Egyptian Coptic Church puts dioceses under specialised committees
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Youm7
The new regulations for bishops of the Egyptian Coptic Orthodox Church make specialised committees the foundation of diocesan management. They thus rule out management based on individual decisions and personal initiatives, according to the Egyptian daily Al-Youm Al-Sabea.
The Egyptian Coptic Orthodox Church plans to manage dioceses through councils and specialised committees rather than through individual decisions by the bishop, according to the regulations for bishops of the Coptic Orthodox Church. The bishop remains the chief official responsible for the diocese, but leads a team tasked with studying various matters and making proposals.
These committees also monitor the implementation of plans and coordinate the spiritual and administrative aspects of diocesan service. The system is intended to promote collective work and better use of the Church’s human and organisational resources, continuing a model of diocesan management that also places prayer at the centre of ecclesial life.
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