Canonical Acts of the Council of Constantinople
Κανονικαὶ Πράξεις τῆς ἐν Κωνσταντινουπόλει Συνόδου
The two received enactments concerning episcopal ordination and judgment.
2 numbered canons · 2 English translations · 2 Greek transcriptions
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Canon 1
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I therefore ask you to pronounce clearly, neither conditionally nor ambiguously, that it is not permitted for a bishop either to be ordained or to be deposed by two men, in accordance with the Council at Nicaea.
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Source edition: Pedalion, Athens, 1886: open the original scan.
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The English translation awaits independent language and ecclesiastical review. The Greek transcription has not yet been collated against the controlling printed page.
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Therefore, just as the most holy Bishop Arabianus proposed, wishing to secure future cases, so also the decision of the most holy Bishop Theophilus determined, consistently and humanely, that henceforth an accused bishop under examination ought to be deposed neither by three, much less by two, but by the vote of a larger synod, including the bishops of the province, just as the Apostolic Canons also determined.
Source and review status
Source edition: Pedalion, Athens, 1886: open the original scan.
The exact printed page has not yet been checked and recorded.
The English translation awaits independent language and ecclesiastical review. The Greek transcription has not yet been collated against the controlling printed page.
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Text policy
The numbered entries above contain the canon text only. Editorial summaries, commentaries, epitomes, notes, and modern interpretations are excluded. English is a new direct translation and opens by default; the received Greek remains available beside it and controls wherever wording is disputed.