Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church
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The Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church is the highest governing and decision-making body of the Romanian Orthodox Church, composed of its bishops and led by the Patriarch.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church canonical | 13 |
| Patriarchate of the Romanian Orthodox Church | 1 |
| offices of the Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3939199 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church Context triple: [Patriarch of All Romania, appointedBy, Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church]
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Holy Synod of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church
The Holy Synod of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church is the highest ecclesiastical authority of the church, composed of senior bishops who oversee its doctrine, administration, and spiritual life.
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Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church
The Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church is the highest governing body of bishops responsible for overseeing the church’s administration, doctrine, and ecclesiastical life between sessions of the Local Council.
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C.
Holy Synod of Bishops
The Holy Synod of Bishops is the highest ecclesiastical authority of the Serbian Orthodox Church, responsible for overseeing its doctrine, administration, and pastoral governance.
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D.
Holy Synod of Bishops
The Holy Synod of Bishops is the highest canonical authority and collective governing body of bishops in the Orthodox Church in America, responsible for overseeing its doctrine, discipline, and administration.
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E.
Romanian Orthodox Church
The Romanian Orthodox Church is the largest and most influential Christian denomination in Romania, forming an autocephalous Eastern Orthodox Church with deep historical and cultural roots in Romanian society.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church Target entity description: The Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church is the highest governing and decision-making body of the Romanian Orthodox Church, composed of its bishops and led by the Patriarch.
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A.
Holy Synod of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church
The Holy Synod of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church is the highest ecclesiastical authority of the church, composed of senior bishops who oversee its doctrine, administration, and spiritual life.
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B.
Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church
The Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church is the highest governing body of bishops responsible for overseeing the church’s administration, doctrine, and ecclesiastical life between sessions of the Local Council.
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C.
Holy Synod of Bishops
The Holy Synod of Bishops is the highest ecclesiastical authority of the Serbian Orthodox Church, responsible for overseeing its doctrine, administration, and pastoral governance.
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D.
Holy Synod of Bishops
The Holy Synod of Bishops is the highest canonical authority and collective governing body of bishops in the Orthodox Church in America, responsible for overseeing its doctrine, discipline, and administration.
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E.
Romanian Orthodox Church
The Romanian Orthodox Church is the largest and most influential Christian denomination in Romania, forming an autocephalous Eastern Orthodox Church with deep historical and cultural roots in Romanian society.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
decision-making body
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ecclesiastical governing body ⓘ synod ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Romanian Orthodox Church ⓘ |
| authorityOver | Romanian Orthodox dioceses ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus | autocephalous national church synod ⓘ |
| composedOf | bishops of the Romanian Orthodox Church ⓘ |
| confession |
Orthodox Christianity
ⓘ
linked to:
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
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| country | Romania ⓘ |
| denomination | Romanian Orthodox Church ⓘ |
| ecclesiasticalRank | highest synodal authority in the Romanian Orthodox Church ⓘ |
| governs | Romanian Orthodox Church ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
appointing bishops
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approving church statutes ⓘ electing the Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church ⓘ establishing new dioceses ⓘ maintaining doctrinal unity ⓘ overseeing theological education ⓘ regulating monastic life ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Archbishops of the Romanian Orthodox Church
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linked to:
Archbishop of Bucharest
Auxiliary bishops of the Romanian Orthodox Church ⓘ Diocesan bishops of the Romanian Orthodox Church ⓘ Metropolitans of the Romanian Orthodox Church ⓘ |
| hasRole |
highest decision-making body of the Romanian Orthodox Church
ⓘ
highest governing body of the Romanian Orthodox Church ⓘ |
| headOfGovernment |
Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Patriarch of All Romania
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| jurisdiction |
Romanian Orthodox diaspora under the Romanian Patriarchate
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Romanian Orthodox faithful in Romania ⓘ |
| languageUsed | Romanian ⓘ |
| leaderTitle | Patriarch ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bucharest
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Romania ⓘ |
| meetsAt | Patriarchal Palace, Bucharest ⓘ |
| memberOf | Eastern Orthodox episcopal synods ⓘ |
| partOf | Romanian Orthodox Church ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | other autocephalous Eastern Orthodox Churches ⓘ |
| religion |
Eastern Orthodoxy
ⓘ
linked to:
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
|
| religiousTradition | Byzantine Rite ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
administrative decisions in the Romanian Orthodox Church
ⓘ
canonical legislation in the Romanian Orthodox Church ⓘ doctrinal decisions in the Romanian Orthodox Church ⓘ liturgical regulations in the Romanian Orthodox Church ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | no higher ecclesiastical body within the Romanian Orthodox Church ⓘ |
| typeOfOrganization | collegial body of bishops ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church Description of subject: The Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church is the highest governing and decision-making body of the Romanian Orthodox Church, composed of its bishops and led by the Patriarch.
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church
Patriarchal Cathedral of Saints Constantine and Helena
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associatedInstitution
→
Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church
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Metropolitans of the Romanian Orthodox Church
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governedBy
→
Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church
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subject linked to:
metropolitans of the Romanian Orthodox Church
Metropolitans of the Romanian Orthodox Church
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appointedBy
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Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church
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subject linked to:
metropolitans of the Romanian Orthodox Church
Metropolitans of the Romanian Orthodox Church
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memberOf
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Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church
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subject linked to:
metropolitans of the Romanian Orthodox Church
Patriarchal complex of the Romanian Orthodox Church
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hasPart
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offices of the Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church
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linked to: Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church