Recently, a statement was published in social networks by Bishop Qais of Erzurum, Vicar of Patriarch John X of Antioch, claiming that Orthodox churches could convene an all-Orthodox Council without the participation of Patriarch Bartholomew, aiming to dismiss the latter.
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This handout picture taken and released by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Service on Jan. 5, 2019 shows Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I signing the "Tomos" decree of autocephaly of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church at the Patriarchal Church of St George in Istanbul.
