Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church

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ecclesiastical body governing body organ of the Russian Orthodox Church

The Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church is the highest governing body of bishops responsible for overseeing the church’s administration, doctrine, and ecclesiastical life between sessions of the Local Council.

Aliases (1)

patriarchate of the Russian Orthodox Church ×1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ecclesiastical body → governing body → organ of the Russian Orthodox Church →
associatedWithOffice	Patriarch of Moscow and all Rus' →
authorityOver	church institutions of the Russian Orthodox Church → dioceses of the Russian Orthodox Church → monasteries of the Russian Orthodox Church →
canonicalStatus	supreme administrative authority between councils →
composition	bishops →
confessionalFamily	Orthodox Christianity →
country	Russia →
decisionMakingProcess	collegial →
ecclesiasticalRankRequiredForMembers	bishop →
governs	Russian Orthodox Church between Local Councils →
hasCanonicalBasis	Charter of the Russian Orthodox Church →
hasLegalStatus	central organ of church governance →
hasMember	Metropolitan bishops of the Russian Orthodox Church → permanent members → temporary members →
headOfGovernment	Patriarch of Moscow and all Rus' →
jurisdiction	Russian Orthodox Church →
languageUsed	Church Slavonic → Russian →
meetsAt	Moscow →
meetsDuring	intervals between sessions of the Local Council of the Russian Orthodox Church →
oversees	canonical discipline in the Russian Orthodox Church → educational institutions of the Russian Orthodox Church → missionary activity of the Russian Orthodox Church → publishing activity of the Russian Orthodox Church →
partOf	Russian Orthodox Church →
presidingOfficer	Patriarch of Moscow and all Rus' →
recognizedBy	autocephalous Orthodox Churches →
religion	Eastern Orthodoxy →
religiousTradition	Byzantine Rite →
responsibleFor	appointment of bishops → creation of dioceses → external church relations → implementation of decisions of the Local Council → internal church regulations → liturgical and doctrinal matters →
role	highest governing body between Local Councils → oversees church administration → oversees doctrine → oversees ecclesiastical life →
subordinateTo	Local Council of the Russian Orthodox Church →
typeOfJurisdiction	synodal governance →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Russian Orthodox Church →	hasOfficialBody
Patriarch Kirill of Moscow →	memberOf
Local Council of 1917–1918 ("patriarchate of the Russian Orthodox Church") →	restoredOffice
Metropolitan of Saint Petersburg and Ladoga →	subordinateTo