Synod of Bishops of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church

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ecclesiastical assembly governing body of a church synod of bishops

The Synod of Bishops of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church is the highest ecclesiastical assembly of Melkite bishops that directs the church’s pastoral, liturgical, and administrative life in communion with Rome.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Synod of Bishops of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church canonical	2
Synod of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church	1

Statements (43)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ecclesiastical assembly ⓘ governing body of a church ⓘ synod of bishops ⓘ
approves	episcopal appointments within the Melkite Greek Catholic Church ⓘ
associatedSee	Patriarchate of Antioch ⓘ surface form: Patriarchate of Antioch of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church
belongsToCategory	Eastern Catholic synods of bishops ⓘ Melkite Greek Catholic Church structures ⓘ
communionWith	Catholic Church worldwide ⓘ surface form: Catholic Church Holy See ⓘ Pope ⓘ surface form: Pope of Rome
consultsWith	Roman Curia ⓘ
decisionMakingMode	collegial deliberation ⓘ
defines	disciplinary norms for the Melkite Greek Catholic Church ⓘ liturgical norms for the Melkite Greek Catholic Church ⓘ pastoral policies for the Melkite Greek Catholic Church ⓘ
denomination	Melkite Greek Catholic ⓘ surface form: Melkite Greek Catholic Church
ecclesiasticalJurisdictionType	sui iuris Eastern Catholic Church governance ⓘ
elects	Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarch of Antioch ⓘ surface form: Patriarch of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church
governs	internal affairs of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church ⓘ
hasAuthorityOver	Melkite Greek Catholic bishops ⓘ surface form: Melkite Greek Catholic archeparchies Melkite Greek Catholic ⓘ surface form: Melkite Greek Catholic eparchies Melkite Greek Catholic exarchates ⓘ
hasCompetenceIn	approval of particular law for the Melkite Greek Catholic Church ⓘ establishment and modification of eparchies ⓘ formation of clergy in the Melkite Greek Catholic Church ⓘ
hierarchicalLevel	highest ecclesiastical assembly of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church ⓘ
languageOfLiturgy	Arabic ⓘ Greek ⓘ other vernacular languages ⓘ
liturgicalRite	Byzantine Rite ⓘ
meetsAt	patriarchal see of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church ⓘ
membership	Melkite Greek Catholic bishops ⓘ
presidedBy	Patriarch of Antioch and All the East ⓘ surface form: Patriarch of Antioch and All the East of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church
primaryFunction	directs administrative life of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church ⓘ directs liturgical life of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church ⓘ directs pastoral life of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church ⓘ
recognizedBy	Holy See ⓘ
regionOfOrigin	Middle East ⓘ
religiousTradition	Eastern Catholic ⓘ
roleInChurch	ensures communion of Melkite bishops with the Pope ⓘ
roleInDoctrine	safeguards and transmits the Byzantine theological and spiritual tradition within Catholic communion ⓘ
subjectTo	Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches ⓘ
typeOfBody	collegial body of bishops ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Melkite Greek Catholic → governingBody → Synod of Bishops of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church ⓘ

Patriarch of Antioch and All the East → participatesIn → Synod of Bishops of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church ⓘ

Patriarch of Antioch and All the East → electedBy → Synod of Bishops of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church ⓘ

this entity surface form: Synod of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church