On June 12 - 13, 2019, the meeting of the Commission for the Statute and Regulations of the Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church took place. It were discussed the texts of the Regulation of the Central Bodies of the Romanian Orthodox Church and the Regulation of the Administration of Church Goods for the purpose of finalization.

The commission includes members of the Permanent Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church, the Synod Commissioners and specialists (canonists, lawyers) from the Chancellery of the Holy Synod.

According to the statement of His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church "it is very important to have clear, accurate and well-substantiated church laws based on Scripture, patristic writings, canonical tradition and Romanian conciliar Romanian Orthodox tradition"

This year, HG Bishop Ioan Casian took part in the meeting as a member of the Permanent Synod.

"This participation is important because it represents the conciliar principle of the Orthodox Church. At the same time, although these regulations are formulated in the context of Romanian law, they are based on the general principles on which the entire functioning of the institutions that make up the Orthodox Church and which are common regardless of the regional legislative specificity. Review and adaptation come from the desire to promote the mission of the Church within the new legislative contexts effectively, consistently with the scriptural, patristic and canonical values ​​that would ensure a renewed work of the Church in the social, cultural and political conditions of the society of today.”

The work of the Commission ended on Thursday.