Serbian Holy Synod
The Serbian Orthodox Church is governed by a five-member Holy Synod. The patriarch is a permanent member, while the other four are bishops elected for two-year terms by the "holy assembly of bishops", a body that represents all the metropolitans and other bishops of the church.
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