Synod of the Romanian Church: Tomos on the recognition of autocephaly must be signed by all Primates of the Orthodox Churches

On February 9, 2023, the Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church approved the recognition of the autocephaly of the Macedonian Orthodox Church by the Patriarch of Serbia. This is reported by Basilica.ro.

“The Holy Synod of the Mother Church is the canonical authority that can grant autocephaly to the Daughter Church through the synodal Tomos signed by the Primate of the Mother Church together with all the bishops of this Holy Synod. The recognition of the new autocephaly belongs to the entire Orthodox Church, achieved by the Tomos on the recognition of autocephaly, signed without any distinction by all the Primates of the autocephalous Orthodox Churches in the order of the Diptychs at the Council of the Primates of the Orthodox Churches.

“Given this information, the Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church respected the decision of the Ecumenical Patriarchate to accept hierarchs, clerics, monastics and believers into Eucharistic communion under the shepherd of Archbishop Stefan and to allow the Patriarchate of Serbia to settle administrative issues between the two Churches,” the decision of the Holy Synod says.