Statute of the Russian Orthodox Church

1. The Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia and the Diocesan Bishops shall have the stamp and the round seal with their names and titles.

2. The Holy Synod shall have the stamp and the round seal with the inscription ‘The Moscow Patriarchate – the Holy Synod’.

3. The Moscow Patriarchate, the Synodal departments, the Self-governing Churches, the Exarchates, the Diocesan Administrations, the Parishes, the Monasteries, the Theological educational institutions and other canonical unites with the status of the legal entity shall also have the stamp and the round seal.