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Canons of the Apostles and the Fathers, NPNF II.14

Chapter 58

If any bishop or presbyter neglects the clergy or the people, and does not instruct them in the way of godliness, let him be excommunicated, and if he persists in his negligence and idleness, let him be deposed.