Canons of the Local Councils

About penance for the elders, who during the time of persecution yielded to the tormentors and made sacrifices, but then resumed their feat for the faith.

On the prohibition to change the legal tradition about the date of celebration of Easter.

That monasteries can only be founded with the blessing of a bishop. On the inviolability of monasteries and their property.

On the anathema to those who condemn and abhor legal marriage and conjugal intercourse.

On the need to comply with the decrees of the Council of Nicaea.

That a bishop can only be deposed by a council of bishops.

About penance for second marriages.

On the prohibition of an elder from marrying and his transfer to the category of repentant for fornication or adultery.

On strengthening penance (until the eruption and cessation of church communion) for bishops who voluntarily transfer from their sees to richer ones.

On the agreement between the Roman and Constantinople churches in the person of Pope John VIII and Patriarch Photius.

The same goes for deacons.

On excommunication from the Church of those present at the Liturgy, but not participating in prayer and not receiving communion.

About the prohibition for women to enter the temple and receive communion during menstruation.

About acceptance into the monastic rank.

About anathema to those who condemn the eating of meat other than blood, strangled meat and that sacrificed to idols.

About the inviolability of keeping the faith set forth by the Holy Fathers.

An order to accept into church fellowship everyone who sincerely repents and forsakes their sin.

On excommunication from church communion for a woman who married two brothers.

If a bishop justifies his transfer to another diocese (see the previous Rule) with an imaginary expression of the people's will, then he is deprived of holy communion even on his deathbed.

On the prohibition for lay bishops to become monastics.

On the acceptance into communion of clergy and laity who fled from persecutors, but, having been captured, professed Christianity, even if they accepted something sacrificed to idols under duress.

On penance for clergy who left their place of service without permission.

On excommunication for monks who left the monastery without permission and abbots who do not care about their return.

About anathema to those who teach a slave to leave his master, under the pretext of piety.

On the need for clerics to live an immaculate life.

That it is not appropriate for those recently baptized to be promoted to the priestly rank.

On the possibility of oikonomia for polygamous people.

That no bishop has the right to move to another region to perform any sacred rite without the invitation of the bishop of that region. That disputes between bishops should be resolved by their regiona

About anathema to anyone who dares to beat or imprison a bishop.

About a 6-year penance for those who sacrificed to idols under duress, but did it joyfully and carelessly.

That a clergyman, expelled by the council, will stubbornly perform divine services; then he cannot have restoration to his rank.

On the excommunication of monks who left their monastery without permission and the persons who received them.

About the anathema to those who doubt receiving communion from married elders.

On the need for clerics to abstain from their wives when preparing to approach the shrine.

On the prohibition of clerics from engaging in usury.

About unfulfilled prodigal thoughts.

About the fact that a new bishop should not be installed in the place of the defrocked one during the appeal.

About penance for those who sacrificed to idols under duress, but grieving over it.

About the ejection of a deacon or presbyter who despises the bishop and apostates from him.

On the need for testing before monastic tonsure for three years, in exceptional cases - six months; and penance for violating this rule for the abbot and the tonsured.

About anathema to those who teach to disdain temples and public church services.

On the prohibition for bishops to cross the borders of their regions for the sake of self-interest and, in general, for all clergy to engage in usury.

That elections of clergy should be made only by full members of the church.

About penance for those convicted of sin.

On the procedure for considering an appeal from a convicted bishop.

About a 6-year penance for those who sacrificed to idols, yielding to threats, but repented of this only at the time of this council.

That a person excommunicated by his bishop can only be resolved by the same bishop or the Council.

On the disposal of the property of those accepting monasticism.

About the anathema to non-church prayer meetings and those who dare to perform sacred services in a house of worship without the knowledge of the bishop.

On the prohibition for presbyters to consecrate St. peace, consecration of virgins, consecration of churches, publicly allowing excommunicated penitents to attend the liturgy.

About the prohibition of unrepentant heretics from entering the temple of God.

About the possibility of immediate baptism for a pregnant woman who desires it.

About the election of a bishop, about the installation of a metropolitan, and about the fact that bishops should not be appointed to sparsely populated places.

About a 2-year penance for those who feasted with the pagans, but brought food with them.

About the prohibition to accept presbyters, and deacons, or bishops without a representative letter from the bishop from whom they received ordination.

