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Definition of Archiepiscopacy

Archiepiscopacy
Archiepiscopacy Ar`chi*e*pis"co*pa*cy, n. [Pref. archi- + episcopacy.] 1. That form of episcopacy in which the chief power is in the hands of archbishops. 2. The state or dignity of an archbishop.

Meaning of Archiepiscopacy from wikipedia

- In Christian denominations, an archbishop is a bishop of higher rank or office. In most cases, such as the Catholic Church, there are many archbishops...
- period of their reign saw the establishment of an independent Norwegian Archiepiscopacy in Nidaros (Trondheim) in 1152. As their guardians died, and the brothers...
- Anders Harald Wejryd (born 8 August 1948) is a Swedish Lutheran clergyman. Having been Bishop of Växjö since 1995, he was elected Archbishop of Uppsala...
- appointed coadjutor to Slipyj, Lubachivsky succeeded directly to the major archiepiscopacy upon Slipyj's death. The see of the Ukrainian Gr**** Catholic Church...
- period of their reign saw the establishment of an independent Norwegian Archiepiscopacy in Nidaros (Trondheim) in 1152. The sagas Heimskringla and Orkneyinga...
- held the position for three years (1908–1911), marking the shortest archiepiscopacy. The Archdiocese maintains that the date of its elevation was March...
- within Fredericksburg, Virginia. By 1999, McClanahan was elected to the archiepiscopacy for the communion's Province of St. Peter. He also became the third...
- held the position for seven months (1925–1926), marking the shortest archiepiscopacy. After Laval's resignation was accepted, he acceded to staying on as...
- travelled to Rome to receive the pallium before ****uming his see. The Archiepiscopacies of Hamburg and Bremen had been established with the intention that...
- October 18, 2009 in the Marian Church Damascus he was elevated to archiepiscopacy and was received in Tripoli the following day in festivities at the...