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Some other churches, such as Lutherans, Methodists and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ("LDS Church"; see also Mormon), also have bishops, but their roles differ significantly from the Catholic, Orthodox, and Anglican ones. Bishop - Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. In the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, the largest Lutheran denomination in the United States, and based largely on the Church of Sweden and United Danish Church, bishops are elected by synod councils, consisting o ...

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The efficient infrastructure of the Roman Empire became the template for the organization of the church in the fourth century, particularly after the Edict of Milan. As the church moved from the shadows of privacy into the public forum it acquired land for churches, burials and clergy. In 391, Theodosius I decreed that any land that had been confiscated from the church by Roman authorities be returned. The most usual term for the geographical area of a bishop's authority and ministry, the diocese, began as part of the structure of the ...

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The College of Bishops is an organization consisting of all the bishops in the Roman Catholic Church. Other related archivesRoman Catholic Church, bishops

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The Bishop of London is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of London in the Province of Canterbury. The diocese covers 458 km² (177 sq. mi.) of 17 boroughs of the former Greater London north of the River Thames (previously the County of Middlesex) and a small part of the County of Surrey. The see is in the City of London where the seat is located at the Cathedral Church of Saint Paul which was founded as a cathedral in 604 and was rebui ...

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The Bishop of Reading is a suffragan bishop in the Church of England, based in Reading, Berkshire. He is responsible for the archdeaconry of Berkshire, within the Diocese of Oxford. The current bishop is the Right Reverend Stephen Cottrell. The Reverend Canon Dr (then the Reverend Dr) Jeffrey John was elected to the position in 2003 but refused it after controversy about his homosexuality. The previous bishop, the Right Reverend Dominic Walker, left to become the Bishop of Monmouth. Other r

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William Avery "Billy" Bishop VC, CB, DSO & Bar, MC, DFC, ED (February 8, 1894 – September 11, 1956) was a Canadian World War I flying ace, officially credited with 72 victories, the highest number for a British Empire pilot. Billy Bishop was born on 8 February 1894, in Owen Sound, Ontario. He was the third of four children born to William A. and Margaret Bishop. His father, a lawyer and graduate of Osgoode Hall Law School in Toronto, was the Registrar of Grey County. In 1911, at the age of 17, Billy Bishop entered the Roy ...

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The Bishop of Durham is the officer of the Church of England responsible for the diocese of Durham, one of the oldest in the country. He is the senior Anglican bishop in the province of York, and sits in the House of Lords. The current Bishop of Durham is, as of 2005, Tom Wright. Other duties of the Bishop of Durham include (with the Bishop of Bath and Wells) escorting the sovereign at the coronation. He is officially styled The Right Reverend Father in God, (Name), by Divine Permission Lord Bishop of Durham, but this fu ...

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This is a list of the bishops and archbishops of Tours: Bishop of Tours - Bishops. 1 Gatianus ca 249-301 vacant 301-338 2 Lidorius 338-370 3 St. Martinus 371-397 4 St. Bricius 397-443 5 Eustochius 443-460 6 Perpetuus 460-490 7 Saint Volusianus 491-498 8 Verus 498-508 9 St. Licinius 508-520 10 Theodorus & Proculus 520-521? 11 Difinius 521? 12 Ommatius 521-525 13 Leo 526 14 ...

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The Bishop of Urgell is the Roman Catholic bishop for Urgell in Catalonia, Spain and also the ex officio Co-Prince of Andorra. Andorra was ceded to the bishop of La Seu d'Urgell by the count Ermengol IV of Urgell in the 12th century. Bishop of Urgell - List of Bishops of Urgell. Joan Enric Vives Sicília (2003-) Joan Martí Alanis (1971 to 2003) Ramon Malla Call (1969 to 1971) Ramon Iglésias Navarri (1943 to 1969) Ricardo Fornesa (1940 to 1943 ...

