Canon 28

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Canon 28 is a decree of the Council of Chalcedon that elevated the See of Constantinople to a position of primacy second only to Rome, reshaping the hierarchy of the early Christian Church.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf canon
canon of the Council of Chalcedon
ecclesiastical decree
adoptedBy Council of Chalcedon
affectedJurisdictionOver Asian dioceses
Pontic dioceses
Thracian dioceses
alsoKnownAs 28th Canon of Chalcedon
authorityType canonical authority in Eastern Christianity
basisForPrimacy political importance of Constantinople
changedHierarchy placed Constantinople immediately after Rome in honor
concerns jurisdictional boundaries in the East
order of precedence among patriarchal sees
controversy challenged traditional prerogatives of the See of Alexandria
challenged traditional prerogatives of the See of Antioch
councilNumber 28th canon of the Council of Chalcedon
dateAdopted 451
describedConstantinopleAs New Rome
elevatedSee See of Constantinople
followedPrinciple civil importance of cities reflected in ecclesiastical rank
grantedRank second place after the See of Rome
grantedRights ordination of metropolitans in certain dioceses to the See of Constantinople
historicalSignificance reshaped the hierarchy of the early Christian Church
strengthened the institutional position of the See of Constantinople
impactOnConstantinople enhanced prestige and jurisdiction of the Constantinopolitan patriarch
impactOnRome perceived as encroaching on Roman primacy
influenced ecclesiological debates between Eastern and Western Churches
later disputes over papal primacy
language Greek
legalNature conciliar decree
linkedToTitle Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople
opposedBy Pope Leo I
partOf Council of Chalcedon
placeAdopted Chalcedon
receivedBy Eastern Orthodox Church
receptionStatusInEasternOrthodoxy accepted
receptionStatusInRomanCatholicChurch not fully accepted
region Eastern Roman Empire
relatedTo Canon 3 of the First Council of Constantinople
subject church hierarchy
ecclesiastical primacy
status of the See of Constantinople
textCharacter disciplinary canon
tradition Chalcedonian Christianity

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Council of Chalcedon
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