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Meanings of bishop's throne in English

Spanish
cátedra
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A throne that is the official chair of a bishop.

        cátedra
        Usage of bishop's throne in English
        1
        He died July 1837, and is buried beneath the bishop's throne.
        Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Hereford / A Descript...
        2
        Athanasius fainted in the tumult; yet before they reached the bishop's throne its occupant had somehow been safely conveyed away.
        The Arian Controversy
        3
        To quote the Oxford Dictionary, a cathedral is the principal church of diocese with bishop's throne, and as such is a diocesan responsibility.
        The Irish Times
        4
        The momentum of the shock and scorn of last year's defeat could propel the first woman on to a bishop's throne by 2015.
        The Guardian
        5
        The bishop's throne, a lofty modern structure, made by Earp of Lambeth, was presented by those clergymen who had been ordained in the cathedral.
        Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Salisbury / A Descrip...
        6
        From other sources I gather that the archdeacon's stall then, as now, was next to the bishop's throne at the south-eastern end of the stalls.
        Ghost Stories of an Antiquary Part 2: More Ghost Stories
        7
        The choir pulpit, Bishop's throne, and the cost of cleaning the whitewash from the nave were given by Dean Argles.
        The Cathedral Church of Peterborough / A Description Of Its Fabr...
        Translations for bishop's throne
        Spanish
        cátedra