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Wimund was an English bishop who became a sea-faring war-lord adventurer in the 1130s and 1140s. His story is passed down to us by 12th century English historian William of Newburgh in his Historia rerum anglicarum, Book I, Chapter 24 entitled "Of bishop Wimund, his life unbecoming a bishop, and how he was deprived of his sight".1 Wimund bishop - Of bishop Wimund. Wimund was born in England of lowly rank. Provided with an education in r ...

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Cardinal Bishops, or Cardinals of the Episcopal Order, are among the most senior prelates of the Roman Catholic Church. Originally this term referred specifically and exclusively to the men named to head the six suburbicarian dioceses, who include the Dean of the College of Cardinals. In 1965 Pope Paul VI decreed in his motu proprio Ad purpuratorum patrum that Eastern Rite patriarchs who were named Cardinals would also be part of the episcopal order, ranked after the six Cardinal Bishops of the suburbicaria ...

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The Congregation for Bishops (Congregatio pro Episcopis) is the congregation of the Roman Curia which oversees the selection of new bishops pending papal approval. It also schedules the papal audiences required quinquennially for bishops. The Congregation for Bishops has its origins in the "Congregation for the Erection of Churches and Consistorial Provisions" founded by Pope Sixtus V on January 22, 1588. Congregation for Bishops - Prefects. Gaetano Cardinal de Lai (1908-1928)Including:

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The Bishop of Speyer is the Ordinary of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Speyer in the Archdiocese of Bamberg. The diocese covers an area of 5,893 km². The current bishop is Anton Schlembach. Bishop of Speyer - List of the Bishops of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Speyer Germany. See also. Lists of office-holders Categories: Roman Catholic bishops by diocese | Including:

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An auxiliary bishop, in the Roman Catholic Church, is an additional bishop assigned to a diocese because the diocesan bishop is unable to perform his functions, the diocese is so extensive that it requires more than one bishop to administer, or the diocese is attached to a royal or imperial office requiring the diocesan bishop's protracted presence at court. According to canon law, no bishop can be ordained without title to a certain and distinct episcopal see which he governs either actually or potentially, therefore auxilary bi ...

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The title of Bishop of Mainz was created in 1802 with the abolition of the old Archbishopric of Mainz: Bishop of Mainz - Bishops of Mainz 1802-present. Joseph Ludwig Colmar 1802-1818 Joseph Vitus Burg 1829-1833 Johann Jakob Humann 1833-1834 Petrus Leopold Kaiser 1834-1848 Wilhelm Emmanuel Freiherr von Ketteler 1850-1877 Paul Leopold Haffner 1886-1899 Heinrich Brück 1900-1903 Georg Heinrich Kirstein 1903-1921 Ludwig Maria ...

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In Mormonism, the Bishop is the leader of a local congregation and an office of the Aaronic Priesthood. The Mormon concept of the office differs significantly from the role of bishops in other Christian denominations being in some respects is more analogous to a pastor or parish priest. Each bishop serves with two counselors, which together form a bishopric. The role of bishop varies some in the differnt Latter Day Saint denominations although they share the common history below. See below. Bishop Mormonism ...

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The Bishop of Coventry is the Ordinary of the England Diocese of Coventry in the Province of Canterbury. The diocese covers most of the County of Warwickshire. The see is in the City of Coventry where the seat is located at the Cathedral Church of Saint Michael. The Bishop's residence is The Bishop's House, Coventry. The former Benedictine priory in the city was the seat of a bishop from 1095 to 1129 before the merging of the diocese with the Diocese of Lichfield. The present diocese was founded in 1918 under King ...

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Anne Bishop is a novelist of fantasy fiction. Her most noted work is the Black Jewels Trilogy. Anne Bishop - Biography. Anne Bishop currently lives in upstate New York. Anne Bishop - Bibliography. Anne Bishop - Novels. Daughter of the Blood, March 1998 Heir to the Shadows, April 1999 Queen of the Darkness, January 2000 The Invisible Ring, October 2000 ...

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