Bishops' Council of the Serbian Orthodox Church
The Council of Bishops of the Serbian Orthodox Church, also known in English as the 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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Bishops attending the 70th anniversary of the Novi Sad raid, 23 January 2012.
The Bishops' Council consists of all diocesan bishops and the Patriarch, currently Irinej (Gavrilović), 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]
Member List
| Archdiocese | See | Head | Website | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belgrade and Karlovci[lower-alpha 1] | Belgrade | Irinej (Gavrilović) | ] | |||
| Metropolitanate | See | Metropolitan[3] | Website | |||
| Dabar and Bosnia | Sarajevo | Hrizostom (Jević) | ||||
| Montenegro and the Littoral | Cetinje Monastery, Cetinje | Amfilohije (Radović)[4] | ||||
| Zagreb and Ljubljana | Zagreb | Porfirije (Perić) | ||||
| Australia and New Zealand | Sydney, NSW[5] | Siluan (Mrakić) | ||||
| Eparchy | See | Bishop[3] | Link | |||
| Austria and Switzerland | Vienna | Andrej (Ćilerdžić) | ||||
| Bačka | Novi Sad | Irinej (Bulović) | ||||
| Banat | Vršac | Nikanor (Bogunović) | ||||
| Banja Luka | Banja Luka | Jefrem (Milutonović) | ||||
| Bihać and Petrovac | Bosanski Petrovac | Sergije (Karanović) | ||||
| Braničevo | Požarevac | Ignatije (Midić) | ||||
| Britain and Scandinavia | Stockholm[6] | Dositej (Motika) | ||||
| Buda | Sentandreja | Lukijan (Pantelić) | ||||
| Budimlja-Nikšić | Đurđevi stupovi, Berane | Joanikije (Mićović) | ||||
| Buenos Aires, South and Central America | Buenos Aires | Kirilo (Bojović) | ||||
| Canada | Campbellville, Ontario | Mitrofan (Kodić) | ||||
| Dalmatia | Šibenik | Nikodim (Kosović) | ||||
| Düsseldorf and all of Germany | Düsseldorf | Grigorije (Durić) | ||||
| Eastern America | Mars, Pennsylvania | Irinej (Dobrijević) | ||||
| Kruševac | Kruševac | David (Perović) | ||||
| Mileševa | Mileševa, Prijepolje | Atanasije (Rakita)[7] | ||||
| New Gračanica and Midwestern America | Third Lake, Illinois[8] | Longin (Krčo) | ||||
| Niš | Niš | Arsenije (Glavčić) | ||||
| Osječko polje and Baranja | Dalj[9] | Heruvim (Đermanović) | ||||
| Ras and Prizren | Prizren | Teodosije (Šibalić) | ||||
| Šabac | Šabac | Lavrentije (Trifunović) | ||||
| Slavonia | Pakrac | Jovan (Ćulibrk) | ||||
| Srem | Sremski Karlovci | Vasilije (Vadić) | ||||
| Šumadija | Kragujevac | Jovan (Mladenović) | ||||
| Timișoara | Timișoara | (Vacant since 1932 - Administered by the Bishop of Buda)[10] | ||||
| Timok | Zaječar | Ilarion (Golubović) | ||||
| Upper Karlovac | Karlovac | Gerasim (Popović) | ||||
| Valjevo | Valjevo | vacant[11] | ||||
| Vranje | Vranje | Pahomije (Gačić) | ||||
| Western America | Alhambra, California | Maxim (Vasiljević) | ||||
| Western Europe | Paris | Luka (Kovačević) | ||||
| Zahumlje and Herzegovina | Mostar[12][13] | Dimitrije (Rađenović) | ||||
| Žiča | Žiča Monastery | Justin (Stefanović) | ||||
| Zvornik and Tuzla | Tuzla (temporarily relocated to Bijeljina) | Fotije (Sladojević)[14] | ||||
| Vicar | See | Bishop[3] | Link | |||
| Diocletian | Metodije (Ostojić) | |||||
| Hum | (Currently Vacant) | |||||
| Hvosno | (Currently Vacant) | |||||
| Jegar | (Currently Vacant) | |||||
| Lipljan | (Currently Vacant) | |||||
| Mohač | Novi Sad (Vicar of the Bačka) | Isihije (Rogić) | ||||
| Moravica | [[Moscow] | Antonije (Pantelić) | ||||
| Remezijan | Belgrade | Stefan (Šaric) | ||||
| Autonomous Ohrid Archbishopric | ||||||
| Metropolitanate | See | Metropolitan[3] | Link | |||
| Skopje | Skopje temp. Bitola | Jovan VI (Vraniševski) | ||||
| Diocese | See | Bishop[3] | Link | |||
| Bregalnica | Štip | Marko (Kimev) | ||||
| Debar and Kičevo | Currently Vacant - Administered by the Bishop of Polog and Kumanovo[15] | |||||
| Polog and Kumanovo | Kumanovo | Joakim (Jovčeski) | ||||
| Prespa and Pelagonija | Bitola | Currently Vacant - Administered by the Bishop of Bregalnica Marko [16] | ||||
| Strumica | vacant, administrated by David (Ninov), Vicar Bishop of Stobi[17] | |||||
| Veles and Povardarie | vacant, administrated by Archbishop of Ohrid and Metropolitan of Skopje[18] | |||||
| Vicar | See | Bishop[3] | Link | |||
| Dremvić | (Currently Vacant) | |||||
| Stobij | (Currently Vacant) | |||||
| Velić | (Currently Vacant) | |||||
Notes
- Officially known as the Archdiocese of Belgrade and Karlovci, encompassing only the Belgrade area. The title of Karlovci is in reference to the old Serbian Metropolitanate of Karlovci. This diocese is headed by the Serbian Patriarch.
References
- СПЦ – Свети Архијерејски Сабор
- Constitution of the Serbian Orthodox Church
- Holy Assembly of Bishops at www.spc.rs (in Serbian)
- Official site of the Metropoitanate of Montenegro and the Littoral: Његово Високопреосвештенство Архиепископ Цетињски Митрополит Црногорско-приморски и Егзарх Пећког Трона Амфилохије (Радовић) ("His Eminence Archbishop of Cetinje, Metropolitan of Montenegro and the Littoral and Exarch of the Pec Throne Amfilohije (Radovic)") (in Serbian)
- Устав Митрополије аустралијско-новозеландске
- Church of St Sava in London: Diocese of Britain and Scandinavia
- "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)
- 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
- "Bishop Milutin of Valjevo, Serbia, reposed in the Lord". Serbian Orthodox Church. 30 March 2020. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
- 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.
- Bishopric of Debar and Kičevo at the Orthodox Ohrid Archbishopric official site
- 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
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