Constitution of the Serbian Orthodox Church

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The Constitution of the Serbian Orthodox Church is the fundamental legal and organizational charter that defines the structure, governance, and functioning of the Serbian Orthodox Church and its highest bodies.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ecclesiastical constitution
foundational charter
legal act
adoptedBy Assembly of Bishops of the Serbian Orthodox Church
aimsTo ensure canonical order in the Serbian Orthodox Church
ensure unity of governance in the Serbian Orthodox Church
harmonize church life with Orthodox canon law
appliesTo Serbian Orthodox Church
basedOn Holy Scripture
Holy Tradition
surface form: Holy Tradition of the Orthodox Church

canons of the Orthodox Church
bindingOn bishops of the Serbian Orthodox Church
church institutions of the Serbian Orthodox Church
clergy of the Serbian Orthodox Church
monastics of the Serbian Orthodox Church
contains provisions on church educational institutions
provisions on church legislative procedure
provisions on church property management
provisions on diocesan assemblies
provisions on disciplinary procedures
provisions on monastic councils
provisions on parish councils
defines functioning of the Serbian Orthodox Church
governance of the Serbian Orthodox Church
structure of the Serbian Orthodox Church
hasFullName Constitution of the Serbian Orthodox Church self-linksurface differs
surface form: Ustav Srpske Pravoslavne Crkve
hasJurisdiction canonical territory of the Serbian Orthodox Church
hasLanguageVersion Serbian language
legalNature internal law of a religious community
recognizedAs basic legal act of the Serbian Orthodox Church
regulates Assembly of Bishops
Holy Synod of Bishops
church administration
church courts
competences of church bodies
election of bishops
election of the Serbian Patriarch
eparchial organization
highest bodies of the Serbian Orthodox Church
internal autonomy of the Serbian Orthodox Church
monastic organization
parish organization
patriarchal authority in the Serbian Orthodox Church
rights and duties of clergy
rights and duties of laity in church governance
rights and duties of monastics
subjectOf Serbian legal and religious studies
church law scholarship

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Holy Synod of Bishops governsAccordingTo Constitution of the Serbian Orthodox Church
Constitution of the Serbian Orthodox Church hasFullName Constitution of the Serbian Orthodox Church self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Ustav Srpske Pravoslavne Crkve