Council of Ephesus, Decree concerning Euprepius and Cyril

The petition of the most pious bishops Euprepius and Cyril, which is set forth in the papers they offered, is honest.  Therefore from the holy canons and the external laws, which have from ancient custom the force of law,^[277] let no innovation be made in the cities of Europa, but according to the ancient custom they shall be governed by the bishops by whom they have been formerly governed.  For since there never was a metropolitan who had power otherwise, so neither hereafter shall there be any departure from the ancient custom.

Source edition notes

[277] The text, as the side note remarks, “seems to be mutilated and depraved” in this passage, but the meaning is clear enough as given by Hefele in the note.

Edition and transmission

The source edition identifies this text as preserved in Latin only and discusses a damaged textual reading; its translation and note are retained.

Translation: Henry R. Percival, The Seven Ecumenical Councils, NPNF II.14 (1900), via CCEL.