Chapter, §
1 Intro | council to decide about the bishops and priests who had been
2 Intro | appraisal, any bonds imposed by bishops. This is so because it is
3 Definit | Consequently, all of us bishops who have come to take part
4 Definit | and the whole college of bishops which is under his authority.
5 Definit | result all the existing bishops and priests, that is, the
6 Definit | willing support, if they are bishops or clerics, must be deposed
7 Canons, 1 | local councils of orthodox [bishops], and even by any inspired
8 Canons, 5 | which the superiors of these bishops approved at the time. If,
9 Canons, 10| same way we command that bishops and priests who are in distant
10 Canons, 12| nomination and consecration of bishops which have come about as
11 Canons, 15| assistance of pilgrims. However, bishops have full powers to improve
12 Canons, 16| made themselves out to be bishops by wearing a pallium over
13 Canons, 16| promotions and consecrations of bishops, or by bringing up subtle
14 Canons, 16| false accusations against bishops, and condemning and deposing
15 Canons, 16| acting with his fellow bishops, and be excommunicated and
16 Canons, 16| Constantinople and his suffragan bishops come to know of any others
17 Canons, 17| but only the presence of bishops. Hence we find that they
18 Canons, 19| churches entrusted to other bishops and thereby incurring the
19 Canons, 22| promotion and consecration of bishops should be done by means
20 Canons, 22| decision of the college of bishops. So it promulgates as law
21 Canons, 23| have also learnt that some bishops, at the request of certain
22 Canons, 23| usurp the authority of other bishops, so far as they can. This
23 Canons, 24| and sloth. They summon the bishops subject to their jurisdiction
24 Canons, 24| through the agency of these bishops everything they should readily
25 Canons, 24| serious, it is said that the bishops are told to complete the
26 Canons, 24| out through his suffragan bishops, must be punished by his
27 Canons, 25| has duly decided that the bishops, priests, deacons and subdeacons
28 Canons, 26| with the help of other bishops, so as either to confirm
29 Canons, 26| same way we decree that bishops may have recourse to the
30 Canons, 26| neighbouring metropolitan bishops, even though it is alleged
31 Canons, 27| province, region and city. Thus bishops who have been permitted
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