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I've been thinking about canon law outside the former Roman/Byzantine Empire and how that translates to differing hierarchical structures. Specifically, I'm wondering about the relationships between different local Churches. Since I know little dynamics, here are 3 basic questions:
1. Do any (or all) OO communions have some type of provincial system or other hierarchical grouping whereby one bishop is "first among equals" or in a semi-supervisory role over other nearby bishops?
2. Is there any appeal system for local or synodal verdicts, in any of the OO communions, and do any cross national/ethnic boundaries?
3. For missionary Churches that become largely independent (thinking more of first-millennium situations), does the new local Church have full "autocephaly" or is there some mandatory connection back to another Church (eg, when ordaining ruling bishops)?
Thanks!
1. Do any (or all) OO communions have some type of provincial system or other hierarchical grouping whereby one bishop is "first among equals" or in a semi-supervisory role over other nearby bishops?
2. Is there any appeal system for local or synodal verdicts, in any of the OO communions, and do any cross national/ethnic boundaries?
3. For missionary Churches that become largely independent (thinking more of first-millennium situations), does the new local Church have full "autocephaly" or is there some mandatory connection back to another Church (eg, when ordaining ruling bishops)?
Thanks!