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Meanings of episcopate in English

Portuguese
diocese
Catalan
bisbat
Spanish
obispado

The territorial jurisdiction of a bishop.

        diocese
        Catalan
        bisbat
        Spanish
        obispado

        The office and dignity of a bishop.

              bisbat

              The collective body of bishops.

                    Usage of episcopate in English
                    1
                    Then they encouraged one another to bear the burden of the episcopate.
                    The Spirit of St. Francis de Sales
                    2
                    He has every qualification for the episcopate except one-hebelieves in the Sacraments.
                    The Altar Steps
                    3
                    Correct me when I fall into the habit of sneering at the episcopate.
                    The Altar Steps
                    4
                    The Russian Vjedomosti published a learned article on the Ipek episcopate.
                    Twenty Years of Balkan Tangle
                    5
                    His episcopate, however, is chiefly remembered owing to its tragic close.
                    The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia, Volume 1 of 28
                    6
                    It did away with the episcopate and had only one order of clergy-thepresbyters.
                    Early European History
                    7
                    With the episcopate of Leofric, Exeter first assumes the rank of a cathedral city.
                    Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Exeter / A Descriptio...
                    8
                    To establish peace and Catholic unity everywhere was the great labour of his episcopate.
                    Saint Augustin
                    9
                    About that time Demetrianus died in Antioch, and Paul of Samosata received that episcopate.
                    A Source Book for Ancient Church History
                    10
                    They appear to be part of the work done during Bishop Gilbert Leophardo's episcopate.
                    Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Chichester (1901) / A...
                    11
                    The consecration of women into the episcopate has been moved from certainty to inevitability.
                    The Guardian
                    12
                    Many leading members of the Church of Ireland episcopate and community attended the grammar school.
                    The Irish Times
                    13
                    If we insert the episcopate of Anacletus, it will be nearly as seven to fourteen.
                    The Ancient Church: Its History, Doctrine, Worship, and Constitu...
                    14
                    Refused for the episcopate, M. de Soissons thought he might offer himself as a colonel.
                    Memoirs of Madame la Marquise de Montespan — Volume 6
                    15
                    The episcopate is one, each part of which is held by each one in its entirety.
                    A Source Book for Ancient Church History
                    16
                    He was not fitted to unravel difficulties in his episcopate, and scarcely suited to these times.
                    Reminiscences of Scottish Life & Character
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