The Holy Canons Apostolic Canon 1
Canon 1 A bishop is ordained by two or three bishops
Ἱεροὶ Κανόνες τῶν Ἁγίων καὶ Πανσέπτων Ἀποστόλων
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Let a bishop be ordained by two or three bishops.
Ἐπίσκοπος χειροτονείσθω ὑπὸ ἐπισκόπων δύο ἢ τριῶν.
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