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Bishopric :: Bishopric (n.) The office of a spiritual overseer, as of an apostle, bishop, or presbyter..

#NAME? :: -ric () A suffix signifying dominion, jurisdiction; as, bishopric, the district over which a bishop exercises authority..

Bishop :: Bishop (n.) In the Roman Catholic, Greek, and Anglican or Protestant Episcopal churches, one ordained to the highest order of the ministry, superior to the priesthood, and generally claiming to be a successor of the Apostles. The bishop is usually the spiritual head or ruler of a diocese, bishopric, or see..

Intercessor :: Intercessor (n.) A bishop, who, during a vacancy of the see, administers the bishopric till a successor is installed..

Betroth :: Betroth (v. t.) To nominate to a bishopric, in order to consecration..

Archbishopric :: Archbishopric (n.) The jurisdiction or office of an archbishop; the see or province over which archbishop exercises archiepiscopal authority.

Bishopric :: Bishopric (n.) A diocese; the district over which the jurisdiction of a bishop extends.

Adultery :: Adultery (n.) The intrusion of a person into a bishopric during the life of the bishop.

Episcopate :: Episcopate (n.) A bishopric; the office and dignity of a bishop.

Archiepiscopate :: Archiepiscopate (n.) The office of an archbishop; an archbishopric.

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