The Holy Canons Nicaea I Canon 7
Canon 7 The bishop of Aelia keeps his customary honour
Κανόνες τῆς ἐν Νικαίᾳ Ἁγίας καὶ Οἰκουμενικῆς Α´ Συνόδου
The First Ecumenical Council · Nicaea, 325 · convened by the emperor Constantine · First Ecumenical Council: Nicaea I (325) on the map
Since custom has prevailed, and ancient tradition, that the bishop in Aelia be honoured, let him have the consequent honour, the proper dignity being preserved to the metropolis.
Ἐπειδὴ συνήθεια κεκράτηκε, καὶ παράδοσις ἀρχαία, ὥστε τὸν ἐν Αἰλίᾳ ἐπίσκοπον τιμᾶσθαι, ἐχέτω τὴν ἀκολουθίαν τῆς τιμῆς· τῇ μητροπόλει σῳζομένου τοῦ οἰκείου ἀξιώματος.
The First Ecumenical Council, the canons
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