A high-ranking spiritual hierarch from the Macedonian Orthodox Church took a radical step in managing his diocese by imposing clear restrictions on the digital behavior of his subordinate priests.
The official order, issued by His Eminence Peter, who leads the Prespa-Pelagonia Diocese, explicitly forbids clergy from maintaining profiles on social communication platforms.
Information sources, including the specialized site Religiya.mk and the Bulgarian Telegraph Agency, report on the unprecedented administrative measure that places serious restrictions on priests' personal communication.
The diocese's leadership has provided specific disciplinary sanctions for employees who would ignore the introduced prohibition. At the same time, the official motives behind this decision remain undisclosed and not made public.
Such a restrictive policy raises numerous questions about the local Orthodox institution's communication strategy and its approach to contemporary technological realities.
Experts in the field of church management have not yet officially commented on the unprecedented order, which could provoke serious discussions among the clergy.