tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73042886598650075.post295860480458724763..comments2024-03-18T19:31:43.125-05:00Comments on Byzantine, Texas: Holy Toledo! A surprise synodal selection for the SouthByzantine, TXhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17845681957622343484noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73042886598650075.post-20724862795281843572016-04-05T10:00:42.277-05:002016-04-05T10:00:42.277-05:00The Bulgarian Orthodox Diocese of Toledo is rather...The Bulgarian Orthodox Diocese of Toledo is rather small, I imagine the overwhelming part of this equation for Bishop Alexander will be the Diocese of Dallas :-). It makes sense to combine oversight though, the Bulgarian Orthodox Diocese is a little small to be funding a bishop. (The Albanian Orthodox Diocese of Boston - the OCA's other small ethnic diocese - also has a ruling hierarch who does double duty, in its case with the territorial Diocese of Boston and New England.)Jon Marchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17906335382429497204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73042886598650075.post-18610805298754574802016-04-01T14:06:33.018-05:002016-04-01T14:06:33.018-05:00Faculties* Faculties* rhartschttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02005412818602247908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73042886598650075.post-28467233593078288342016-03-31T21:57:10.766-05:002016-03-31T21:57:10.766-05:00The Holy Synod as the Supreme Canonical Authority ...The Holy Synod as the Supreme Canonical Authority in the church is the only body with the facilities to appoint a bishop to a diocese also they have the authority to establish, combine, or suppress any diocese, also the Bulgarian diocese is not a territorial church but rather an ethnic diocese with parishes in the mid west, Canada , and California rhartschttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02005412818602247908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73042886598650075.post-30524642021706670272016-03-31T08:50:51.368-05:002016-03-31T08:50:51.368-05:00But how can +Alexander be Bishop of BOTH Toledo an...But how can +Alexander be Bishop of BOTH Toledo and Dallas? Isn't that noncanonical?Athanasiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13107488973500025470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73042886598650075.post-42051393877078013442016-03-30T21:43:19.113-05:002016-03-30T21:43:19.113-05:00Not really. After what Rod Dreher wrote the synod ...Not really. After what Rod Dreher wrote the synod felt it needed to get somebody down there fast. Why not somebody very close to the dept of external affairs.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03029929074334954707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73042886598650075.post-37723199363300567332016-03-30T17:43:14.176-05:002016-03-30T17:43:14.176-05:00This seems kind of out of left field...
?This seems kind of out of left field...<br /><br />?Steve Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04448197527704114806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73042886598650075.post-75999435480220294312016-03-30T17:21:52.255-05:002016-03-30T17:21:52.255-05:00What will become of Archimandrite Gerasim?What will become of Archimandrite Gerasim?Jason Gagnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06600553384258780937noreply@blogger.com