- for the
position of
bishops,
while other denominations have
dispensed with this office,
seeing it as a
symbol of power.
Bishops have also
exercised political...
-
unbroken succession of
bishops by the
laying on of
hands in the
sacrament of holy orders.
Diocesan bishops—known as
eparchial bishops in the
Eastern Catholic...
- The
following is a list of
bishops of the
Catholic Church in the
United States. The list also
includes bishops in
American territories and commonwealths...
- of a
House of
Bishops varies from
jurisdiction to jurisdiction. Typically, they
consist of
archbishops and/or Primates,
diocesan bishops and sometimes...
- they
serve as ex
officio bishop of the
Falkland Islands. As of 2024[update] the
archbishop has four
suffragan bishops: The
bishop of
Dover is
given the additional...
- to
refer to the
bishops alone. The term "pope" was
still used
loosely until the
sixth century,
being at
times ****umed by
other bishops. The term "hierarchy"...
- The
Dicastery for
Bishops,
formerly named Congregation for
Bishops (Latin:
Congregatio pro Episcopis), is the
department of the
Roman Curia of the Catholic...
-
auxiliary bishops are also
called vicarian bishops or
simply vicar bishops. In the
Serbian Orthodox Church, the
office of
auxiliary (vicar)
bishop is entrusted...
-
diocesan bishop, e.g., the
bishops of Durham,
Guildford and St Albans, and will have a cathedral.
There may be one or more
suffragan bishops within the...
-
Catholic Church, the
Synod of
Bishops,
considered as an
advisory body for the pope, is one of the ways in
which the
bishops render cooperative ****istance...
