Before the opening of the Consecrated Council, the opening rite with seven bows was performed and the troparion and kontakion to the Holy Life-Giving Trinity were sung. Thereafter, His Eminence Metropolitan Leontie addressed all those present with a welcoming speech and declared the Council session open.
Following the election of the presidium, His Eminence Metropolitan Leontie blessed the rapporteur to read the agenda.
RESOLUTION
1. Report of the Primate of the Church, Metropolitan Leontie of Belokrinitsa, on the spiritual life of the Belokrinitsa Metropolis.
1.1. To take note of the report of the Primate of the Church and to express profound Christian gratitude to His Eminence Metropolitan Leontie for his labours.
2. On the discrepancy between the draft version and the original Council protocols (according to the report of the Slava Diocese dated 16 April 2026).
2.1. To take note of the report of the Slava Diocese and the statement of the diocesan adviser of the Slava Diocese, Hiero-Archdeacon Amfilohie (Chioc), which he read following the report.
2.2. To recognise as authentic and binding the text of the Resolution of the Consecrated Council dated 23 October 2025 in the copy signed by the Council members at the meeting.
2.3. To regard item 5.1 of the Resolution of 23 October 2025 as valid in the wording of the signed copy: “To definitively confirm the deposition from holy orders of the former priest Vasile (Moroi), decided at the previous Consecrated Council of 15 May 2025.”
2.4. To recognise subsections 7.3 and 7.4 of the published version as not having been adopted by the Consecrated Council and as having no force as conciliar resolutions.
2.5. Henceforth, at meetings of the Consecrated Council, the draft and the original protocol shall be prepared simultaneously; the draft shall be signed by all members of the Council, while the original shall be printed, read aloud and signed on behalf of the Council by His Eminence Metropolitan Leontie, all the bishops and the secretaries of the Council.
2.6. To take note that the printer for the Secretariat of the Consecrated Council has already been purchased by the Slava Diocese. The other dioceses of the Metropolis shall jointly purchase, from common funds, one shared laptop for the Metropolis, which, like the printer, shall be kept by the Metropolis for the proper functioning of the Secretariat during meetings of the Consecrated Council.
3. On the establishment of the Episcopal Court of the Belokrinitsa Metropolis.
3.1. On the proposal of the Primate of the Church, His Eminence Metropolitan Leontie, by the unanimous decision of the entire Consecrated Council, to establish an ecclesiastical judicial body — the Episcopal Court of the Belokrinitsa Metropolis.
3.2. The Episcopal Court shall consist of: all serving bishops of the Church, headed by the Primate, His Eminence Metropolitan Leontie, as President; one priest from each diocese, at the discretion of the ruling bishop of the respective diocese; and the secretaries of the Consecrated Council: Archpriest Ioan (Bordeanu), Hiero-Archdeacon Amfilohie (Chioc) and Protodeacon Feodor (Afanasov).
3.3. The jurisdiction of the Episcopal Court shall include the examination of spiritual cases of particular importance involving members of the clergy — bishops, priests and deacons — as well as complex spiritual cases concerning Orthodox laypersons.
4. Report of the Spiritual Commission on its visit to the parishes of the American Diocese for the clarification of diocesan matters.
4.1. To take note of the report of the Spiritual Commission, prepared by His Grace Bishop Ghenadie, and to express profound Christian gratitude to the members of the Commission for their labours in visiting the parishes of the American Diocese and for all that the Commission accomplished.
5. On the state of affairs in the American Diocese.
5.1. To take note of the report of His Eminence Archbishop Sofronie, which he read personally, and of the subsequent addresses by Priest Vasile (Volkov), His Eminence Archbishop Paisei and Priest Pavel (Vasile).
5.2. Priest Porfirie (Toran) asked His Eminence Archbishop Sofronie for forgiveness, and the Archbishop forgave and blessed him. An address by Priest Alexandru (Toran) followed.
5.3. Until the next ordinary Consecrated Council, the American Diocese shall remain under the omophorion of the Primate of the Church, His Eminence Metropolitan Leontie.
5.4. To remind the secretary of St Nicholas Parish, Onisim Kalugin, of his obligation to send to the Metropolis the official documents certifying ownership rights over the parish's immovable property.
5.5. All parishes of the Belokrinitsa Metropolis shall incorporate into their founding documents (or amend them accordingly) a provision stating that their supreme ecclesiastical authority is the Orthodox Old Rite Church in Romania, whose Statute they recognise and to which they submit.
