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| | |  Bishop - United Methodist Bishops: Encyclopedia II - Bishop - Bishops and civil governmentThe 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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| | | | Bishop - United Methodist Bishops: Encyclopedia II - Bishop - Bishops in other churches 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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| | | | Bishop - United Methodist Bishops: Encyclopedia II - Bishop - Bishops in the Apostolic Fathers At the turn of the first century AD, the church started to acquire a clear organisation. In the works of the Apostolic Fathers, and Ignatius of Antioch in particular, the role of the episkopos, or bishop, became more important.
"Plainly therefore we ought to regard the bishop as the Lord Himself" — Epistle of Ignatius to the Ephesians 6:1.
"your godly bishop" — Epistle of Ignatius to the Magnesians 2:1.
"the bishop presiding after the likeness of God and the presbyters after the likeness of the council ...
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| | | | Bishop - United Methodist Bishops: Encyclopedia II - Bishop - Bishops in Catholic Orthodox and Anglican churches Although many Protestant churches have rejected the place of bishops in church leadership, churches rooted in tradition continue to ordain bishops to lead the church. Bishops form the leadership in the Roman Catholic Church, the Eastern Orthodox Church, the Oriental Orthodox Churches, the Anglican Communion, and the Independent Catholic Churches.
The traditional role of a bishop is as pastor of a diocese (also called a bishopric, eparchy or see). Dioceses vary considerably in their size of area and population. Some dioceses around the ...
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| | | | Bishop - United Methodist Bishops: Encyclopedia II - Bishop - Bishops in Catholic, Orthodox and Anglican churches Although many Protestant churches have rejected the place of bishops in church leadership, churches rooted in tradition continue to ordain bishops to lead the church. Bishops form the leadership in the Roman Catholic Church, the Eastern Orthodox Church, the Oriental Orthodox Churches, the Anglican Communion, and the Independent Catholic Churches.
The traditional role of a bishop is as pastor of a diocese (also called a bishopric, eparchy or see). Dioceses vary considerably in their size of area and population. Some dioceses around the ...
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| | | | Bishop - United Methodist Bishops: Encyclopedia II - Bishop - Bishops in the New Testament The New Testament uses the word episkopos five times.
Acts of the Apostles 20:28
Epistle to the Philippians 1:1
First Epistle to Timothy 3:2
Epistle to Titus 1:7
First Epistle of Peter 2:25
Words related to episkopos are used in two other verses. Some English Bibles translate this word as bishop (KJV, RSV, NRSV, etc.), while others, attempting to distance themselves from certain types of church hierarchy, use a more neu ...
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