Canon LXXVIII.
(Greek lxxxi.)
Of the Church of Hippo-Diarrhytus.
It
further seemed good that
since the destitution of the Church of Hippo-Diarrhytus should no
longer be neglected, and the churches there are retained by those who
have declined the infamous communion of Equitius, that certain bishops
be sent from the present council, viz.: Reginus, Alypius,
Augustine, Maternus, Theasius, Evodius, Placian, Urban, Valerius,
Ambivius, Fortunatus, Quodvultdeus, Honoratus, Januarius, Aptus,
Honoratus, Ampelius, Victorian, Evangelus and Rogation; and when those
had been gathered together, and those had been corrected who with
culpable pertinacity were of opinion that this flight of the same
Equitius should be waited for, let a bishop be ordained for them by the
vote of all. But if these should not be willing to consider
peace, let them not prevent the choosing for ordination of a bishop,
for the advantage of the church which has been so long destitute.
Notes.
Ancient Epitome of Canon
LXXVIII.
It seemed good that, after Equitius had been condemned
by the universal vote, a bishop of Hippo should be elected, and that
they should in no way impede the ordination of a prelate for that
church.
This canon was
likewise probably an appendix, to Canon xiij, of the Synod of Carthage
of September 13th, 401, according to Hefele.
Johnson.
See Can. Afr., 65.
Here the place of election and consecration seems to be
the vacant see.