Bishops' Council of the Serbian Orthodox Church explained
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|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.
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]
Current members
| Archdiocese | See | Head | Website |
|---|
| Belgrade and Karlovci |  Belgrade | | http://arhiepiskopija.rs |
| Metropolitanate | See | Metropolitan[3] | Website |
|---|
| Dabar and Bosnia |  Sarajevo | Hrizostom (Jević) | http://www.mitropolijadabrobosanska.org |
| Montenegro and the Littoral |  Cetinje | Joanikije (Mićović) | http://www.mitropolija.com/ |
| Zagreb and Ljubljana | Zagreb | Vacant since 2021 | http://www.mitropolija-zagrebacka.org/ |
| Australia and New Zealand |  Sydney[4] | Siluan (Mrakić) | http://soc.org.au/en/ |
| Eparchy | See | Bishop | Website |
|---|
| Austria and Switzerland |  Vienna | Andrej (Ćilerdžić) | http://www.crkva.at/ |
| Bačka | Novi Sad | Irinej (Bulović) | http://www.eparhija-backa.rs/ |
| Banat | Vršac | Nikanor (Bogunović) (sr) | http://www.eparhijabanatska.rs/ |
| Banja Luka | Banja Luka | Jefrem (Milutinović) | |
| Bihać and Petrovac | Bosanski Petrovac | Sergije (Karanović) (sr) | http://www.eparhijabihackopetrovacka.org/ |
| Braničevo | Požarevac | Ignatije (Midić) | |
| Britain and Scandinavia |  Stockholm[5] | Dositej (Motika) (sr) | http://www.epbritska.org/ |
| Buda |  Sentandreja | Lukijan (Pantelić) (sr) | http://serbdiocese.hu |
| Budimlja-Nikšić | Đurđevi Stupovi, Berane | Metodije (Ostojić) | http://www.eparhija.me/ |
| Buenos Aires, South and Central America |  Buenos Aires | Kirilo (Bojović) | http://www.iglesiaortodoxaserbiasca.org/ |
| Canada |  Campbellville, Ontario | Mitrofan (Kodić) | http://www.istocnik.ca/ |
| Dalmatia | Šibenik | Nikodim (Kosović) (sr) | http://www.eparhija-dalmatinska.hr/Frames-e.htm |
| Düsseldorf and all of Germany | Düsseldorf | Grigorije (Durić) | https://eparhija-nemacka.com/ |
| Eastern America |  Mars, Pennsylvania | Irinej (Dobrijević) | http://www.easterndiocese.org/ |
| Kruševac | Kruševac | David (Perović) (sr)[6] | http://www.eparhijakrusevacka.com/ |
| Mileševa | Mileševa, Prijepolje | Atanasije (Rakita) (sr)[7] | http://milesevskaeparhija.rs |
| New Gračanica and Midwestern America | Third Lake, Illinois[8] | Longin (Krčo) | http://www.newgracanica.com/ |
| Niš | Niš | Arsenije (Glavčić) | http://www.eparhija-niska.rs/ |
| Osječko polje and Baranja | Dalj[9] | Heruvim (Đermanović) (sr) | http://www.eparhija-osjeckopoljskabaranjska.hr |
| Ras and Prizren | Prizren | Teodosije (Šibalić) | http://www.eparhija-prizren.com/en |
| Šabac | Šabac | Jerotej (Petrović) (sr) | http://www.eparhija-sabacka.com/ |
| Slavonia | Pakrac | Jovan (Ćulibrk) | http://eparhija-slavonska.com/ |
| Srem | Sremski Karlovci | Vasilije (Vadić) (sr) | http://www.eparhija-sremska.rs/ |
| Šumadija | Kragujevac | Jovan (Mladenović) (sr)[10] | http://www.eparhija-sumadijska.org.rs/ |
| Timișoara | Timișoara | Vacant since 1932 | http://www.rastko.rs/rastko-ro/00ah_ser.htm |
| Timok | Zaječar | Ilarion (Golubović) (sr) | http://www.eparhija-timocka.org/ |
| Upper Karlovac | Karlovac | Gerasim (Popović) (sr)[11] | http://www.eparhija-gornjokarlovacka.hr/index.php?lang=en |
| Valjevo | Valjevo | Isihije (Rogić) (sr) | http://eparhijavaljevska.rs/ |
| Vranje | Vranje | Pahomije (Gačić) (sr)[12] | http://www.eparhijavranjska.org/ |
| Western America | Alhambra, California | Maksim (Vasiljević) | http://www.westsrbdio.org/ |
| Western Europe |  Paris | Justin (Jeremić) (sr) | http://www.dioceseserbe.org/ |
| Zahumlje and Herzegovina | Mostar[13] [14] | Dimitrije (Rađenović) (sr) | http://www.eparhija-zahumskohercegovacka.com/ |
