Examples of 'episcopate' in a sentence
Meaning of "episcopate"
Episcopate (noun): The collective body or group of bishops in a specific area or church. This term is often used in reference to the bishops' role in governing and leading a religious organization
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- Bishops seen as a group.
- The tenure in office of a bishop.
- A bishop's jurisdiction, the extent of his diocese.
- To act as a bishop.
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His episcopate might have lasted until ca.
The dates of his episcopate are not known.
Years in parentheses are the years of their episcopate.
Pavlík to the episcopate for his homeland.
This is the only evidence of his episcopate.
During his episcopate several monasteries were founded.
The ancient independence of the episcopate was no more.
His episcopate coincided with a time of political upheaval.
Declined to be promoted to the episcopate because of age.
His brief episcopate was marked by energy and enterprise.
He held twelve diocesan synods during his episcopate.
Pavlik to the episcopate for his homeland.
Attempt to perform an act proper to the priesthood or episcopate.
He died after an episcopate of fourteen years.
Little more is known of his episcopate.
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His episcopate was marked by the strong enforcement of ecclesiastical discipline.
It is only by exception that a monk is chosen to the episcopate.
His episcopate saw the erection of the new cathedral.
Whoever shall do this shall be cast out of the episcopate.
The historic episcopate was preserved.
He represented the third generation of his family to the episcopate.
The episcopate is the status or term in office of an individual bishop.
He remained in this position until he was elevated to the episcopate.
His episcopate was extremely brief.
But a bishop receives no character when he is raised to the episcopate.
The episcopate bought it back.
Your brother in the episcopate.
Orthodox episcopate ready to meet.
Capozzi at the request of his boss was proposed to the episcopate.
Of his episcopate we know nothing.
The usual reward for their services was the episcopate.
The episcopate is thought to constitute the priesthood in the highest degree.
The definition of the historical episcopate is to some extent an open question.
Numerous messages and pastoral letters were sent out by the episcopate.
He spent his episcopate writing and preaching as well as teaching catechism.
The first five or six years of his episcopate were uneventful enough.
Atwell supports the ordination of women to the priesthood and episcopate.
Nuncio galantino you paradigm of a episcopate on deck of the titanic caught by.
The province does not permit the ordination of women to the episcopate.
During his episcopate many churches and schools were built in the diocese.
The silence of prayer is the secret of his active success episcopate.
Members of the episcopate were charged with surveillance of the faithful and punishment of transgressors.
Increase of the episcopate.
The universal episcopate is guarantor with Us of this.
Raised to the episcopate.
It is a pathological situation indeed when members of the parliament quail before the episcopate.
Kozak was consecrated to the Episcopate as auxiliary bishop.
The minister has just received a personal call from the episcopate.
Bilyk was consecrated to the Episcopate as auxiliary bishop.
In the first he expresses his hearty good wishes for his episcopate.
