Definition of Bishopric. Meaning of Bishopric. Synonyms of Bishopric

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Definition of Bishopric

Bishopric
Bishopric Bish"op*ric, n. [AS. bisceopr[=i]ce; bisceop bishop + r[=i]ce dominion. See -ric.] 1. A diocese; the district over which the jurisdiction of a bishop extends. 2. The office of a spiritual overseer, as of an apostle, bishop, or presbyter. --Acts i. 20.

Meaning of Bishopric from wikipedia

- In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. In the later organization of the Roman...
- Kirsten Johanne Alice Bishopric (September 6, 1963 – April 15, 2014), also known as Kirsten Bishop, was a Canadian actress best known providing the voices...
- Bishopric of Verdun may refer to: Roman Catholic Diocese of Verdun, the spiritual jurisdiction of the bishops of Verdun Prince-Bishopric of Verdun, the...
- Bishopric of Trent may refer to: Roman Catholic Diocese of Trent, spiritual jurisdiction of the bishop of Trent, an archdiocese since 1929 Prince-Bishopric...
- The Prince-Bishopric of Liège or Prin****lity of Liège was an ecclesiastical prin****lity of the Holy Roman Empire that was situated for the most part...
- The Bishopric of Dorpat was a medieval prince-bishopric, i.e. both a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church and a temporal prin****lity ruled by the bishop...
- Bishopric of Brandenburg may refer to: Diocese of Brandenburg, the spiritual jurisdiction of the bishop of Brandenburg, active from the 10th to 16th centuries...
- The Bishopric of Cammin (also Kammin, Kamień Pomorski) was both a former Roman Catholic diocese in the Duchy of Pomerania from 1140 to 1544, and a secular...
- The term Bishopric of Syrmia (also Srem, or Srijem) may refer to: Serbian Orthodox Bishopric of Syrmia, an Eastern Orthodox diocese of the Serbian Orthodox...
- The diocese of Presidio (Latin: Dioecesis Praesidiensis) is a suppressed and titular see of the Catholic Church. Presidium, identifiable with ruins at...