n

                            \u2020 Hierotheos of Nafpaktos and Aghios Vlasios<\/span><\/p>\n

                            \u2020 Eusebios of Samos and Ikaria<\/span><\/p>\n

                            \u2020 Seraphim of Kastoria<\/span><\/p>\n

                            \u2020 Ignatios of Demetrias and Almyros<\/span><\/p>\n

                            \u2020 Nicodemos of Kassandreia<\/span><\/p>\n

                            \u2020 Ephraim of Hydra, Spetses and Aegina<\/span><\/p>\n

                            \u2020 Theologos of Serres and Nigrita<\/span><\/p>\n

                            \u2020 Makarios of Sidirokastron<\/span><\/p>\n

                            \u2020 Anthimos of Alexandroupolis<\/span><\/p>\n

                            \u2020 Barnabas of Neapolis and Stavroupolis<\/span><\/p>\n

                            \u2020 Chrysostomos of Messenia<\/span><\/p>\n

                            \u2020 Athenagoras of Ilion, Acharnon and Petroupoli<\/span><\/p>\n

                            \u2020 Ioannis of Lagkada, Litis and Rentinis<\/span><\/p>\n

                            \u2020 Gabriel of New Ionia and Philadelphia<\/span><\/p>\n

                            \u2020 Chrysostomos of Nikopolis and Preveza<\/span><\/p>\n

                            \u2020 Theoklitos of Ierissos, Mount Athos and Ardameri<\/span><\/p>\n

                            Delegation of the Church of Poland<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

                            \u2020 Simon of Lodz and Poznan<\/span><\/p>\n

                            \u2020 Abel of Lublin and Chelm<\/span><\/p>\n

                            \u2020 Jacob of Bialystok and Gdansk<\/span><\/p>\n

                            \u2020 George of Siemiatycze<\/span><\/p>\n

                            \u2020 Paisios of Gorlice<\/span><\/p>\n

                            Delegation of the Church of Albania<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

                            \u2020 Joan of Koritsa<\/span><\/p>\n

                            \u2020 Demetrios of Argyrokastron<\/span><\/p>\n

                            \u2020 Nikolla of Apollonia and Fier<\/span><\/p>\n

                            \u2020 Andon of Elbasan<\/span><\/p>\n

                            \u2020 Nathaniel of Amantia<\/span><\/p>\n

                            \u2020 Asti of Bylis<\/span><\/p>\n

                            Delegation of the Church of the Czech lands and Slovakia<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

                            \u2020 Michal of Prague<\/span><\/p>\n

                            \u2020 Isaiah of Sumperk<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

                            The Holy and Great Council of the Orthodox Church concerned itself with the matter of the canonical organization of the Orthodox Diaspora. Therefore, the respective documents were discussed concerning the\u00a0Orthodox Diaspora\u00a0and the\u00a0Rules of Operation of Episcopal Assemblies\u00a0in the Diaspora, which were submitted by the Fourth Pre-Conciliar Pan-Orthodox Conference (Chamb\u00e9sy, 2009), and by the Synaxis of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":63730,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"two_page_speed":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[99],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-63748","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-agia-kai-megali-sinodos"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/imconstantias.org.cy\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63748","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/imconstantias.org.cy\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/imconstantias.org.cy\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imconstantias.org.cy\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imconstantias.org.cy\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=63748"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/imconstantias.org.cy\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63748\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":63749,"href":"https:\/\/imconstantias.org.cy\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63748\/revisions\/63749"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imconstantias.org.cy\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/63730"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/imconstantias.org.cy\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=63748"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imconstantias.org.cy\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=63748"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imconstantias.org.cy\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=63748"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}