What does a bishop do to lead the church?

Answer 1

In the Catholic Church bishops are lower in rank than cardinals and the pope leads the church. In the Methodist Church there are several bishops and they are all church leaders, but no one of them is supreme. The Church of England has two archbishops who lead the church. I do not know about other churches.

Answer 2

A bishop must lead the flock, as must a pope, as a very holy man of God. The Holy Catholic Bible tells us: (Titus 1:7-16) "For a bishop must be without crime, as the steward of God: not proud, not subject to anger, not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre: 8 But given to hospitality, gentle, sober, just, holy, continent: 9 Embracing that faithful word which is according to doctrine, that he may be able to exhort in sound doctrine, and to convince the gainsayers. 10 For there are also many disobedient, vain talkers, and seducers: especially they who are of the circumcision: 11 Who must be reproved, who subvert whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for filthy lucre's sake. 12 One of them a prophet of their own, said, The Cretians are always liars, evil beasts, slothful bellies.

13 This testimony is true. Wherefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith; 14 Not giving heed to Jewish fables and commandments of men, who turn themselves away from the truth. 15 All things are clean to the clean: but to them that are defiled, and to unbelievers, nothing is clean: but both their mind and their conscience are defiled.

16 They profess that they know God: but in their works they deny him; being abominable, and incredulous, and to every good work reprobate."

Answer 3

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Catholic AnswerThe Bishop of Rome leads Church by virtue of his office as Vicar of Christ given to him by God as the successor of St. Peter (see St. Matthew Gospel 16:17-19).