Holy Synod of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church

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The Holy Synod of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church is the highest ecclesiastical authority of the church, composed of senior bishops who oversee its doctrine, administration, and spiritual life.


Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf ecclesiastical governing body
organ of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church
synod
affiliation Eastern Orthodox Church NERFINISHED
appliesToJurisdiction Bulgarian Orthodox Church
approves major church appointments in the Bulgarian Orthodox Church
official theological positions of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church
composedOf metropolitans of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church
senior bishops
country Bulgaria
denomination Bulgarian Orthodox Church
determines church-wide policies of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church
disciplinary measures within the Bulgarian Orthodox Church
liturgical guidelines of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church
elects Patriarch of Bulgaria
metropolitans of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church
establishes church councils and commissions within the Bulgarian Orthodox Church
follows Eastern Orthodox canon law
governs dioceses of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church
hasAuthorityOver clergy of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church
monasteries of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church
parishes of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church
hasRole highest ecclesiastical authority of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church
supreme administrative authority in the Bulgarian Orthodox Church
supreme doctrinal authority in the Bulgarian Orthodox Church
supreme judicial authority in the Bulgarian Orthodox Church
headedBy Patriarch of Bulgaria
issues canonical decisions
pastoral letters
synodal decrees
language Bulgarian
Church Slavonic
locationCountry Bulgaria
meetsFor synodal sessions
oversees administration of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church
doctrine of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church
spiritual life of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church
partOf Bulgarian Orthodox Church
recognizes other autocephalous Orthodox churches
religion Eastern Orthodoxy
responsibleFor maintaining doctrinal unity in the Bulgarian Orthodox Church
relations with other Orthodox churches
relations with the state in Bulgaria
subjectTo Holy Tradition of the Eastern Orthodox Church
decisions of Ecumenical Councils (as received in Orthodoxy)
tradition Byzantine ecclesiastical tradition
typeOfJurisdiction autocephalous church governing body
usesCalendar Julian calendar (for liturgical purposes in many cases)

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