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Term | Definition | Rating |
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USCCB | United States Conference of Catholic Bishops | |
CCCB | Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops | |
FABC | Federation Of Asian Bishops Conferences | |
OCCB | Ontario Conference of Catholic Bishops | |
WBC | World Bishops Council | |
NAB | The New American Bishops | |
CBCI | Catholic Bishops Conference of India | |
CBCP | Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines | |
CCBI | Conference of Catholic Bishops of India | |
FABC | Federation of Asian Bishops' Conferences | |
NCCB | National Council of Catholic Bishops | |
NCCB | National Conference of Catholic Bishops | |
HOB | House of Bishops | |
BSBC | Bishops Stortford Business Connections | |
FABC | Federation of Asian Bishops Conference | |
AQCB | Assembly of Quebec Catholic Bishops | |
CCBI | Conference of Catholic Bishops of India | |
BILA | Bishops Institute for Lay Apostolate | |
AQCB | Assembly of Quebec Catholic Bishops | |
ACBC | Australian Catholic Bishops Conference | |
BWIS | Bishops Waltham Infant School | |
ACBO | Assembly of Catholic Bishops of Ontario | |
LCCB | Louisiana Conference of Catholic Bishops | |
ACBC | Australian Catholic Bishops Conference | |
ACBC | Australian Catholic Bishops Conference |
What does Bishops mean?
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- A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is called episcopacy. Organizationally, several Christian denominations utilize ecclesiastical structures that call for the position of bishops, while other denominations have dispensed with this office, seeing it as a symbol of power. Bishops have also exercised political authority. Traditionally, bishops claim apostolic succession, a direct historical lineage dating back to the original Twelve Apostles or Saint Paul. The bishops are by doctrine understood as those who possess the full priesthood given by Jesus Christ, and therefore may ordain other clergy, including other bishops. A person ordained as a deacon, priest (i.e. presbyter), and then bishop is understood to hold the fullness of the ministerial priesthood, given responsibility by Christ to govern, teach and sanctify the Body of Christ (the Church). Priests, deacons and lay ministers co-operate and assist their bishops in pastoral ministry. Some Pentecostal and other Protestant denominations have bishops who oversee congregations, though they do not claim apostolic succession.
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