The newly formed “Holy Synod of Oromia and Nations and Nationalities” is composed of three breakaway Archbishops and their 25 appointee episcopates. These excommunicated bishops have received an “overwhelming” public reception in western Oromia, with large crowds welcoming them in cities and small towns along their routes. The synod was formed in response to the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church’s failure to serve believers in their native languages and cultures, leading to a loss of believers in Oromia and the Southern region. The Church called the appointment of the 26 episcopates “illegal”, but the public reception of the bishops has shown support for their mission.
በአዲስ መልክ የተቋቋመው “የኦሮሚያ ብሔሮች ብሔረሰቦችና ብሔረሰቦች ቅዱስ ሲኖዶስ” የተቋቋመው ሦስት ሊቃነ ጳጳሳት እና 25 ተሿሚ ኤጲስ ቆጶሳትን ያቀፈ ነው። እነዚህ የተገለሉ ጳጳሳት በምዕራብ ኦሮሚያ “አስገራሚ” ህዝባዊ አቀባበል ተደርጎላቸዋል፣ በመንገዶቻቸው በሚገኙ ከተሞች እና ትናንሽ ከተሞች ብዙ ህዝብ ተቀብሎላቸዋል። ሲኖዶሱ የተቋቋመው የኢትዮጵያ ኦርቶዶክስ ተዋሕዶ ቤተ ክርስቲያን ምእመናንን በአፍ መፍቻ ቋንቋቸውና በባሕላቸው ማገልገል ባለመቻሏ በኦሮሚያና በደቡብ ክልል ምእመናን እንዲጠፉ ምክንያት ሆኗል። ቤተክርስቲያኑ የ26ቱን ኤጲስ ቆጶሳት ሹመት “ሕገ-ወጥ” ስትል፣ የኤጲስ ቆጶሳቱን ሕዝባዊ አቀባበል ግን ለተልዕኳቸው ድጋፍ አሳይቷል።