Deposition Of A Patriarch
Definition
Without the consent of the Eastern patriarchs, the independent proclamation of the Russian Metropolitan as Patriarch would be illegal; likewise, the replacement of Job by Ignatius was uncanonical because Job ‘was neither deposed, nor even deprived of his dignity.‘
Episodes
Related Concepts
- Canonical Legality Of Patriarchal Elevation
Biblical References
- 1 Samuel 16 (implicit allusion, anointing of David) — The Lord said to Samuel, “How long do you intend to mourn for Saul? I have rejected him as king over Israel. Fill your horn with olive oil and go. I am sending you to Jesse in Bethlehem, for I have selected a king for my
- Matthew 16:18 (implicit ecclesiological foundation of the patriarchal office) — *And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overpower it. *