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The Holy Synod of Bishops

The Holy Synod of Bishops is the supreme canonical

authority in the Church. It includes, as voting members,
all the diocesan bishops of the Church. The Metropolitan
is the ex officio Chairman of the Synod. In case of his
absence, a Chairman is elected by the diocesan bishops
present. This section contains a list of the entire
episcopate of the Orthodox Church in America, including
ruling bishops, auxiliary bishops, and former and retired
hierarchs.

See also a list of the Dioceses of the Orthodox Church in

America.

OCA Archivist Alexis Liberovsky has made available

biographies of previous bishops of the Orthodox Church
in America, as well as a timeline with photographs of the
primates of the Church and a history of primatial
elections.

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