On the prohibition for bishops to use the income of the bishopric for the construction of buildings for their own needs under the guise of monasteries.

About the anathema to those who receive or give fruit without a bishop, or the person to whom ecclesiastical economy has been introduced.

On the desirability of presbyters to allow excommunicated persons who are near death, with the blessing of the bishop.

On the admission of Novatians into church communion through confirmation.

About the prohibition for an elder to feast at the marriage of a bigamist.

About the church charity of bishops.

About the seven-year penance for those who sacrifice more than once.

That representative letters for presbyters excommunicating from the diocese can only be issued by bishops.

About penance for those who castrate someone other than due to illness.

About the anathema to those who receive fruit offerings without a bishop, or a person appointed to manage the benefits.

On church proceedings (acceptance and consideration of charges against bishops).

About the acceptance of the Frigs from heresy only after the announcement and baptism.

About the impossibility of accepting holy orders for someone whose wife is convicted of adultery. About the impossibility of performing church service until the necessary divorce in this case for a cl

On the provision of charity by bishops in the military camp through deacons.

About a 10-year penance for those who not only voluntarily made sacrifices to idols, but also forced their brothers to do this.

On the subordination of bishops to metropolitans.

On the prohibition of clergy, under threat of eruption, from inflicting corporal punishment with their own hands or through other persons.

About anathema to those who are virgins, not because of the beauty of virginity, but because of the abomination of marriage.

That if a bishop or presbyter accepts those who have been righteously cast out into church communion, let him himself be cast out.

On the excommunication until repentance of heretics visiting cemeteries to pray.

On the prohibition of priesthood for elders who have “sinned in body.”

On the procedure for submitting petitions by bishops.

On the possibility for deacons to marry after entering the priesthood. This Rule is a local exception from the 26th Apostolic Rule. The Sixth Ecumenical Council, the 6th canon, confirmed adherence to

On the powers of chorepiscopes (rural bishops).

About the expulsion of those who have appropriated or converted altar sacred vessels or vestments into personal non-liturgical use, and the excommunication of those who also use church things located

About the anathema to those who extol their virginity over those who are married.

On the anathema to a presbyter who has gone into schism from his bishop.

On the prohibition for Orthodox Christians to marry heretics.

On the prohibition of the diaconal ministry, “those who have sinned in body.”

About the fact that it is not appropriate to hastily place people in various degrees of hierarchical service. It is also necessary to thoroughly verify the faith, constancy, and meekness of the proteg

That a kidnapped girl who has been betrothed to another, even if she has already been molested, must be returned if the betrothed wishes to accept her.

A cleric who comes to the king without the command of his metropolitan should be deprived of both communication and dignity.

About the ejection of lower clerics entering into secular positions of authority.

On the anathema to those who despise the supper of love (agape).

That a presbyter condemned by his bishop should report this to neighboring bishops in order to, if possible, be reconciled with their help.

About the prohibition to continue supplying presveterides (old women).

About ordination to the presbyter no earlier than 30 years of age.

That a bishop should not leave his diocese and move to another to preach and or serve. At the same time, the period of possible excommunication from the pulpit is similar to that previously establishe

That he who sacrificed to idols before baptism is innocent after baptism.

On the prohibition of an deposed bishop or deacon from filing an appeal to the king.

On the need for presbyters serving the Liturgy or performing the Sacrament of Baptism in house churches, under the threat of eruption, not to do this without the appointment of a bishop.

About anathema to those who boast of their coarse clothing in contrast to those who wear silk or generally accepted clothing.

On an emergency court to consider a complaint against a clergyman when a Council of Bishops is impossible. This court should consist of 12 bishops for a bishop, 6 bishops for a presbyter, and three fo

On the conditions for the appointment of bishops and the requirements for them.

On the undesirability of ordaining a presbyter who was baptized in illness.

On the procedure for bishops to visit their possessions in other dioceses.

That a chorebishop should not ordain without the permission of the bishop.

On the prohibition for a bishop to arbitrarily move to another diocese or interfere in its administration.

About the expulsion of presbyters (and those who joined them), who arbitrarily interrupted communication with their bishop and stopped remembering his name during services because of the latter’s unpr

About anathema to women who wear men's clothing for the sake of imaginary asceticism.

About the ejection of a bishop who gave verbal consent to the election of a well-known candidate, but then refuses the vote he gave without proof of the protege’s guilt.

