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Canon 17

De his uero clericis, qui sub qualibit occansione aut condicione in aliorum ciuitatebus uel terreturiis crediderint inmorandum, ne ad ullum clericatus honorem absque sui episcopi scripto adque consensu debeant promouiri.

(ed. de Clercq 1963: 121)

Canon 17

Clerics, who would under whatever circumstances or by whatever reason consider moving to other cities or territories should not dare to be promoted to any clerical honour without their bishop's writing [i.e. written permission] and consent.

(trans. J. Szafranowski)

Place of event:

Region

Gaul

City

Orléans

About the source:

Title: The Third Council of Orléans, Concilium Aurelianense III anno 538
Origin: Orléans (Gaul)
Denomination: Catholic/Nicene/Chalcedonian

This council convened on 7 May 538 in Orléans gathered five metropolitans, fourteen other bishops, and seven presbyters representing their bishops. They all came from the kingdoms of Childebert I or Theuderic I. No bishop from the kingdom of Clothar I participated. Apart from the Council of Agde (AD 506), this is the only one from this period that gathered a metropolitan bishop from every region represented in the synod by a bishop or a presbyter. The council was presided by metropolitan bishop of Lyon, all of whose suffragans were present. Similarly, all bishops from the metropolitan province of Rouen attended the synod.

Edition:

C. de Clercq ed., Concilia Galliae a. 511-a. 695, Corpus Christianorum. Series Latina 148 A, Turnhout 1963.

Translation:

J. Gaudemet, B. Basdevant, Les canons des conciles mérovingiens VIe-VIIe siècles, Sources chrétiennes 353, Paris 1989.

Categories:

Travel and change of residence

Former ecclesiastical career - Unspecified clerical grade

Described by a title - Clericus

Public law - Ecclesiastical

Relation with - Bishop/Monastic superior

Please quote this record referring to its author, database name, number, and, if possible, stable URL: J. Szafranowski, Presbyters in the Late Antique West, ER1316, http://www.presbytersproject.ihuw.pl/index.php?id=6&SourceID=1316