Holy Synod

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


Statements (46)
Predicate Object
instanceOf decision-making body
ecclesiastical council
governing body
appliesToJurisdiction Georgian Orthodox Church NERFINISHED
approves major appointments of bishops in the Georgian Orthodox Church
authorityOver clergy of the Georgian Orthodox Church
dioceses of the Georgian Orthodox Church
monasteries of the Georgian Orthodox Church
parishes of the Georgian Orthodox Church
composition senior bishops of the Georgian Orthodox Church
confession Eastern Orthodox Church NERFINISHED
country Georgia
decisionMakingProcess synodal deliberation
establishes church-wide regulations for the Georgian Orthodox Church
governs Georgian Orthodox Church NERFINISHED
governsTerritory canonical territory of the Georgian Orthodox Church
handles major disciplinary cases in the Georgian Orthodox Church
hasJurisdiction doctrine and canon law of the Georgian Orthodox Church
internal affairs of the Georgian Orthodox Church
liturgical practice of the Georgian Orthodox Church
hasOfficialStatus supreme ecclesiastical authority in the Georgian Orthodox Church
hasRole highest decision-making body of the Georgian Orthodox Church
supreme governing body of the Georgian Orthodox Church
headOfGovernment Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia NERFINISHED
highestAuthorityIn Georgian Orthodox Church NERFINISHED
languageUsed Georgian NERFINISHED
leaderTitle Catholicos-Patriarch NERFINISHED
locatedIn Tbilisi NERFINISHED
mainFunction administrative decisions
disciplinary decisions
doctrinal decisions
governance of the Georgian Orthodox Church
meetsIn Georgia NERFINISHED
memberOf hierarchy of the Georgian Orthodox Church
membership archbishops of the Georgian Orthodox Church
bishops of the Georgian Orthodox Church
metropolitans of the Georgian Orthodox Church
partOf Georgian Orthodox Church NERFINISHED
presidingOfficer Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia NERFINISHED
recognisedBy faithful of the Georgian Orthodox Church
religion Eastern Orthodoxy
religiousDenomination Georgian Orthodox Church NERFINISHED
religiousTradition Orthodox Christianity NERFINISHED
subordinateTo no higher ecclesiastical body within the Georgian Orthodox Church
typeOfOrganization church governing body
religious organization

Referenced by (1)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Georgian Orthodox Church
governanceStructure

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