Bishop
A bishop is an ordained member of the clergy who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance and administration of dioceses. The role or office of the bishop is called episcopacy. Organizationally, several Christian denominations utilize ecclesiastical structures that call 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 authority within their dioceses.Traditionally, bishops claim apostolic succession, a direct historical lineage dating back to the original Twelve Apostles or Saint Paul. The bishops are by doctrine understood as those who possess the full priesthood given by Jesus Christ, and therefore may ordain other clergy, including other bishops. A person ordained as a deacon, priest (i.e. presbyter), and then bishop is understood to hold the fullness of the ministerial priesthood, given responsibility by Christ to govern, teach and sanctify the Body of Christ (the Church). Priests, deacons and lay ministers co-operate and assist their bishops in pastoral ministry.
Some Pentecostal and other Protestant denominations have bishops who oversee congregations, though they do not necessarily claim apostolic succession. Provided by Wikipedia
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by Late Right Revd. Bishop
Published 1759
Published 1759
Printed for William Watson, at the Poets Heads, in Capel-Street
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by Gentlewoman, Author of the Elegy on the Bishop of Sodor and Man
Published 1757
Published 1757
printed for M. Cooper, in Pater-Noster-Row; C. Henderson, at the Royal Exchange; and B. Tovey, in Westminster Hall
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by Autrum, H., Bishop, P. O., Braitenberg, V., Chow, K. L.
Published 1973
Published 1973
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
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by Maksem, John A., Robboy, Stanley J., Bishop, John W., Meiers, Isabelle
Published 2009
Published 2009
Springer US
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by Rekhtman, MD, PhD, Natasha, Baine, MD, PhD, Marina K., Bishop, MD, Justin A.
Published 2019
Published 2019
Springer International Publishing