The

Holy Synod In several of the autocephalous Eastern Orthodox churches and Eastern Catholic Churches, the patriarch or head bishop is elected by a group of bishops called the Holy Synod. For instance, the Holy Synod is a ruling body of the Georgian Orthodox C ...

of the Serbian Orthodox Church ( sr, Свети архијерејски синод Српске православне цркве, Sveti arhijerejski sinod Srpske pravoslavne crkve) serves by Church constitution as the executive body of the Serbian Orthodox Church. The Holy Synod consists of five members: four bishops and the

Patriarch The highest-ranking bishops in Eastern Orthodoxy, Oriental Orthodoxy, the Catholic Church (above major archbishop and primate), the Hussite Church, Church of the East, and some Independent Catholic Churches are termed patriarchs (and in certai ...

who serves as the chairman.СПЦ – Свети Архијерејски Синод
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Constitution of the Serbian Orthodox Church The Constitution of the Serbian Orthodox Church ( sr, Устав Српске православне цркве) is a ecclesiastical legal act in Serbian Orthodox Church. History The first and only Constitution of the Serbian Orthodox Church was ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Holy Synod Of The Serbian Orthodox Church Serbian Orthodox Church Governing assemblies of religious organizations

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