The Holy Canons Apostolic Canon 58
Canon 58 Bishops and presbyters who neglect clergy and people
Ἱεροὶ Κανόνες τῶν Ἁγίων καὶ Πανσέπτων Ἀποστόλων
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A bishop or presbyter who neglects the clergy or the people, and does not instruct them in piety, let him be excommunicated; and if he persists in the neglect and sloth, let him be deposed.
Ἐπίσκοπος, ἢ πρεσβύτερος, ἀμελῶν τοῦ κλήρου ἢ τοῦ λαοῦ, καὶ μὴ παιδεύων αὐτοὺς τὴν εὐσέβειαν, ἀφοριζέσθω· ἐπιμένων δὲ τῇ ἀμελείᾳ καὶ ῥᾳθυμίᾳ, καθαιρείσθω.
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