According to the “Organization and Working Procedure of the Holy and Great Council of the Orthodox Church“, adopted by the Primates of the Local Orthodox Churches at their Synaxis, which was held 21-28 January 2016 in Chambésy, the Council “is convened by His All-Holiness, the Ecumenical Patriarch, with the consent of Their Beatitudes, the Primates of all the universally recognized autocephalous Local Orthodox Churches“. By the same governing body, consisting of ALL Primates of the Orthodox Church (and those who were not able to attend were represented by officially authorized delegates) came to the consensus agreement that the Holy and Great Synod of the Orthodox Church to be held […]