The main objective of this article is to examine the intricate processes of emancipation of the Serbian Church from the control of the State; which occurred under the rule of Prince Miloš, and was institutionally defined in 1836, by the Act on Ecclesiastical Powers. The Archbishop The main objective of this article is to examine the intricate processes of emancipation of the Serbian Church from the control of the State; which occurred under the rule of Prince Miloš, and was institutionally defined in 1836, by the Act on Ecclesiastical Powers. The Archbishop Petar proposed - and the Council accepted - the wording of the Organizational Structure of Ecclesiastical Power, which transferred the matter of organization of religious affairs to the previously neglected ecclesiastical authorities. This was achieved by the Archbishop's astute use of the political visions of both the Constitutionalists and Prince Aleksandar and their intention to reform and direct Serbian society towards Europe by means of a series of systemic measures. Vertical organization of the ecclesiastical judicial system established thereby, consists of the three instances: the Eparchial Consistory as the first instance; the Consistory of Appeals as second; and the Episcopal Council as the supreme ecclesiastical power. Such organizational structure allowed the high clergy to adapt the system and functioning of the Serbian Church to the canonical rules. This was achieved by means of providing detailed definition of competences of the ecclesiastical courts; prescribing the election methods for their members and establishing the procedure and defining the position and the role of administrative staff. The political elite of Serbia of that time granted full independence to the Episcopal Council, and willingly gave up the crucial role in the election of Episcopes. Accordingly, the political elite made clear its intention to set the Church free from the previously imposed control systems but also to make the high clergy, priests and monks responsible for the successful performance of all ecclesiastical affairs in the future.