On the prohibition of the election of sacred persons of the highest hierarchical degrees by “public gatherings.”

That rural elders in a city church should not officiate in the presence of the bishop or the elders of the city.

On the prohibition for bishops to accept into communion clergy excommunicated in other dioceses.

On the need for clergy who abstain from eating meat to taste it during meetings. Anyone who disobeys this and abhors meat should be cast out of his dignity.

That if, during the trial of a bishop, the bishops of that region have a disagreement among themselves, then the metropolitan can call other bishops from the adjacent region to resolve the issue.

Similar to the previous rule in the relationship of a bishop to his metropolitan.

On the anathema to women who leave their husbands because of the abomination of marriage.

About the sufficiency of representation at the annual councils of only one bishop from Tripoli and about the representation of clergy in the ecclesiastical court of this small region.

About the prohibition of the custom of sending the Holy Gifts from one parish to another as a gift for the holiday of Easter.

On the possibility for chorebishops to officiate in the city church.

On the procedure for appeals by deposed deacons and priests against the decisions of their bishop.

About the need to return the church property sold by the elders of the dowager see or the money for it.

On the impossibility of an appeal after the unanimous decision of the region's bishops to depose a bishop. This rule was canceled by the 4th rule of the Sardician Council.

Similar to the previous two in relation to presbyters, bishops and metropolitans in relation to their patriarch. If any of the bishops begins to preach heretical teaching, then other clergy and clergy

About anathema to those who leave their children and do not nourish them, and do not, if possible, lead them to faith, but, under the pretext of hermitage, do not care about them.

On the prohibition for clergy to neglect the church court for the sake of the secular in church matters.

About the prohibition for lay people who do not belong to the clergy as singers to stand on the pulpit and sing without permission.

A link to the Book of Acts of the Apostles about the 7 deacons in one city, even a large one.

On the prohibition for bishops to elevate employees of other dioceses to hierarchical ranks.

About penance for bestialists depending on their age.

About the ejection of a bishop who does not have a diocese, who arbitrarily seized the dowager see.

On the abdication of a bishop from his see, and on the deprivation of the bishopric of a bishop who is absent from his diocese for more than 6 months without a good reason.

About anathema, under the pretext of piety, withdrawing from the world and leaving their parents without care. Nevertheless, orthodoxy must be placed above respect for them.

The fact that there is no insult to the ecclesiastical judges of the first instance if in the highest court, i.e. in the second instance, their decision will be changed, except in the case where it is

An order to perform church services on Saturday, as well as on other days.

Resolutions 11 and 12 of the rules of this council regarding bishops absent from their regions are applied by this rule to presbyters and deacons.

The commandment for the bestialists to pray outside the temple together with those who are overcome.

On the excommunication of a bishop who has accepted ordination but evades episcopal service.

That henceforth none of the laity or monks should be suddenly elevated to the height of bishopric, but should spend the time prescribed by law at every priestly level.

About anathema to women who cut off their hair for the sake of imaginary asceticism.

On the prohibition of appeal against a sentence passed by judges elected by consent of both parties, even if the number of judges was less than that specified in the 12th rule of this council.

The order is not to sing psalms continuously in church, but to alternate them with readings.

That a bishop can leave his see for more than three weeks in the event of violence or innocent conviction.

On the excommunication of bishops who were not accepted into the dioceses to which they were appointed, but who went to others and caused violence to their primates.

A bishop, who for good reason cannot come to his region, may participate in the honor and service of the bishop, without interfering in the affairs of the church where he resides, but awaits the decis

About anathema to those who fast on Sunday for the sake of imaginary asceticism.

On the prohibition of children of clergymen from participating in blasphemous gatherings.

That the existing prayers for both Vespers and the ninth hour are quite sufficient, and therefore no one has the right to compose new prayers and read them in church.

On the invalidity of clergy ordinations performed by illegal bishops.

About a 4-year penance, as for remarried couples, for those who violated the vow of virginity. That virgins should not cohabit with some as brothers.

That the bishop is appointed exclusively by the cathedral and with the consent of the metropolitan.

On the anathema to those who reject church fasts without physical reasons.

That no clergyman has the right to earn his living by any shameful or dishonorable deed.

About the rite of the ancient liturgy and the permission of only clergy to receive communion at the altar.