| Žiča | Žiča, Kraljevo | Justin (Stefanović) (sr) | http://eparhija-zicka.rs/eng |
| Zvornik and Tuzla | Tuzla, temp. Bijeljina | Fotije (Sladojević) (sr)[15] | http://eparhijazt.com/ |
| Vicar | See | Bishop | Website |
|---|
| Diocletian | Cetinje | Vacant since 2021 | http://mitropolija.com/episkop-dioklijski/ |
| Hum | Düsseldorf | Jovan (Stanojević) (sr) | |
| Hvosno | Belgrade | Aleksej (Bogićević) (sr) | |
| Jegra | Novi Sad | Nektarije (Samardžić) (sr) | |
| Lipljan | Belgrade | Dositej (Radivojević) (sr) | |
| Marča | Banja Luka | Sava (Bundalo) (sr) | |
| Mohač | Novi Sad | Damaskin (Grabež) (sr) | |
| Moravica |  Moscow | Antonije (Pantelić) (sr) | |
| Novo Brdo | Belgrade | Ilarion (Lupulović) (sr) | |
| Toplica | Belgrade | Petar (Bogdanović) (sr) | |
| Remezijan | Belgrade | Stefan (Šaric) (sr) | |
| Autonomous Ohrid Archbishopric |
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| Metropolitanate | See | Metropolitan | Website |
|---|
| Skopje | Skopje, temp. Bitola | Jovan VI (Vraniškovski) | http://www.poa-info.org |
| Diocese | See | Bishop | Website |
|---|
| Bregalnica | Štip | Marko (Kimev) (sr)[16] | http://www.poa-info.org/organisation/bregalnitsa |
| Debar and Kičevo | Debar | Vacant | http://www.poa-info.org/organisation/debar |
| Polog and Kumanovo | Kumanovo | Joakim (Jovčevski) (sr)[17] | http://www.poa-info.org/organisation/polog |
| Prespa and Pelagonija | Bitola | Vacant | http://www.poa-info.org/organisation/prespa |
| Strumica | Strumica | Vacant | http://www.poa-info.org/organisation/strumitsa |
| Veles and Povardarie | Veles | Vacant | http://www.poa-info.org/organisation/veles |
| Vicar | See | Bishop | Website |
|---|
| Dremvić | | Vacant | |
| Stobij | | David (Ninov) | |
| Velić | | Vacant | | |
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: СПЦ – Свети Архијерејски Сабор . 2019-05-12 . 2014-05-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140523033026/http://www.spc.rs/sr/sabor . dead .
- Web site: Constitution of the Serbian Orthodox Church . 2019-05-12 . 2017-12-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171227013028/http://www.spc.rs/eng/church . dead .
- http://www.spc.rs/Ustrojstvo/ustrojstvo.html Holy Assembly of Bishops
- Устав Митрополије аустралијско-новозеландске
- Church of St Sava in London: Diocese of Britain and Scandinavia
- Web site: Епископ - Православна Епархија крушевачка . www.eparhijakrusevacka.com . 12 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110723130015/http://www.eparhijakrusevacka.com/episkop.html . 23 July 2011 . dead.
- Web site: Ustoličenje novog episkopa mileševskog . N1 . 30 July 2017 . 28 January 2018.
- http://www.newgracanica.com/english/contact.html Contact Info
- Eparchy of Osječko polje and Baranja official web site
- Web site: Епархија Шумадијска.
- Web site: Episkop Gerasim . www.eparhija-gornjokarlovacka.hr . 12 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20050123211544/http://www.eparhija-gornjokarlovacka.hr/Episkop-Gerasim-L.htm . 23 January 2005 . dead.
- Web site: Eparhija Vranjska . 2020-08-07 . 2016-03-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160326135308/http://agencijami.com/eparhija/Siteview.asp?ID=20 . dead .
- [Blic]
- Vesti online: Eparhija zahumsko-hercegovačka posle 20 godina u Mostaru ("Eparchy of Zahumlje and Herzegovina in Mostar after 20 years"), 31 Dec 2010
- Web site: Ustoličen vladika zvorničko-tuzlanski Fotije . Večernje Novosti . 17 September 2017 . 28 January 2018.
- http://www.poa-info.org/synod/biographies/marko.html Biography
- http://www.poa-info.org/synod/biographies/joakim.html Biography
