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Catholic AnswerWhen they are functioning as a bishop, the bishops in the Medieval period wore exactly the same thing that they do today, well, a traditional dressed Bishop celebrating in the Extraordinary Form (in Latin). A Bishop wore a chasuble, just like a priest when celebrating Mass, at other services he would wear a cope. He wears a zucchetta (skull cap), with a biretta or mitre. Bishop's choir robes are purple, they wear a lace rocket over it. For most things Bishops wear gloves; the signs of their office are a pectoral cross and a ring. When they are in procession, preaching, or listening to the Gospel, they wear their miter and hold their crosier (shepherd's staff) in their left hand. A Bishop in the Ordinary form wears the same thing, but usually not as fancy, and usually skips the gloves, but never the skullcap, miter, pectoral cross and ring; plus the crosier if they are in Church.

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The first site below has pictures of Medieval clothing for a Bishop, the second site and descriptions.

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