Правило 97
On determining the seniority of bishops on the basis of their special charters.
Since this is a common matter, to which our brother and co-servant has now drawn attention, let each of us know the order assigned to him by God, and let those appointed after others give priority to those appointed before and let them not dare to do anything. without heeding their will; For this reason, I propose what comes to my mind: those who disdain those appointed before them and show some insolence should be tamed by the whole Council according to decency. Xanthippus, bishop of the first throne of Numidia, said: the whole presence of the brethren, having listened to the reasoning of our brother and fellow servant Avrilius, what answer to this? Bishop Diathymius said: what was determined by the opinions of the ancients is offered to your consent; what is contained in the Acts of the previous Councils of the Carthage Church may be fully confirmed by your consent and observed by all. All the bishops said: this rite was observed from the Fathers and from the ancients, and from us, by the will of God, we will observe it. But at the same time, let the right of the primacy of the bishops of Numidia and Mauritania be preserved, on the basis of the Numidian Literary Depository and the list of thrones. Then it was desired by all the bishops who signed the resolutions of this Council that the list of thrones and the original Numidian decree should be found both at the first throne and in the Metropolis of Constantine.
Greek original
Βαλεντῖνος ἐπίσκοπος εἶπε· Τὸ ἀγαθὸν τῆς ὑμετέρας ἀνεξικακίας ἐὰν ἐπιτρέπῃ, ἀκολούθως ἐξηγήσομαι τὰ ἐν τῷ προλαβόντι χρόνῳ εἰς τὴν Καρχηδονίων ἐκκλησίαν πραχθέντα, καὶ ταῖς τῶν ἀδελφῶν ὑπογραφαῖς φανερῶς κυρωθέντα, καὶ ἡμᾶς ἔτι μὴν φυλάξοντας ὁμολογήσω. Ἐκεῖνο τοίνυν ἐπιστάμεθα ἀμίαντον ἀεὶ τὴν ἐκκλησιαστικὴν φυλάττεσθαι κατάστασιν, οὕτως ὡς μηδένα τῶν ἀδελφῶν τολμᾷν ἑαυτὸν προτιμᾷν προπετῶς τῶν πρὸ αὐτοῦ, ἀλλὰ ταῖς τῆς ἀγάπης τάξεσιν ἀεὶ παρεσχέθη τοῖς προτέροις, ὅπερ οἱ ἐπακολουθοῦντες χαριέντως κατεδέξαντο. Ταύτην οὖν τὴν τάξιν κελεύσει ἡ ὑμετέρα ἁγιωσύνη κρειττόνως ταῖς ὑμετέραις διαλαλιαῖς βεβαιῶσαι. Αὐρήλιος ἐπίσκοπος εἶπεν· Οὐκ ἐχρῆν μὲν ταῦτα ἡμᾶς ἐπαναλαμβάνειν, εἰ μὴ ἐὰν τυχὸν ἀκατανόητοι διάνοιαί τινων ἀνεφύησαν, αἱ πρὸς τοὺς ὅρους τούτους τὰς ἡμετέρας αἰσθήσεις ὀξύνουσαι· ἀλλ᾽ ἐπειδὴ αὕτη κοινὴ ἐστιν αἰτία, ἣν νῦν ἐνεφάνισεν ὁ ἀδελφὸς καὶ συλλειτουργὸς ἡμῶν, ὥστε ἕκαστον ἡμῶν ἐπιγινώσκειν τὴν παρὰ τοῦ Θεοῦ ψηφισθεῖσαν αὐτῷ τάξιν, καὶ ἵνα οἱ μεταγενέστεροι τοῖς προτέροις ἀναφέρωσι, καὶ μὴ τολμήσωσι παρὰ γνώμην τούτων τίποτε πράττειν, διὰ τοῦτο λέγω, καθὼς τὸν ἐμὸν ὑποτρέχει λογισμόν, τοὺς καταφρονοῦντας τῶν πρὸ αὐτῶν, καί τινα ἀποτολμῶντας, κωλυτέους ἁρμοδίως εἶναι ἀπὸ πάσης τῆς συνόδου. Σάγκτιππος ἐπίσκοπος τῆς πρώτης καθέδρας τῆς Νουμιδίας εἶπεν· Ἤκουσεν ἡ πάντων τῶν ἀδελφῶν παρουσία τὴν ἐξακολούθησιν τοῦ ἀδελφοῦ καὶ συνιερέως ἡμῶν Αὐρηλίου, τὶ πρὸς ταῦτα ἀποκρίνεται; Διατίμιος ἐπίσκοπος εἶπε· Τὰ παρὰ τῆς ψήφου τῶν ἀρχαίων ὁρισθέντα, τῇ ὑμετέρᾳ συναινέσει ἐκδοθήσονται, ἵνα τὰ περιεχόμενα τοῖς πεπραγμένοις τῶν προτέρων συνόδων ἐν τῇ ἐν Καρχηδόνι ἐκκλησίᾳ κατὰ τὴν ἡμετέραν συναίνεσιν πεπληρωμένως βέβαια παρὰ πᾶσι φυλαχθῶσι. Σύμπαντες οἱ ἐπίσκοποι εἶπον· Ἡ τάξις αὕτη καὶ ἀπὸ τῶν Πατέρων καὶ ἀπὸ τῶν ἀρχαίων ἐφυλάχθη, καὶ ἀφ᾽ ἡμῶν κατὰ συγχώρησιν Θεοῦ φυλαχθήσεται, σῳζομένου ἔτι μὴν τοῦ δικαίου τῶν πρωτευόντων τῆς Νουμιδίας καὶ Μαυριτανίας.
Ἔπειτα ἤρεσε πᾶσι τοῖς ἐπισκόποις τοῖς ἐν ταύτῃ τῇ συνόδῳ ὑπογράψασιν, ἵνα τὸ ματρίκιον καὶ ἀρχαιότυπον τῆς Νουμιδίας καὶ εἰς τὴν πρώτην καθέδραν ᾖ, καὶ εἰς τὴν Μητρόπολιν Κωνσταντίναν.[1]
Ἔπειτα ἤρεσε πᾶσι τοῖς ἐπισκόποις τοῖς ἐν ταύτῃ τῇ συνόδῳ ὑπογράψασιν, ἵνα τὸ ματρίκιον καὶ ἀρχαιότυπον τῆς Νουμιδίας καὶ εἰς τὴν πρώτην καθέδραν ᾖ, καὶ εἰς τὴν Μητρόπολιν Κωνσταντίναν.[1]
Parallel canons
Ап.34IВс.418IIВс.2IIIВс.8Трул.73639Антиох.9Лаод.2056Сард.3