Types of Synod  # 9

There are three types of Synods of Bishops:

1.       Ordinary General Assembly which is called to reflect on matters that pertain to the good of the universal Church.  There have been 13 of these Assemblies called the last one being in 2018, Synod on Young People, Faith, and Vocational Discernment.

2.      Extraordinary General Assembly which, like its name, means an exception to what is normally done.  This assembly is called to reflect on mattes of a more urgent nature.

3.      Special Assembly which is called for a particular geographic region and not for the Church Universal.  The Synod on the Pan-Amazon Region (2019) would be an example.