Правило 10 Феофила Александрийского

With the consent of the entire priesthood, let another icon be appointed, to whose appointment Bishop Apollo also agrees, so that the church property can be used for what it should. (Ap. 38, 41; IV Ecum. 25, 26; Trul. 35; VII Ecum. 11, 12; Ancir. 15; Gangr. 7, 8; Antioch. 24, 25; Carth. 26, 33; Dvukr. 7; Theophila Alex. 11). Among the rules of the Orthodox Church, this is the first in time, which says that under each diocesan administration there must be an steward, elected by the diocesan clergy, to manage the diocesan church property. That these diocesan economists existed before Patriarch Theophilos, i.e. until 412, when Theophilus died, can be seen from the present rule, which prescribes that another steward should be appointed in the Livonian diocese instead of the one who had previously been the steward there. Subsequently, corresponding regulations were issued regarding economists by the 26th rule of the IV Omnibus. Council and 11th rule VII Omni. Council, in the interpretations of which we said how much was needed on this issue. You might be interested in: