Synod of Bishops

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Various news sources note that the “heads” of the Eastern Catholic Churches are “ex-officio” members of the Extraordinary Synod to be held in Rome next month. I know this includes the Patriarchs and Major Archbishops. Does it include the heads of Churches of “lesser” status, such as the Metropolitans of the Ruthenians or Ethiopians?
 
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I’m not sure, but the Vatican website does list all of the Synod participants in today’s Daily Bulletin:

press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/bollettino/pubblico/2014/09/09/0620/01369.html

It does list the Ethiopians and Ruthenians among all the oriental Catholic Churches, so it seems to me that the answer to your question is “Yes”.
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Thanks. It states that there are 13 ex-officio Chiese Orientali, so that would have to be the 6 patriarchs, 4 major archbishops, and 3 metropolitans (Ruthenian, Slovak, Ethiopian). It looks like it is only the heads of those Churches *sui iuris * which are large enough to have a synod or council of hierarchs. If all ritual Churches sui iuris are indeed true Churches in a communion, why wouldn’t the heads of the remaining, smaller churches have the same voice?

I’m glad the Eastern Synods are listed first before the Latin episcopal conferences.
 
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Thanks. It states that there are 13 ex-officio Chiese Orientali, so that would have to be the 6 patriarchs, 4 major archbishops, and 3 metropolitans (Ruthenian, Slovak, Ethiopian). It looks like it is only the heads of those Churches *sui iuris * which are large enough to have a synod or council of hierarchs. If all ritual Churches sui iuris are indeed true Churches in a communion, why wouldn’t the heads of the remaining, smaller churches have the same voice?

I’m glad the Eastern Synods are listed first before the Latin episcopal conferences.
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You’ll have to ask someone higher up on the hierarchical food chain than me. :o It is a good question.
 
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