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By Michael Gryboski, Editor Tuesday, July 28, 2026

The Maryland Supreme Court has ruled that a former bishop of an Eritrea-based Orthodox denomination cannot remain at a church-owned residence where he has lived for more than a decade.

The state's high court issued its decision July 23 in the case of Eritrean Orthodox Tweahdo Diocese of USA and Canada v. Abune Sinoda. At issue was whether Abune Sinoda Tafla, the former head of the diocese who was defrocked in 2016, could continu