Usage of "say the bishop"

Encara no tenim significats per a "say the bishop".

Ús de say the bishop en anglès

Why do we say the bishop is the "ordinary minister" of Confirmation? 
 A Catechism of Christian Doctrine 

He said the bishop and his priests were enemies to the Maoris. 
 The Book of the Bush / Containing Many Truthful Sketches of the ... 

I can't find the time, said the bishop softly with an effort. 
 The Bishop and Other Stories 

And as he worked, he thought within himself: What said the Bishop? 
 The White Ladies of Worcester: A Romance of the Twelfth Century 

Everyone stood agape, saying the bishops must win in the end. 
 The Untilled Field 

This dear girl, said the bishop, will break all our hearts. 
 The History of Sir Charles Grandison, Volume 4 (of 7) 

Ah Jesu mercy, said the Bishop, why did ye awake me? 
 Le Morte d'Arthur: Volume 2 

Probably, said the bishop, whose eloquence was somewhat disturbed by Mr. Crawley's ready acquiescence. 
 The Last Chronicle of Barset 

Don't mind me,' said the bishop with the utmost kindness. 
 The Queen Pedauque 

In the past, said the bishop, the Church in Ireland had thrived under common ownership. 
 What's the Matter with Ireland? 

One priest applied to the bishop for plenary powers, and said the bishop to him:- 
 The Reminiscences of an Irish Land Agent 

Magloire," said the bishop, "put some sheets on the bed in the alcove." 
 The Ontario High School Reader 

Then said the bishop, I will take another plan. 
 Heimskringla; Or, The Chronicle of the Kings of Norway 

At the same time, he says the Bishop doesn't want it to become a precedent. 
 The Altar Steps 

No, son, a thousand times no, said the bishop. 
 The Last Spike / And Other Railroad Stories 

You say the Bishop told you that you could never be divorced under any circumstances? 
 The Woman Thou Gavest Me; Being the Story of Mary O'Neill 

Significats de say the bishop en anglès