Against the bishops who violated the decrees 7, 8 and 9 of this council.

About the 7-year penance for adulterers.

On the need for a council of bishops of each metropolitanate twice a year in the presence of the metropolitan.

On the anathema to those who neglect the celebrations in honor of the holy martyrs

That the readers of the African Church, upon reaching adulthood, must marry, or take a vow of virginity forever.

About the fact that it is not appropriate for a deacon to sit in the presence of an elder without his command. Likewise for the clerics with the subdeacons in the presence of the deacon.

Against the bishops who violated the decrees 7, 8 and 9 of this council.

On leniency in penance for those who conceived adulterously and had an abortion, from life to 10 years.

On the prohibition of moving bishops to other sees.

The fact that the above anathemas are not an obstacle to ascetics, but only correct those who exalt themselves and introduce something new, contrary to Holy Scripture and Tradition.

That no clergy should charge interest on anything lent.

About the prohibition for subdeacons to touch the holy paten and the holy chalice at the time when the Holy Sacrifice is offered, or to carry them during the Great Entry.

About penance for a free murderer in the form of excommunication from communion until death.

That each of the bishops should manage the affairs of his own diocese, and not go to another to perform ordination or do anything else that belongs to bishops without the consent of the local bishop.

That no one can ordain a deacon before the age of 25.

About the prohibition for subdeacons to wear an orarion and a reminder for them to remain constantly at the church gates.

On leniency in penance for an involuntary murderer from 7 to 5 years.

That a bishop, even when his death is approaching, should not appoint another bishop in his place

That the readers during the service should only bow to the bishops and presbyters, and not to the people in the church, since they have accepted initiation.

About the ban on wearing an orarion for readers and singers.

About a 5-year penance for sorcerers, sorcerers, followers of pagan customs and those who take advantage of them.

That the bishop must make an inventory of his property and make it known, as well as the property of the church, and the presbyters and deacons should know this, so that after his death his own proper

That Mauritania of Sitifen should have its own ruling bishop.

About the ban on clergy and clergymen entering the inn.

About a 10-year penance for those guilty of molesting the sister of the betrothed, who hanged herself after the marriage of the molester with the betrothed.

That the bishop should manage church property. In case of violations, he is subject to liability before the council.

The need for proteges to the rank of clerics to first study the resolutions of the Councils.

On the prohibition for subdeacons to perform the duties of clergy during divine services and the prohibition for them to distribute Holy Communion to the people.

About the prohibition to baptize and give communion to the dead.

On the prohibition of serving as exorcists to persons not appointed by a bishop.

On the mandatory convening of diocesan councils every year, at which all metropolitans or 2 of their locums must participate.

About the fact that it is not appropriate to take anything with you from agape.

On the procedure for conducting a trial initiated as a result of a complaint against a bishop.

About the prohibition to perform agapes in churches.

On the procedure for conducting a trial initiated as a result of a complaint against a presbyter, deacon and lower clergy.

Anathema to those who follow Jewish religious customs and celebrate Saturday instead of Sunday.

On the prohibition for the children of clerics to marry pagans or heretics.

About the ban on washing in public baths with women.

On the prohibition for all members of the clergy to cede any of their property to non-Orthodox Christians by will, deed of gift, or in any other way, even if they were their relatives.

On the prohibition of entering into mixed marriages with people of other faiths, except in cases where the person of other faiths makes a promise to accept the Orthodox faith.

On the obligation of bishops of the African Church to have a letter of leave from their metropolitan when traveling to Rome.

About the prohibition of accepting blessed bread or pieces of prosphora from heretics.

A list of all the books of Holy Scripture that should be recognized as canonical for reading in the church.

About the prohibition of praying with heretics.

On the need for clergy to observe marital fasting before celebrating the Sacrament of the Eucharist.

About anathema to those who consciously venerate heretical false martyrs.

About the procedure for approving the sale of church property that does not generate income, in case of extreme need.

On anathema to heretics who worship Angels instead of Christ.

That all those expelled from the priesthood must remain in the rank of laity for life.

About the eruption of clerics who believe or practice fortune-telling, astrology or wearing talismans.

On excommunication from church communion of convicted clerics who will appeal to the Roman Throne.

About the prohibition of accepting holiday gifts from heretics and Jews, and participating in their religious holidays.

