In a special session of the Holy and Sacred Synod that was convened by His All Holiness, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew on 27 October, a special Synodal Committee was appointed, chaired by His Eminence Metropolitan Evangelos of Perge, in order to take the responsibility of organizing the events of the reception of the Holy Relics during the Feast Day of the Throne of the Church of Constantinople on 30 November. During the same session it was also decided that:

Patriarch Bartholomew himself together with their Eminences Archbishop Gregorios of Thyatira and Great Britain and Metropolitans Chrysostomos of Myra and Anthemos of Alexandroupolis would accompany the Holy Relics from Rome to Constantinople on 27 November.

The reception of the Holy Relics would have a pan-orthodox character, as it is fitting for such a historical event, and for that reason representatives of all the Autonomous and Autocephalous Orthodox Churches would be invited.

The panegyric would be delivered by His Eminence Metropolitan John of Pergamon, member of the Academy of Athens and representative of the Church of Constantinople in the Joint International Commission for the Theological Dialogue between the Roman Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church.

Special Dismissal Hymns (Apolytikia), as well as a special prayer would be composed for the occasion of the translation of the Holy Relics.

The Holy Relics would be placed in the left nave of the Sacred Patriarchal Cathedral, near the holy icon of the Virgin Mary "the Faneromeni" (the One who has appeared), where the chapel of the Three Hierarchs is situated.