Tomos (Eastern Orthodox Church)
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A ( gr , τόμος, lit=section', 'part of', 'part which is cut, translit=tomos) in the
Eastern Orthodox Church The Eastern Orthodox Church, also called the Orthodox Church, is the second-largest Christian church, with approximately 220 million baptized members. It operates as a communion of autocephalous churches, each governed by its bishops via ...
is a
decree A decree is a legal proclamation, usually issued by a head of state (such as the president of a republic or a monarch), according to certain procedures (usually established in a constitution). It has the force of law. The particular term used ...
of the head of a particular Eastern Orthodox church on certain matters (such as the level of dependence of an autonomous church from its
mother church Mother church or matrice is a term depicting the Christian Church as a mother in her functions of nourishing and protecting the believer. It may also refer to the primary church of a Christian denomination or diocese, i.e. a cathedral or a metropo ...
). is a Greek word; it can be literally translated as 'a section'. "In the narrower meaning in Orthodox church terminology, a tomos is ..a scroll or a small book, but one with a very specific purpose — it codifies a decision by a
Holy Synod In several of the autocephalous Eastern Orthodox churches and Eastern Catholic Churches, the patriarch or head bishop is elected by a group of bishops called the Holy Synod. For instance, the Holy Synod is a ruling body of the Georgian Orthodox C ...
, or council of Orthodox bishops." The translation of the word in English is ''document''.


See also

* * Tomos dated 29 June 1850 *
Canon law of the Eastern Orthodox Church The canon law of the Eastern Orthodox Church consists of the ecclesiastical regulations recognised by the authorities of the Eastern Orthodox Church, together with the discipline, study, and practice of Eastern Orthodox jurisprudence. In the Ea ...


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* Documents Canon law of the Eastern Orthodox Church {{Eastern-Orthodoxy-stub