Serbian Patriarch

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The Serbian Patriarch is the supreme spiritual leader and head of the Serbian Orthodox Church, overseeing its religious, administrative, and pastoral affairs.


Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ecclesiastical office
head of church
patriarchate
appointedBy Holy Synod of Bishops
surface form: Holy Assembly of Bishops of the Serbian Orthodox Church
associatedWith Patriarchate of Peć Monastery
authorityOver bishops of the Serbian Orthodox Church
clergy of the Serbian Orthodox Church
laity of the Serbian Orthodox Church in spiritual matters
monastic communities of the Serbian Orthodox Church
country Serbia
electedBy Holy Synod of Bishops
surface form: Holy Assembly of Bishops of the Serbian Orthodox Church
hasJurisdictionOver Serbian Orthodox Church
headOf Serbian Orthodox Church
historicalPrecursor Patriarchate of Peć
surface form: Archbishop of Peć
historicalSeat Patriarchate of Peć
jurisdictionIncludes Bosnia and Herzegovina
Croatia
Montenegro
North Macedonia
Serbia
The Orthodox Diaspora
surface form: Serbian Orthodox diaspora
languageOfLiturgy Church Slavonic
Serbian language
surface form: Serbian
memberOf Eastern Orthodox episcopate
oversees administrative affairs of the Serbian Orthodox Church
pastoral affairs of the Serbian Orthodox Church
religious affairs of the Serbian Orthodox Church
partOf Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Eastern Orthodox communion
rank patriarch
recognizedBy other autocephalous Eastern Orthodox Churches
religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
residence Belgrade
Patriarchal Palace in Belgrade
responsibleFor convening the Holy Assembly of Bishops
presiding over the Holy Synod of Bishops
representing the Serbian Orthodox Church in ecumenical dialogues
representing the Serbian Orthodox Church in inter-Orthodox relations
safeguarding Orthodox doctrine in the Serbian Orthodox Church
seat Belgrade
Cathedral Church of St. Michael the Archangel, Belgrade
style His Holiness
Serbian Patriarch self-linksurface differs
surface form: Patriarch of Serbia
subordinateTo no higher earthly ecclesiastical authority within the Serbian Orthodox Church
titleHolderOf supreme spiritual leader of the Serbian Orthodox Church
tradition Byzantine ecclesiastical tradition
typeOf autocephalous patriarchate head

Referenced by (9)

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

Holy Synod of Bishops composedOf Serbian Patriarch
this entity surface form: Patriarch of the Serbian Orthodox Church
Serbian Orthodox Church hasLeaderTitle Serbian Patriarch
Holy Synod of Bishops headedBy Serbian Patriarch
this entity surface form: Patriarch of the Serbian Orthodox Church
Saint Sava positionHeld Serbian Patriarch
this entity surface form: Archbishop of Serbs
Patriarch Porfirije rank Serbian Patriarch
this entity surface form: Archbishop of Peć
Patriarch Porfirije rank Serbian Patriarch
this entity surface form: Metropolitan of Belgrade and Karlovci
Serbian Patriarch style Serbian Patriarch self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Patriarch of Serbia
Patriarch Porfirije title Serbian Patriarch
this entity surface form: His Holiness the Serbian Patriarch
Patriarchate of Peć usedBy Serbian Patriarch
this entity surface form: Serbian patriarchs