Sthathicon

A sthathicon (also transliterated sthathikon) or susthathikon is an ecclesial document of official authorization and agreement, typically certifying the consecration of bishops in Syriac Christianity.

[1]: 100, 180 [2] A sthathicon serves as an official document in some West Syriac Rite Christian denominations, verifying whether an individual is authorized clergyman within that church.

[1]: 99–100  These documents were used by Malankara Church officials in the 19th century to identify Oriental Protestants who had been educated by Anglican missionaries and declare their Holy Orders invalid.

This sthathicon can be written by his own hand professing the true faith, promising to abide by the apostolic constitutions, obedience and allegiance to the Patriarchal Throne."

However, Gheevarghese was denied the sthathikon that typically accompanied the office due to his denial of the patriarch's temporal authority over the Malankara Church.