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Firstly there have never in the last two hundred years been worldwide gatherings of all the bishops, and it is unlikely to happen as there are simply too many bishops to make this feasible. Gatherings of Bishops are typically done at the province or country level.

The Catholic church does however hold regular meetings of the Pope and All the Cardinals (who are also bishops).

The consistory is a formal meeting of the Sacred College of Cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church, except when convened to elect a new pope (in which case the meeting is called a conclave, and special rules of membership, procedure, and secrecy apply).

Consistories are held in Vatican City for taking care of the business of the college, which usually involves advising the Pope on important matters concerning the church.

Consistories are of three kinds: secret or ordinary, public or extraordinary and semi-public.

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