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Historical episcopate - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The episcopate is the collective body of all bishops of a church. In the Roman Catholic, Anglican, Eastern Orthodox, Eastern Rite Catholic, Oriental Orthodox, Old-Catholic, Moravian Church, and Inde...
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Definition of episcopate from Webster's New World College Dictionary. Meaning of episcopate. Pronunciation of episcopate. Definition of the word episcopate. Origin of the word episcopate. ... Dictionary Home » Webster's New World College Dictionary » episcopate...
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Bishop - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Ort...
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Episcopal polity - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Episcopal polity is a form of church governance which is hierarchical in structure with the chief authority over a local Christian church resting in a bishop (Greek: episcopos ). This episcopal str...
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The Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America of the Orthodox Church in America located in Grass Lake, Michigan ... Address of His Eminence Archbishop Nathaniel to the 77th Episcopate Congress, July 2009 - English / Romanian. Text of the Decision adopted in Chambesy in June regarding the “diaspora” and the Rules of...
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In the Orthodox church the episcopate refers either to the status of a bishop or the collective body of all the bishops. When the collective body of bishops is referenced the word often used to describe it is episcopacy.
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See APOSTOLIC COLLEGE.) The episcopate is monarchical. By the Will of Christ, the supreme authority in a diocese does not belong to a college of priests or of bishops, but it resides in the single personality of the chief.
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The territory or churches subject to the jurisdiction of a bishop ... Since the episcopate is of Divine institution, the pope is obliged to establish dioceses in the Catholic Church, but he remains sole judge of the time and manner, and alone determines what flock shall be entrusted to each bishop.
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episcopate n. The position, term, or office of a bishop. The area of jurisdiction of a bishop; a diocese ... The episcopate of the Russian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) encompasses the whole body of bishops who govern dioceses and supervise clergy, as well as perform and administer church sacraments.
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The Archbishop gave the following opening and closing speeches when moving item 14 at the July session of the Church of England's General Synod - on Women in the Episcopate. ... Monday 10 July 2006 ... It's usually the apparently simple questions that are hardest to answer. My faint recollections of A-level history include...
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