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| Volume 6 Number 15 - Tuesday, April 13th, 2004 |
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Important Statement on the Self-Rule Status of our Archdiocese
Holy Thursday-
April 8, 2004 -
Unfortunately,
there has been some recent and isolated activity
that has caused some people to question the
self-rule status that was granted to this
Archdiocese by His Beatitude Patriarch IGNATIUS IV
and the Holy Synod of Antioch in October, 2003.
It should be known without hesitation or
reservation, that our self-rule status is final,
and that we are proceeding with all due diligence
to implement this self-rule status. Proposed
Diocesan boundaries have been drawn, and detailed
documents have been written that specify the
Rights and Responsibilities of both the
Metropolitan, and the Diocesan Bishops under this
new structure. We are working on the drafting of
amendments to our Constitution that will implement
self-rule. All of this work will culminate in our
historic Special Convention, to be held in
Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania, during the weekend of July 16-18,
2004. At that Special Convention, we will approve
the amended constitution, present the Diocesan
structure, and the entire General Assembly of
clergy and laity will nominate candidates who will
stand for election as new Diocesan Bishops. We
continue to enjoy the best relations with our
beloved Patriarch IGNATIUS IV and the Mother
Church of Antioch. May God bless our efforts to
move forward in a positive way for the
Glorification of His Holy Name. |
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