Church Law & Documents

1. ክፍል አንድ — ጠቅላላ ድንጋጌዎች እና መሠረታዊ መርሖች13 articles
   • ምዕራፍ አንድ — ጠቅላላ ድንጋጌዎች 4
   • ምዕራፍ ሁለት — መሠረታዊ መርሖች 9
2. ክፍል ሁለት — ስለ ቅዱስ ሲኖዶስ16 articles
   • ምዕራፍ አንድ — ጠቅላላ ጉዳዮች 3
   • ምዕራፍ ሁለት — የቅዱስ ሲኖዶስ አሠራር 5
   • ምዕራፍ ሦስት — የቅዱስ ሲኖዶስ ጽ/ቤት እና ዋና ጸሓፊ 5
   • ምዕራፍ አራት — ቋሚ ሲኖዶስ 3
3. ክፍል ሦስት — ስለ ቅዱስ ፓትርያርክ7 articles
4. ክፍል አራት — ስለ ኤጲስ ቆጶሳት7 articles
5. ክፍል አምስት — ስለ መንበረ ፓትርያርክ ጠቅላይ ቤተ ክህነት6 articles
6. ክፍል ስድስት — ስለ መንበረ ጵጵስና አህጉረ ስብከት8 articles
7. ክፍል ሰባት — ልዩ ልዩ ድንጋጌዎች5 articles

Part and chapter headings are listed as they appear in the printed text. The individual article headings wrap across lines in the original typesetting, so rather than risk publishing a mangled Amharic heading we are having them transcribed and checked by a native speaker before they go up here.

1. Chapter One — General
   1. Short Title
   2. Definitions
2. Chapter Two — Common Provisions for Parish Councils Established and Yet to be Established at Different Levels
   1. Establishment of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church Parish Council
   2. Structure of Parish Councils
   3. Objective of the Parish Council
   4. Functions of the Parish Council
3. Chapter Three — Parish Council of the Local Church
   1. Formation and Structure of Local Church Parish Council
   2. Work Implementation of the Local Church’s Parish Council
   3. Function and Implementation of the Electoral Committee
   4. Members of the Parish Administrative Council (Executive Committee) of the Local Church
   5. Amendment, Invalidation and Ratification of Election and Tenure of Elects
   6. Powers and Functions of the Local Church Parish Administrative Council
   7. Power and Function of the Local Parish Church Administrator
   8. Power and Function of Deputy Chairperson of the Local Church Parish Administrative Council
   9. Administration of Monasteries and Procedure of Taking Vow
4. Chapter Four — The Office and Work Units of the Local Church Parish Council
   1. Establishment of the Office and Work Units of the Local Church Parish Council
   2. Power and Function of the Secretary General of the Local Church Parish Council
   3. Duty and Responsibility of Evangelical Service Unit
   4. Duty and Responsibility of Spiritual Education Unit
   5. Duty and Responsibility of the Clergy Service Unit
   6. Duty and Responsibility of Sunday School Unit
   7. Duty and Responsibility of Planning and Development Unit
   8. Duty and Responsibility of Charitable Works Unit
   9. Duty and Responsibility of Legal Affairs Unit
   10. Duty and Responsibility of Ecclesiastical Objects and Heritage Unit
   11. Duty and Responsibility of Finance Unit
   12. Duty and Responsibility of Treasury
   13. Duty and Responsibility of Supervision Unit
   14. Responsibility of Construction, Maintenance and Renovation Unit
   15. Duty and Responsibility of Statistics Unit
5. Chapter Five — Office and Units of Woreda (District) Parish Council
   1. Power and Function of Office and Units of Woreda (District) Parish Council
   2. Members of the Woreda Parish Council
   3. Power and Function of the Woreda Parish Council
   4. Members of the Woreda Parish Administrative Council (Executive Committee)
   5. Powers and Functions of the Woreda Parish Administrative Council
   6. Office of the Woreda Diocese
   7. Powers and Functions of Manager of the Woreda Diocese
6. Chapter Six — Power and Function of the Units of the Archbishopric Diocese Parish Council
   1. Formation and Organization of the Archbishopric Diocese
   2. Members of the Archbishopric Diocese Parish Council
   3. Powers and Functions of the Archbishopric Diocese Parish Council
   4. Members of the Archbishopric Diocese Parish Administrative Council
   5. Powers and Functions of the Archbishopric Diocese Parish Administrative Council
   6. The Archbishopric Diocese Office
   7. Powers and Functions of the Diocese Archbishop
   8. Powers and Functions of the Diocese Manager
7. Chapter Seven — The Patriarchate General Parish Council
   1. Formation and Structure of the Patriarchate General Parish Council
   2. Members of the Patriarchate General Parish Council
   3. Powers and Functions of the Patriarchate General Parish Council
   4. Members of the Patriarchate General Parish Administrative Council
   5. Powers and Functions of the Patriarchate General Parish Administrative Council
   6. Office of the Patriarchate Head Diocese
   7. Powers and Functions of the Patriarch
   8. Power and Function of the General Manager of the Head Diocese
   9. Deputy General Manager of the Head Diocese
8. Chapter Eight — Miscellaneous Provisions
   1. Management Procedure and Additional Meeting Time of Parish Councils
   2. Miscellaneous Revenues of the Parish Council
   3. Miscellaneous Expenses of the Parish Church
   4. Registration and Management of Property and Heritages
   5. Appointed, Hired and Volunteer Church Servants
   6. Rights and Obligations of Clergies and Other Workers of the Parish Church
   7. Rights and Obligations of the Faithful of the Parish Church
   8. Determining the Number of Serving Clergies
   9. Decision Against Violation of This Ecclesiastical Constitution (Qale Awadee)
   10. Implementation Procedure
   11. Scope of Implementation
   12. Amendment of the Bylaws
   13. Effective Period of the Ecclesiastical Constitution

Article headings are given in the wording of the English volume. Both volumes are the same fourth revision.