That every cleric convicted by the first court must remain under the punishment imposed on him by the first court until the highest court releases him from this punishment.

About the prohibition of accepting unleavened bread from the Jews.

On the possibility for members of the clergy who are involved in legal proceedings, with the permission of the ruling bishop, to transfer the litigation to the court of the nearest diocese.

About the ban on participating in pagan holidays.

That clergy who do not obey their bishop, who wants to elevate them to the highest degrees, are deprived of their existing rank.

An order for bishops to participate in councils.

About the property of clergy acquired or inherited during their service.

On the prohibition for clergy to travel without a letter from the bishop.

On the need for presbyters and bishops to coordinate the sale of church property.

On the prohibition for clergy to travel without orders from the bishop.

On the confirmation of the decisions of the Council of Ippon of 393.

About the prohibition for clergy to leave church doors for prayer.

A recommendation to clergy not to grant their children freedom until the latter acquire full self-control and are able to behave in accordance with their position.

About the ban on women entering the altar.

It is prohibited to accept into the clergy any of your relatives who do not profess the Orthodox faith.

About the prohibition to baptize catechumens on Holy Saturday, who informed the bishop of this desire in less than two weeks.

On the abolition of the custom of consecrating honey and wine along with the Holy Gifts for the newly baptized.

On the need for catechesis before baptism.

About the prohibition for unmarried clergy and monks to visit widows and girls without the permission of the church authorities. But even having received permission, they cannot enter without an accom

The fact that catechumens who were baptized while ill are obligated to continue studying the faith after recovery.

On the name of the bishop of the primacy see.

About the need to perform the Sacrament of Confirmation immediately after Baptism.

On the prohibition for clergy to visit taverns without the need for food while on the road.

The command to perform the Sacrament of the Eucharist during Great Lent only on Saturdays and Sundays.

The order for clergy to celebrate the Sacrament of the Eucharist on an empty stomach.

About the prohibition to stop Lent on Thursday of Holy Week.

About the prohibition of the custom of organizing feasts in the church.

On the prohibition of celebrating martyrs during Great Lent, with the exception of Saturdays and Sundays.

About the power of the bishop to determine the time of repentance for penitents, according to the difference and degree of their sins. That the presbyter can release a repentant sinner only in case of

About the ban on marriages and birthday celebrations during Lent.

About the supervision of the life of virgins dedicated to God.

About how Christians should behave modestly at weddings.

That the baptism of adults who are unable to confess their faith due to serious illness can be carried out under the personal responsibility of guarantors faithful to the Church.

About the prohibition for Christians to attend weddings at a time when there are performances befitting only pagans.

About the possibility of repentance and reconciliation with the Church for actors and comedians.

On the prohibition for Christians to organize feasts that tempt others.

About the possibility of reading in church, on those days of the year when the death of the holy martyrs is commemorated, a description of their suffering.

On the need for presbyters to show bishops the honor due to their rank.

On the possibility of ordination to the clergy of those baptized by Donatists at an unconscious age.

The commandment to periodeuts and presbyters is not to do anything without the will of the bishop.

About the fact that it is not appropriate to bring honey and milk to the altar.

That the Divine Liturgy should be celebrated on an empty stomach.

On the prohibition for bishops and presbyters to celebrate the Sacrament of the Eucharist in their homes.

On the non-renewal of baptism, on the non-renewal of correctly performed ordination, on the prohibition for a bishop to leave his see and arbitrarily occupy another.

An order to use during church services only the canonical books of the Old and New Testaments, listed in the following (60) rule.

On the necessity of at least three bishops for the installation of a bishop.

The canonical books of the Old and New Testaments are listed (see the previous Rule), except for the Apocalypse, which was not yet known in Phrygia as the canonical book of the New Testament.

On the procedure for electing a bishop when a dispute arises among the people about his candidacy.

On the announcement of the date of Easter celebration in the dioceses of the African Church through their representatives at the annual council

On the need for the bishop to visit his remote region in Mauritania.

About the ejection of presbyters and bishops who exceed their territorial and power powers.

That no bishop should receive or ordain in his church a cleric who belongs to the jurisdiction of another bishop.

On the ordination as bishop of any diocese of a clergyman who does not belong to the metropolitan region of which this diocese is part.

