Folia Theologica et Canonica 7. 29/21 (2018)

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SZABOLCS ANZELM SZUROMI, O.Praem.

ing of the deacon-presbyter-bishop hierarchical order (i.e. the proper authority of bishops). On the one hand the peculiarities of the certain degrees were not defined exactly in early centuries (i.e. in the conciliar canons, early collections, and patristic writings). On the other hand, we can see clearly the close connection between the bishop and the colleagueship of presbyters.