Holy Synod of the Syriac Orthodox Church

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ecclesiastical council governing body synod

The Holy Synod of the Syriac Orthodox Church is the highest ecclesiastical council of bishops that oversees doctrine, discipline, and major administrative decisions within the Syriac Orthodox tradition.

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All labels observed (1)

Label	Occurrences
Holy Synod of the Syriac Orthodox Church canonical	4

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ecclesiastical council ⓘ governing body ⓘ synod ⓘ
associatedRite	West Syriac liturgical tradition ⓘ surface form: West Syriac Rite
authorityOver	Syriac Orthodox bishops ⓘ Syriac Orthodox dioceses ⓘ Syriac Orthodox Church ⓘ surface form: Syriac Orthodox patriarchal institutions
canonicalBasis	canons of the Syriac Orthodox Church ⓘ
composedOf	bishops of the Syriac Orthodox Church ⓘ
confessionalFamily	Syriac Churches ⓘ surface form: Syriac Christianity
coordinatesWith	other Oriental Orthodox synods ⓘ
decisionMakingProcess	collegial deliberation of bishops ⓘ
denomination	Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ surface form: Oriental Orthodox
ecclesiasticalRank	highest synodal body in the Syriac Orthodox Church ⓘ
exercisesAuthorityIn	matters of church governance ⓘ matters of faith ⓘ matters of morals ⓘ
function	address issues of church discipline ⓘ consecrate bishops ⓘ coordinate global pastoral and missionary activities ⓘ create or modify dioceses ⓘ define or clarify dogma ⓘ elect or confirm the Patriarch of the Syriac Orthodox Church ⓘ establish church canons ⓘ regulate liturgical matters ⓘ
headedBy	Patriarch of Antioch and All the East ⓘ surface form: Patriarch of Antioch and All the East (Syriac Orthodox)
historicalRoots	ancient synodal tradition of the Church of Antioch ⓘ
jurisdiction	Syriac Orthodox Church ⓘ
languageOfLiturgy	Syriac ⓘ
leaderTitle	Patriarch of Antioch and All the East ⓘ
meetsAt	Patriarchal See of the Syriac Orthodox Church ⓘ
meetsFrequency	periodically and as needed for urgent matters ⓘ
oversees	doctrinal responses to contemporary issues ⓘ ecumenical dialogue of the Syriac Orthodox Church ⓘ education and formation of clergy ⓘ inter-church relations of the Syriac Orthodox Church ⓘ regulation of monastic life in the Syriac Orthodox Church ⓘ
primaryFunction	oversee discipline ⓘ oversee doctrine ⓘ oversee major administrative decisions ⓘ
recognizes	Christological doctrine of the Oriental Orthodox communion ⓘ
religion	Christianity ⓘ
religiousTradition	Syriac Orthodox Church ⓘ
role	highest ecclesiastical authority in the Syriac Orthodox Church ⓘ supreme administrative authority in the Syriac Orthodox Church ⓘ supreme disciplinary authority in the Syriac Orthodox Church ⓘ supreme doctrinal authority in the Syriac Orthodox Church ⓘ
typeOfAuthority	collegial episcopal authority ⓘ

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Instruction

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Input

Subject: Holy Synod of the Syriac Orthodox Church
Description of subject: The Holy Synod of the Syriac Orthodox Church is the highest ecclesiastical council of bishops that oversees doctrine, discipline, and major administrative decisions within the Syriac Orthodox tradition.

Referenced by (4)

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

Syriac Orthodox Church → governingBody → Holy Synod of the Syriac Orthodox Church ⓘ

Patriarch → isHeadOf → Holy Synod of the Syriac Orthodox Church ⓘ

subject surface form: Patriarch of Antioch and All the East

Patriarch → appointedBy → Holy Synod of the Syriac Orthodox Church ⓘ

subject surface form: Patriarch of Antioch and All the East

Patriarch → electedBy → Holy Synod of the Syriac Orthodox Church ⓘ

subject surface form: Patriarch of Antioch and All the East