The Inter-Orthodox Preparatory Commission -- which met in Chambesy, Switzerland December 9-17, 2009 -- announced today that for Orthodox Churches to be granted autocephaly, Constantinople must issue a Tomos of Autocephaly to be signed by the Ecumenical Patriarch and verified by the signatures of the Primates of Orthodox Churches invited for it by the Ecumenical Patriarch.
It is unknown at the present time what ramifications this has on the United States with its plurality of jurisdictions, some of which already claim autocephalous or autonomous status.
The question of the contents of the Tomos and the signing procedure will be considered additionally at the next meeting of the Inter-Orthodox Preparatory Commission.
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