6. On the holding of jubilee celebrations dedicated to:
– the 180th anniversary of Metropolitan Ambrose's accession and the restoration of the hierarchy;
– the 30th anniversary of the canonisation of Metropolitan Ambrose;
– the 30th anniversary of the elevation of His Eminence Leontie, Archbishop of Belokrinitsa and Bucharest and Metropolitan of All Old Orthodox Christians, to the dignity of Metropolitan and Primate of the Belokrinitsa Metropolis;
– the 80th anniversary of the official recognition and confirmation by the Romanian State of the Orthodox Old Rite Church in Romania.
6.1. All the aforementioned jubilee celebrations shall be held at the Parish of the Ascension of the Lord in Bucharest, on the day of its winter patronal feast, 12 November 2026 (New Style), on the commemoration of St Ambrose, the first Primate of Belokrinitsa.
6.2. To repeal subsections 3.4 and 3.4.1 of the Resolution of the Consecrated Council of 23 October 2014 and restore the historical title of the Primate of the Church: “Archbishop of Belokrinitsa and Metropolitan of All Old Orthodox Christians.”
7. On examining the admissibility of icon painting by persons of the female sex.
7.1. To recognise icon painting by persons of the female sex as permissible on equal terms with persons of the male sex, subject to the following requirements.
7.2. An icon painter, whether male or female, must lead a worthy Christian life and, above all, have a spiritual father — a priest of our Church — with whom the painter regularly confesses.
7.3. An icon painter must obtain written blessing from his or her spiritual father to paint Orthodox Old Rite icons.
7.4. With the written blessing of the spiritual father, the icon painter shall approach the ruling bishop of his or her diocese and, presenting that letter and samples of his or her icon-painting work, request the bishop's blessing for icon painting.
8. Report of Archpriest Afanasie and Priest Petru of the village of Novenkoe, dated 10 September 2026, requesting canonical measures concerning Priest Vasile of the town of Cernavodă, who performed weddings within the third and fifth degrees of kinship.
8.1. To take note of the reports of Archpriest Afanasie (Gavrilă) and Priest Petru (Evtei), presenting instances of prohibited weddings. Priest Vasile (Varona) was heard by the Council; he asked for forgiveness and repented.
8.2. Weddings solemnised within prohibited degrees of kinship, contrary to Canon 54 of the Sixth Ecumenical Council and the Kormchaia Book, namely: in the third degree of kinship between Tudor Dumitru and Grigore Mirela; in the fifth degree of kinship between Leon Alexandru and Șatoca Larisa; and in the sixth degree of kinship between Iustin and Elena, as presented by His Eminence Archbishop Sofronie (item 6 of his report), are to be declared unlawful and prohibited.
8.3. Priest Vasile (Varona) is henceforth prohibited from administering the Sacrament of Matrimony.
8.4. No persons from other parishes shall be married without written certification from their spiritual fathers and written certification from the priest of the parish where the bridegroom and bride reside.
8.5. In the event of non-compliance with this decision, the cleric shall be subject to punishment in accordance with the rules of the Holy Church, at the discretion of the ruling bishop or of the Council.
9. Report of former Priest Vasile (Moroi), dated 4 September 2026, addressed to the Council of Bishops of the Belokrinitsa Metropolis.
9.1. To refer the appeal of former Priest Vasile (Moroi) for examination by the newly established Episcopal Court of the Belokrinitsa Metropolis.
9.2. To submit the decision of the Episcopal Court to the Consecrated Council for approval.
10. Request by Priest Nicola (Bobkov) to be received under the omophorion of His Eminence Metropolitan Leontie.
10.1. To receive Priest Nicola (Bobkov) under the omophorion of the Primate of the Church, His Eminence Metropolitan Leontie, and temporarily to bless his ministry at St Nicholas Parish in the village of Nikolaevsk.
11. Other spiritual and administrative matters.
11.1. To take note of the petition of the Committee of Holy Trinity Parish in Amorebieta (Spain), submitted by the parish delegates, as well as the petition of the Committee of St Nicholas Parish in Turin (Italy), dated 26 September 2026.
11.2. To release His Eminence Archbishop Sofronie from the administration of the Western European Diocese because of the great distance involved.
11.3. To transfer the Western European Diocese, as well as the Baltic Diocese, which until now had been under the direct administration of His Eminence Metropolitan Leontie, to the administration of His Eminence Archbishop Flavian.
11.4. Accordingly, to establish the titles: His Eminence Sofronie — Archbishop of Australia; His Eminence Flavian — Archbishop of Slava and Europe.
11.5. To entrust the resolution of the matters raised in the petitions from the parishes in Amorebieta and Turin to the ruling bishop, His Eminence Archbishop Flavian.
Following the discussion and adoption of decisions on all items of the agenda, His Eminence Metropolitan Leontie thanked all those present for their spiritual assistance and declared the Consecrated Council closed.
The opening rite with seven bows was performed and the irmos of the ninth ode of the canon for the Feast of Pentecost, “Rejoice, O Queen”, was sung.