That the bishop can exercise jurisdiction only in the city and in those parishes that are entrusted to him by the council, without at all extending his authority to other, nearby parishes.

On the possibility of admitting Donatist clergy to the clergy of the Orthodox Church.

On a petition to the emperors to exterminate the remains of idols in Africa.

On a petition to the emperors to return to church courts the right to resolve issues of private law between Christians, so that the decisions of these courts are considered final.

On a petition to the emperors to ban pagan feasts.

On a petition to the emperors to prohibit public entertainment on Sundays and holidays for the Church.

On a petition to the emperors to prohibit noble persons from taking under their protection and insisting on the release from punishment of clerics convicted by a church court.

On a petition to the emperors to issue a law prohibiting the forced participation in theatrical service of persons who, having converted to Christianity, have been baptized and wish to keep themselves

About the Church's proclamation of the liberation of slaves.

About the disobedient decision of the church court, the condemned and deposed Bishop Ekiti, and the need for the delegates of the council to take all measures to expel him, so that he would stop distu

On the gentle treatment of the Donatists.

On sending letters to superiors asking for protection from the Maximianists.

On the acceptance of repentant Donatist clergy into the clergy in their degrees of priesthood.

About the appointment of an embassy to the Donatists for the sake of an agreement for peace.

On the need for bishops, presbyters, deacons and subdeacons to abstain from their wives at certain times. The rule does not apply to lower clerics, as those who do not touch the shrine.

About the prohibition for each bishop to leave the place that was assigned to him at the beginning for his permanent residence, and to be in any other place in the region entrusted to him.

The order to baptize every child for whom it is unknown whether he was previously baptized or not, of course, in the case when the child himself, due to his age, is not able to report whether he has b

The need to annually announce to all the churches of proconsular Africa, after the general council convened in Carthage, the day on which the Resurrection of Christ was to be celebrated this year.

Prohibiting a bishop from remaining in charge of a dowager church for more than one year.

The resolution was to petition the emperors for the appointment of special defenders, ekdics, who would be able, together with the bishops, to protect the poor from the violence of the rich.

On the procedure for convening bishops to a general council of the entire African Church.

An order to Bishop Cresconius, who left his place and by force seized the vacant episcopal see in Tubun, to appear before the general council.

A resolution to send several bishops to Ippon to restore the peace broken by Yekitius and to install a new bishop.

On the procedure for considering complaints and accusations of clergy. The accused must make every effort to justify themselves before the church court within a year and at the same time show their in

On excommunication from communion with the rest of the bishops of one of them who accepts any monk from the underlying bishop without a letter of dismissal (vacation) in order to enroll him in his cle

On anathema to a bishop who bequeathed his property after death to any heretic or pagan, even if he was his relative. Moreover, even his name should not be mentioned in church diptychs.

It is necessary to petition the state authorities to confirm the right of the church regarding the emancipation of slaves.

That the unknown absence of a husband does not give the wife the right to enter into a new marriage.

An order by order of the bishop to destroy churches built under the pretext of glorifying the martyrs, but in reality not only did not have the relics of the martyrs or particles of them under the alt

It is necessary to petition the state authorities for the destruction of the remnants of idols that existed at that time in Africa.

On the privilege of the Bishop of Carthage to draw up on behalf of all and sign every charter sent from the general African Council.

On determining the seniority of bishops on the basis of their special charters.

The decision to cut off communication with Bishop Kvodvultday until he undergoes trial.

Approval of the resignation of Bishop Maximian (former Donatist), who was not accepted by the people, and a resolution to elect another bishop in his place.

On the need to issue letters to ordained bishops indicating the year and day of ordination, so that no doubt arises about the juniors and seniors.

That everyone who is ordained a reader in a certain diocese cannot, without the consent of the bishop concerned, be accepted into another diocese.

On negotiations with the leaders of the Donatists.

On approval of the text of the appeal to the Donatists.

Instruction to the brethren, Theasius and Euodia, appointed envoys from the Council of Carthage to the autocrats, in connection with the refusal of the Donatists to participate in negotiations.

On letters to the rulers in connection with the activities of the Donatists.

That a general council of bishops should be convened only in cases where it is required by some special matter concerning the entire African Church, otherwise ordinary diocesan councils should be conv

That some cases decided at diocesan councils can be reviewed and decided a second time, and after the decision of the judges elected by mutual agreement, one can no longer turn to another high court.

