Tag: Holy Synod

Statement of the OCA Holy Synod of Bishops concerning the Archdiocese of Canada

OCP- March 26, 2014

SYOSSET, NY  - 26/3/14 On March 21, 2014, during their regular Spring Session, the members of the Holy Synod of Bishops of the Orthodox Church ... Read More

OCA Holy Synod concludes spring session

OCP- March 23, 2014

23/3/14 The Holy Synod of Bishops of the Orthodox Church in America concluded its spring session on Friday, March 21, 2014.  His Beatitude, Metropolitan Tikhon, ... Read More

The Russian Synod passes resolution on the situation in Crimea

OCP- March 23, 2014

On March 19, 2014, a meeting of the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church took place in Moscow, chaired by His Holiness Patriarch Kirill ... Read More

Announcement Concerning the Union of the Synod in Resistance with the Church of the GOC

OCP- March 20, 2014

Traditional Orthodox Churches - 20/3/14 Union between Orthodox Church of Greece (Holy Synod in Resistance) with the Genuine Orthodox Church of Greece (GOC) Read more ... Read More

OCA Holy Synod elects Bishop Mark [Maymon] to Eastern PA See

OCP- March 19, 2014

SYOSSET, NY - 19/3/14 His Grace, Bishop Mark was elected by the members of the Holy Synod of Bishops of the Orthodox Church in America ... Read More

OCA Holy Synod to begin spring session March 18

OCP- March 13, 2014

SYOSSET, NY - 13/3/14 The spring session of the Holy Synod of Bishops of the Orthodox Church in America will be held at the Chancery ... Read More

Coptic Orthodox Holy Synod Session – New Papal Election Regulations

OCP- March 9, 2014

David H Bebawy - February-March 2014 On Thursday, February 20, 2014, The Holy Synod of The Coptic Orthodox Church held a historic session headed by ... Read More

New Book of Archbishop Anastasios – “The Rebuilding of the Orthodox Autocephalous Church of Albania” (1991-2012)

OCP- February 18, 2014

February 2014 The Albanian Orthodox Church On 13 February 2014, in the afternoon, in the reception hall of the Complex of the Holy Synod, near ... Read More

The Holy Synod Reiterates the Position Concerning the Definition in the Romanian Constitution of the Family Based on the Marriage between a Man and a Woman

OCP- February 15, 2014

On 13 February 2014, the first working session of the Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church of this year was held in the Synodal Hall of ... Read More

Metropolitan Council concludes spring session

OCP- February 8, 2014

SYOSSET, NY - 8/2/14 Despite travel delays due to the heavy snowfall affecting much of the US, members of the Metropolitan Council of the Orthodox ... Read More

Holy Synod issues statement regarding Archbishop Seraphim

OCP- January 25, 2014

SYOSSET, NY - 25/1/14 The Holy Synod of Bishops of the Orthodox Church in America has received information regarding Archbishop Seraphim (Storheim), who is on suspension from ... Read More

Statute Revision Task Force holds first meeting

OCP- January 21, 2014

21/1/14 Members of the Orthodox Churchin America’s Statute Revision Task Force held their first face-to-face meeting at Saints Peter and PaulChurch here January 16-17, 2014. Established by the Holy ... Read More

Standing Holy Synod to Control Church Property

OCP- January 8, 2014

January 2014 With an Amendment brought to Parliament by ministers Yannis Stournaras, Konstantinos Arvanitopoulos, Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Michalis Chryssochoidis, all matters relating to the management ... Read More

Russian Orthodox Church: repentance must precede baptism of babies born to surrogate mothers

OCP- January 4, 2014

4/1/13 The Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church has issued a statement on the baptism of infants born to surrogate mothers. After expressing sympathy ... Read More

Holy Synod of Patriarchate of Alexandria and All Africa

OCP- December 28, 2013

December 2013 The Holy Synod of the Patriarchate of Alexandria convened today, 23rd November presided over by His Beatitude Pope and Patriarch Theodoros II in ... Read More

The Holy Synod concludes its last session in 2013

OCP- December 28, 2013

T he Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church held on December 25-26 its last session in 2013. The Synod granted the petition for retirement ... Read More

Statement on the events in Ukraine by the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church

OCP- December 28, 2013

The document was adopted by the Russian Orthodox Church’s Holy Synod at its meeting on December 25-26, 2013 (Minutes No. 132). The last months of ... Read More

Metropolitan Pavel of Ryazan and Mikhailov appointed head of Belarusian Orthodox Church

OCP- December 28, 2013

MINSK, 25 December (BelTA) - Metropolitan Pavel of Ryazan and Mikhailov has been appointed Metropolitan of Minsk and Slutsk, informs the official website of the ... Read More

Metropolitan Filaret retires after 35 years of heading Belarusian Orthodox Church (updated)

OCP- December 26, 2013

Moscow, December 25, Interfax - Metropolitan Filaret of Minsk and Slutsk is retiring having reached the age of 75. The decision was made at a ... Read More

Bishop Ioan of Znepol elected Bulgarian Orthodox metropolitan of Varna and Veliki Preslav (ROUNDUP)

OCP- December 23, 2013

23/12/13 Sofia. Bishop Ioan of Znepol is the newly elected Bulgarian Orthodox metropolitan of Varna and Veliki Preslav. That is what Patriarch Neofit announced, cited ... Read More

Bulgarian Holy Synod Examines Varna Metropolitan Vote

OCP- December 22, 2013

22/12/13 The Holy Synod of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church is holding Saturday a meeting to scrutinize the procedure of the last week election of two ... Read More