The Council of Bishops of the Serbian Orthodox Church (), officially known as the Holy Council of Bishops of the Serbian Orthodox Church (), is the supreme body of the Serbian Orthodox Church. It is convened annually in May, though extraordinary sessions may also be called when necessary.
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According to the Constitution of the Serbian Orthodox Church, the Council of Bishops: interprets Eastern Orthodox doctrine in accordance with Holy Scripture and Sacred tradition as well as canonical rules and regulations; regulates the internal and external mission of the Church for the preservation and promotion of the Eastern Orthodox faith and Christian morality; canonizes saints and prescribes liturgical services for their veneration; elects Patriarch; elects metropolitan bishops, diocesan bishops, and vicar bishops; decides on the territorial organization of the Church, including the establishment and division of dioceses and vicariates; determines disciplinary regulations for the clergy, including ecclesiastical judicial matters; acts as the supreme ecclesiastical judicial body, adjudicating major disputes and appeals, including cases involving bishops and the patriarch; establishes theological schools and seminaries; establishes monasteries; establishes charitable organizations.
Composition The Council of Bishops consists of all diocesan bishops and the Patriarch, who serves as the chairman. Decisions are valid if adopted in the presence of more than half of the diocesan bishops. In the event of a tied vote, the Patriarch casts the deciding vote.
Patriarch Archdiocese Porfirije Belgrade and Karlovci Metropolitan bishop Metropolitanate Hrizostom Jević Dabar and Bosnia Joanikije Mićović Montenegro and the Littoral vacant since 2021 Zagreb and Ljubljana Siluan Mrakić Australia and New Zealand Bishop Eparchy Andrej Ćilerdžić Austria Irinej Bulović Bačka Nikanor Bogunović (sr) Banat Jefrem Milutinović Banja Luka Sergije Karanović (sr) Bihać and Petrovac Ignatije Midić Braničevo Dositej Motika (sr) Scandinavia Lukijan Pantelić (sr) Buda Metodije Ostojić Budimlja and Nikšić Kirilo Bojović Buenos Aires, South America, and Central America Mitrofan Kodić Canada Nikodim Kosović (sr) Dalmatia Grigorije Durić Düsseldorf and Germany Irinej Dobrijević Eastern America David Perović (sr) Kruševac Atanasije Rakita (sr) Mileševa Longin Krčo New Gračanica and Midwestern America Arsenije Glavčić Niš Heruvim Đermanović (sr) Osijek Plain and Baranya Teodosije Šibalić Raška and Prizren Jovan Ćulibrk Slavonia Vasilije Vadić (sr) Srem Jerotej Petrović (sr) Šabac Jovan Mladenović (sr) Šumadija vacant since 1932 Timișoara Ilarion Golubović (sr) Timok Gerasim Popović (sr) Gornji Karlovac Isihije Rogić (sr) Valjevo Pahomije Gačić (sr) Vranje Maksim Vasiljević Western America Justin Jeremić (sr) Western Europe Dimitrije Rađenović (sr) Zachlumia, Herzegovina, and the Littoral Fotije Sladojević (sr) Zvornik and Tuzla Justin Stefanović (sr) Žiča Titular bishop Vicariate vacant since 2021 Duklja Jovan Stanojević (sr) Hum Aleksej Bogićević (sr) Hvosno Nektarije Samardžić (sr) Eger Dositej Radivojević (sr) Lipljan Sava Bundalo (sr) Marča Damaskin Grabež (sr) Mohač Antonije Pantelić (sr) Moravica Ilarion Lupulović (sr) Novo Brdo Stefan Šarić (sr) Remesiana Petar Bogdanović (sr) Toplica
See also Holy Synod of the Serbian Orthodox Church
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