Wherever a hierarch of any rite is appointed outside the territorial bounds of the patriarchate, he remains attached to the hierarchy of the patriarchate of that rite, in accordance with canon law.
Popote pale anaposimikwa mwenyedaraja wa riti fulani nje ya mipaka ya eneo lililo chini ya Patriarka, kadiri ya sheria huyo anaendelea kuunganika na wenyedaraja wa upatriarka wa riti ileile.