All-American Council of the Orthodox Church in America

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The All-American Council of the Orthodox Church in America is the highest deliberative and legislative body of the church, composed of clergy and lay delegates who gather periodically to set policy and guide its overall direction.

All labels observed (2)

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Statements (32)

Predicate Object
instanceOf deliberative assembly ⓘ
governing body ⓘ
legislative body ⓘ
authorityOver administrative life of the Orthodox Church in America ⓘ
mission strategy of the Orthodox Church in America ⓘ
pastoral priorities of the Orthodox Church in America ⓘ
composition clergy delegates ⓘ
lay delegates ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
decisionMakingProcess collective ⓘ
decisionType binding on the Orthodox Church in America ⓘ
denomination Orthodox Church in America ⓘ
governs policies of the Orthodox Church in America ⓘ
hasCharacteristic conciliar ⓘ
synodal ⓘ
hasDelegateType clergy ⓘ
laity ⓘ
includes bishops of the Orthodox Church in America ⓘ
lay parish delegates ⓘ
priest delegates ⓘ
jurisdiction Orthodox Church in America dioceses ⓘ
language English ⓘ
mainFunction guide the overall direction of the Orthodox Church in America ⓘ
set policy for the Orthodox Church in America ⓘ
meetingFrequency periodic ⓘ
participantIn governance of the Orthodox Church in America ⓘ
partOf Orthodox Church in America ⓘ
religion Eastern Orthodoxy ⓘ
role highest deliberative body of the Orthodox Church in America ⓘ
highest legislative body of the Orthodox Church in America ⓘ
scope church-wide ⓘ
typeOfOrganization religious council ⓘ

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Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Metropolitan of All America and Canada → isElectedBy → All-American Council of the Orthodox Church in America ⓘ
Holy Synod of Bishops → worksWith → Metropolitan Council of the Orthodox Church in America ⓘ
linked to: All-American Council of the Orthodox Church in America