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On the procedure for the installation and confirmation of a bishop.
It is most appropriate for all bishops of the metropolitan region to appoint a bishop. If this is difficult, either due to circumstances constraining them, or due to the distance of the journey, then at least three must gather in one place, provided that those absent give their consent by expressing it through letters, and then let the ordination take place. Approval of these actions must be granted in each region to its metropolitan.
Greek original
Ἐπίσκοπον προσήκει μάλιστα μὲν ὑπὸ πάντων τῶν ἐν τῇ ἐπαρχίᾳ καθίστασθαι· εἰ δὲ δυσχερὲς εἴη τὸ τοιοῦτο, ἢ διὰ κατεπείγουσαν ἀνάγκην, ἢ διὰ μῆκος ὁδοῦ, ἐξ ἅπαντος τρεῖς ἐπὶ τὸ αὐτὸ συναγομένους, συμψήφων γινομένων καὶ τῶν ἀπόντων, καὶ συντιθεμένων διὰ γραμμάτων, τότε τὴν χειροτονίαν ποιεῖσθαι· τὸ δὲ κῦρος τῶν γενομένων δίδοσθαι καθ᾿ ἑκάστην ἐπαρχίαν τῷ μητροπολίτῃ.
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