Resolution to petition the state authorities to appoint 5 executors to distribute them among the different dioceses of the African Church.

On the need to petition the state authorities for the appointment of ecdyks to protect both church interests and the interests of the poor.

On the freedom of action of delegates sent from the council to the imperial court.

That a new diocese can be formed subject to the decision of the episcopal council of the given metropolitan region, chaired by the underlying metropolitan, and the consent of the bishop to allocate fr

On the confirmation of bishops in the territories converting from the Donatists.

About the trial on the complaint against Bishop Maurentius, due to the absence of his accusers.

Message to the Roman Bishop Innocent with a request for the establishment of peace in the Roman and Alexandrian churches in connection with the expulsion of John Chrysostom by Bishop Theophilus and hi

That it is impossible to dissolve a legally concluded marriage on the grounds that the husband or wife has left their spouse.

An order to read in church only those prayers that have been reviewed at councils and approved by the latter for use in church.

That controversial cases arising between members of the clergy can only be resolved in church courts. On the possibility for clergy in exceptional cases to petition the emperor for the appointment of

On the excommunication of clergy belonging to the African Church who went to Italy without permission without a letter of release.

On the prohibition (under threat of excommunication) for bishops to address the imperial court only with the consent of the primacy bishop or metropolitan, and after receiving a special letter to do s

About the delegates sent to the court with a representation against the Donatists and against the pagans.

About the attitude of the bishop to the decision of the ecclesiastical court of his diocese (the ruling of this rule is not clear enough).

That anyone who wants to become a Christian must do so freely, of his own free will, and not through force or necessity.

Against the heresy of Pelagius. About anathema to those who claim that Adam was created mortal regardless of the Fall.

Against the heresy of Pelagius. About anathema to those who reject the need for baptism of infants or those who deny baptism for them for the remission of sins.

Against the heresy of Pelagius. Anathema to those who claim that Divine grace is effective only for the remission of committed sins, but does not provide help beyond that.

Against the heresy of Pelagius. Anathema to those who claim that grace does not give us love and strength to do good.

Against the heresy of Pelagius. Anathema to those who claim that it is possible for a person to fulfill the commandments without the assistance of Divine grace.

Against the heresy of Pelagius. Anathema to those who claim that it is not appropriate to speak about the absence of sins only out of humility, and not out of truth.

Against the heresy of Pelagius. About anathema to those who claim that saints in the Lord's Prayer ask for forgiveness of sins in relation to other people, and not about themselves.

Against the heresy of Pelagius. Anathema to those who claim that saints in the Lord’s Prayer ask for forgiveness of sins only out of humility, and not out of truth.

On the territories of the ministry of bishops, converts and the Donatist heresy.

On the territories of the ministry of bishops, converts and the Donatist heresy.

On the territories of the ministry of bishops, converts and the Donatist heresy.

That no bishop will arbitrarily extend his rights to any nation (territory) that is de facto under the authority of another bishop.

About the need for bishops to use every effort to bring the Donatists into Catholic unity and sanctions for neglecting this.

That after the trial of the elected judges it is no longer possible, under threat of punishment, to appeal to the highest court.

On sanctions for bishops for neglecting the conversion of the Donatists.

On the deprivation of bishopric for false notification of the conversion of the Donatists.

About the appeal procedure for clergy who are not satisfied with the decision of their bishops.

About the possibility for a bishop to tonsure a girl into monasticism before the age of 25, in the case when her chastity is in danger, or when, being near death, she herself, or her parents or guardi

On the election of 3 representatives from each diocese to complete the affairs of this Council.

About the need to elect deputies due to the fact that many bishops complained about the difficulty of continuing to stay in Carthage.

On the prohibition of accepting complaints against clergy from those (clergy and laity) who are excommunicated from church communion.

On the prohibition of accepting complaints against members of the clergy from actors, from persons who bear the stain of dishonor (infamy); from heretics and pagans.

That if someone simultaneously files several complaints against a cleric, and the first of them is refuted, then the accuser should not be allowed to file other complaints.

An order not to accept as witnesses against members of the clergy all those persons who are deprived of the right to file complaints against them.

About the keeping of the secrecy of confession by clergy, which is expressed in depriving the testimony of a bishop of significance in the event that he says that someone confessed to him of a crime h