., ▁Arch bishop ▁of ▁Man fred onia ▁( S ip onto ). ▁The ▁church ▁of ▁S . ▁Antonio ▁was ▁un ited ▁to ▁the ▁c athedral , ▁along ▁with ▁its ▁hosp ice , ▁at ▁which ▁trav ellers ▁would ▁be ▁received ▁for ▁three ▁night s ' ▁sleep ing ▁accommod ation ; ▁it ▁also ▁received ▁the ▁sick . ▁The ▁Prior ▁of ▁the ▁hosp ice ▁was ▁elected ▁ann ually ▁by ▁the ▁c athedral ▁Chapter . ▁ ▁The ▁c athedral ▁was ▁admin ister ed ▁by ▁a ▁Chapter , ▁composed ▁of ▁three ▁dign ities ▁( the ▁Arch de acon , ▁the ▁Arch p ri est ▁and ▁the ▁Prim ic er ius ) ▁and ▁twelve ▁Can ons . ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁Can ons ▁was ▁designated ▁the ▁Can on ▁Pen it enti arius ▁and ▁another ▁the ▁Can on ▁The olog us , ▁according ▁to ▁a ▁dec ree ▁of ▁Bishop ▁Mal asp ina . ▁ ▁Syn ods ▁A ▁dioc es an ▁syn od ▁was ▁an ▁irregular ly ▁held , ▁but ▁important , ▁meeting ▁of ▁the ▁bishop ▁of ▁a ▁dioc ese ▁and ▁his ▁cler gy . ▁Its ▁purpose ▁was ▁( 1 ) ▁to ▁proc laim ▁generally ▁the ▁various ▁decre es ▁already ▁issued ▁by ▁the ▁bishop ; ▁( 2 ) ▁to ▁discuss ▁and ▁rat ify ▁measures ▁on ▁which ▁the ▁bishop ▁chose ▁to ▁consult ▁with ▁his ▁cler gy ; ▁( 3 ) ▁to ▁publish ▁stat utes ▁and ▁decre es ▁of ▁the ▁dioc es an ▁syn od , ▁of ▁the ▁provincial ▁syn od , ▁and ▁of ▁the ▁Holy ▁See . ▁ ▁Syn ods ▁were ▁held ▁by