The Council of Bishops of the Serbian Orthodox Church, also known in English as the Holy Assembly of Bishops of the Serbian Orthodox Church (Serbian: Свети архијерејски сабор Српске православне цркве, romanized: Sveti arhijerejski sabor Srpske pravoslavne crkve) serves by Church constitution as the supreme body of the Serbian Orthodox Church. 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.
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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.[1][2]
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- ^ Officially known as the Archdiocese of Belgrade and Karlovci, encompassing only the Belgrade area. The title "of Karlovci" is in reference to old Serb church jurisdictions seated in the town (the Metropolitanate of Karlovci and the Patriarchate of Karlovci). This eparchy (diocese) is headed by the Serbian Patriarch.
- ^ Administered by Bishop Kirilo (Bojović) of Buenos Aires, South and Central America.
- ^ Administered by Bishop Lukijan (Pantelić) of Buda.[11]
- ^ Administered by Bishop Joakim (Jovčevski) of Polog and Kumanovo.[18]
- ^ Administered by Bishop Marko (Kimev) of Bregalnica.[20]
- ^ Administered by Vicar Bishop David (Ninov) of Stobij.[21]
- ^ Administered by Jovan VI (Vraniškovski), Archbishop of Ohrid and Metropolitan of Skopje.[22]
References edit
- ^ "СПЦ – Свети Архијерејски Сабор". Archived from the original on 2014-05-23. Retrieved 2019-05-12.
- ^ "Constitution of the Serbian Orthodox Church". Archived from the original on 2017-12-27. Retrieved 2019-05-12.
- ^ a b c d e f Holy Assembly of Bishops[permanent dead link] at www.spc.rs (in Serbian)
- ^ Устав Митрополије аустралијско-новозеландске
- ^ Church of St Sava in London: Diocese of Britain and Scandinavia
- ^ "Епископ - Православна Епархија крушевачка". www.eparhijakrusevacka.com. Archived from the original on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- ^ "Ustoličenje novog episkopa mileševskog". N1. 30 July 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
- ^ Contact Info Archived 2008-12-31 at the Wayback Machine on the official Nova Gracanica site
- ^ Eparchy of Osječko polje and Baranja official web site Archived 2009-01-29 at the Wayback Machine (in Serbian)
- ^ "Епархија Шумадијска".
- ^ Projekat Rastko: PRAVOSLAVNA SRPSKA EPARHIJA TEMIŠVARSKA U RUMUNIJI - ARHIJEREJI (Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Timișoara in Romania - Bishops Archived 2013-10-12 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Episkop Gerasim". www.eparhija-gornjokarlovacka.hr. Archived from the original on 23 January 2005. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- ^ "Eparhija Vranjska". Archived from the original on 2016-03-26. Retrieved 2020-08-07.
- ^ Blic online: Posle 18 godina Mostar ponovo sedište zahumske eparhije ("Mostar seat of the Diocese of Zahumlje again after 18 years"), 02 Jan 2011 (in Serbian)
- ^ Vesti online: Eparhija zahumsko-hercegovačka posle 20 godina u Mostaru ("Eparchy of Zahumlje and Herzegovina in Mostar after 20 years"), 31 Dec 2010 (in Serbian)
- ^ "Ustoličen vladika zvorničko-tuzlanski Fotije". Večernje Novosti. 17 September 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
- ^ http://www.poa-info.org/synod/biographies/marko.html
- ^ Bishopric of Debar and Kičevo at the Orthodox Ohrid Archbishopric official site
- ^ http://www.poa-info.org/synod/biographies/joakim.html
- ^ Bishopric of Prespa and Pelagonia at the Orthodox Ohrid Archbishopric official site
- ^ Bishopric of Strumica at the Orthodox Ohrid Archbishopric official site
- ^ Bishopric of Veles and Povardarie at the Orthodox Ohrid Archbishopric official site