Holy Synod

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decision-making body ecclesiastical council governing body

The Holy Synod is the highest governing and decision-making body of the Romanian Orthodox Church, composed of its bishops and led by the Patriarch.

Aliases (1)

Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church ×48

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	decision-making body → ecclesiastical council → governing body →
appliesTo	Romanian Orthodox Church →
authorityOver	archbishops of the Romanian Orthodox Church → bishops of the Romanian Orthodox Church → metropolitans of the Romanian Orthodox Church →
belongsToRite	Byzantine Rite →
composition	bishops of the Romanian Orthodox Church →
country	Romania →
decisionMakingProcess	collective episcopal vote → synodal deliberation →
denomination	Romanian Orthodox Church →
establishedBy	Romanian Orthodox Church →
function	approves church canons → approves liturgical texts → defines church doctrine → elects bishops → elects the Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church → establishes dioceses → highest governing body of the Romanian Orthodox Church → issues pastoral letters → oversees church administration → regulates monastic life → represents the Romanian Orthodox Church in pan-Orthodox relations → supreme decision-making body of the Romanian Orthodox Church →
governs	canonical discipline in the Romanian Orthodox Church → doctrinal matters of the Romanian Orthodox Church → internal life of the Romanian Orthodox Church → relations with the Romanian state →
hasMemberType	auxiliary bishops → diocesan bishops → vicar bishops →
headOfBody	Patriarch of All Romania →
jurisdiction	Romanian Orthodox Church → Romanian Orthodox faithful →
language	Romanian →
leaderTitle	Patriarch →
legalStatus	recognized religious authority in Romania →
meetsAt	Bucharest →
memberOf	Eastern Orthodox communion →
recognizes	autocephaly of the Romanian Orthodox Church →
religion	Eastern Orthodoxy →
seat	Patriarchal Palace, Bucharest →
subordinateTo	none in church hierarchy →
tradition	Byzantine ecclesiastical tradition →
typeOfAuthority	administrative authority → spiritual authority →

Referenced by (1)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Romanian Orthodox Church →	governance