The Holy Synod of Bishops is the supreme authority in the church. It includes, as voting members, all diocesan bishops of the church. The Metropolitan is the Chairman of the Synod. In case of his absence, a Chairman is elected by the diocesan bishops present.
The Holy Synod of Bishops is made up from 12 diocese of the Orthodox Church in America. They are as follows:
The Most Blessed Tikhon (The Primate)
Archbishop of Washington, Metropolitan
of all America, Canada and Mexico
The Most Reverend Nathaniel
Archbishop of Detroit and the Romanian Episcopate
- States: Eastern & Western United States and Canada
The Most Reverend Mark
Archbishop of Philadelphia and Eastern Pennsylvania
- States: Eastern Pennsylvania
The Most Reverend Alejo
Archbishop of Mexico City and Mexico
- All of Mexico
The Most Reverend Melchisedek
Archbishop of Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania
- States: Western Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia
The Most Reverend Irénée
Archbishop of Ottawa and Canada
- All of Canada
The Most Reverend Michael
Archbishop of New York
and New York and New Jersey
- States: New York, New Jersey
The Most Reverend Daniel
Archbishop of Chicago and the Midwest
- States: North Dakota, Nebraska, Wisconsin, Iowa, Missouri, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Illinois and Indiana
The Most Reverend Alexei
Archbishop of Sitka and Alaska
- States: Alaska
The Right Reverend Nikodhim
Bishop of Boston and the Albanian Archdiocese
- States: Massachusetts, Great Lakes, Mid-Atlantic Deaneries
The Right Reverend Benedict
Bishop of Hartford and New England
- States: Massachusetts, Connecticut
The Right Reverend Vasily
Bishop of San Francisco and the West
- States: Washington, Oregon, California, Nevada, Arizona, Montana and Colorado
The Most Reverend Gerasim
Archbishop of Dallas, the South and the Bulgarian Diocese
- States: New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas, Mississippi, North and South Carolina, Florida
