Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church
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Danilov Monastery , residence of the Holy Synod
The Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church ( Russian Священный синод Русской православной церкви , transcription Swjaschtschennyi Synod Russkoi prawoslawnoi zerkwi) is in present-day Russia , the governing body at the head of the Russian Orthodox Church , according to the Chapter 5 of its charter as amended in 2013. The Holy Synod meets between the bishops' meetings . The predecessor organization in the Russian Empire was the Most Holy Ruling Synod , introduced by Tsar Peter the Great in 1721, which sat until 1918. The synod resides in the Danilov Monastery in Moscow and on a former estate in Peredelkino .
Members
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Meeting room of the Holy Synod in Peredelkino
Chairman
- Cyril I , Patriarch of Moscow and all of Russia
Permanent members
- Onufrij (Berezovsky), Metropolitan of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate
- Juwenali (Pojarkow), Metropolitan of Krutitsy and Kolomna
- Vladimir (Cantarean) , Metropolitan of the Moldavian Orthodox Church
- Alexander (Mogilow) , Metropolitan of the Astana and Almaty Eparchy
- Wikentij (Morar) , Metropolitan of the Tashkent Eparchy
- Warsonofij (Sudakow) , Metropolitan of the Saint Petersburg Eparchy
- Pawel (Ponomarjow), Metropolitan of the Minsk and Slutsk eparchy
- Sawwa (Michejew) , Metropolitan of the Tver Eparchy
- Hilarion Alfejew , Metropolitan of Volokolamsk and Head of the Foreign Office of the Moscow Patriarchate : Member ex-officio
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ Chapter 5 of the Charter of the Russian Orthodox Church, 2013 version (Russian)
- ^ Hierarchs participating in the 2019 summer session of the Holy Synod. Publication of the Patriarchija.ru website of the Moscow Patriarchate (Russian)
Web links
- Russian Orthodox Church breaks with Constantinople Patriarchate kath.ch, September 15, 2018