Canon 32
On the obligation of bishops of the African Church to have a letter of leave from their metropolitan when traveling to Rome.
Bishops should not be sent overseas, unless by decision of their bishop of the leading see in each region, that is, only if the bishop receives primarily from his leading bishop the established (τετυπωμένην) letter, which is called a letter of release, i.e., a recommendation.
Greek original
Ὁμοίως ἐπίσκοποι πέραν θαλάσσης μὴ ἀποδημείτωσαν, εἰ μὴ μετὰ ψηφίσματος τῆς πρώτης καθέδρας τοῦ ἰδίου ἑκάστης χώρας ἐπισκόπου, τουτέστιν, εἰμὴ ἀπ᾽ αὐτοῦ τοῦ πρωτεύοντος κατ᾽ ἐξαίρετον λάβῃ τήν, ἥτις λέγεται ἀπολυτική, τετυπωμένην, ἤτοι παράθεσιν.[1]
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