The Council of Bishops of the Serbian Orthodox Church, also known in English as the Holy Assembly of Bishops of the Serbian Orthodox Church ( sr, Свети архијерејски сабор Српске православне цркве, Sveti arhijerejski sabor Srpske pravoslavne crkve) serves by Church constitution as the supreme body of the
Serbian Orthodox Church
The Serbian Orthodox Church ( sr-Cyrl, Српска православна црква, Srpska pravoslavna crkva) is one of the autocephalous (ecclesiastically independent) Eastern Orthodox Christian denomination, Christian churches.
The majori ...
. It is the supreme organ of the legislative authority of the Church in matters of faith, worship, church order or church discipline, and the internal organization of the Church. It is also the highest judicial authority in its jurisdiction. It is convened annually in May. In case of emergency, it can also be summoned at any other time.
The Bishops' Council consists of
all diocesan bishops and the
Patriarch,
Porfirije, who serves as the chairman. Its decisions are recognized as valid if, at their adoption, more than half of the diocesan bishops are present at the meeting of the council. Only they can take part in voting on a particular issue. With an equal number of votes, the voice of the Patriarch is decisive.
Current members
See also
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Serbian Orthodox Church#Structure
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Holy Synod of the Serbian Orthodox Church
Notes
References
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Governing assemblies of religious organizations