RESOLUTION of the Blessed Bishops’ Council of the Russian Orthodox Church on the Ecclesiastical Court

The Blessed Bishops’ Council of the Russian Orthodox Church, having discussed the draft Statute on Ecclesiastical Court, resolved:

1. that the Statute with the attached Ecclesiastical Judge’s Oath and Witness’s Oath be approved.

2. that the proper amendments to the Statute of the Russian Orthodox Church be approved.

3. that the Ecclesiastical Court composed of the following persons be approved:

Metropolitan Isidor of Yekaterinodar and Kuban – chairman;

Metropolitan Onufry of Chernovtsy and Bukovina – deputy chairman;

Archbishop Yevlogy of Vladimir and Suzdal;

Archbishop Feodosy of Polotsk and Globokoe;

Bishop Alexander of Dmitrov – secretary.

PATRIARH ALEXY OF MOSCOW AND ALL RUSSIA

Members of the Presidium of the Bishops’ Council:

METROPOLITYAN BLADIMIR OF KIEV AND ALL UKRAINE

METROPOLITAN DANIEL OF TOKYO AND ALL JAPAN

METROPOLITAN VLADIMIR OF ST. PETERSBURG AND LADOGA

METROPOLITAN FILARET OF MINSK AND SLUTSK, PATRIARCHAL EXARCH OF ALL BELARUS

METROPOLITAN JUVENALY OF KRUTUSY AND KOLOMNA

METROPOLITAN KIRILL OF SMOLENSK AND KALNINIGRAD, CHAIRMAN OF THE DEPRTMENT FOR EXTERNAL CHURCH RELATIONS

METROPOLITAN CLEMENT OF KALUGA AND BOROVSK, CHANCELLOR OF THE MOSCOW PATRIARCHATE

METROPOLITAN VLADIMIR OF KISHINEV AND AL MOLDOVA

METROPOLITAN HILARION OF EASTERN AMERICA AND NEW YORK, FIRST HIERARCH OF THE RUSSIAN CHURCH ABROAD

METROPOLITAN VLADIMIR OF TASHKENT AND CENTRAL ASIA

METROPOLITAN ALEXANDER OF RIGA AND ALL LATVIA

METROPOLITAN KORNILY OF TALLIN AND ALL ESTONIA

ARCHBISHOP INNOKENTY OF KORSUN

ARCHBISHOP IOANN OF BELGOROD AND STARY OSKOL

ARCHBISHOP KIRILL OF YAROSLAVL AND ROSTOV