Autocephaly recognized by some autocephalous Churches de jure: Autocephaly and canonicity recognized by Constantinople and 3 other autocephalous Churches: Spiritual independence recognized by Georgian Orthodox Church:
Semi-Autonomous: The Holy Synod of Jerusalem is the senior ruling body of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem and the Brotherhood of the Holy Sepulcher.
During the interregnum between patriarchs it serves as the supreme body under the chairmanship of the locum tenens.
The current president of the Holy Synod is Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem.
The synod was involved in the election of Theophilos III as Patriarch of the Greek Orthodox Church of Jerusalem on 22 August 2005.