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Bishops
Bishops refer to a level of leadership within a religion. In some religions they are appointed by the highest authority, in others they are elected.
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How is the archbishop elected?
You get voted from start to finish by the general public till there is one finalist known as the archbishop.
Who is the archbishop of Canterbury's boss?
The Archbishop of Canterbury is the spiritual leader and chief primate of the Church of England and the entire world-wide Anglican Communion. The incumbent is The Most Rev. Dr. Rowan Williams.
What is the salary of a Catholic archbishop?
From The Sun newspaper in 2008: 'DR ROWAN Williams earns £67,790-a-year and lives in a riverside palace. Other perks as the Archbishop of Canterbury include a generous final salary pension and a chauffeur driven car.'
What does a bishop do to lead the church?
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.
What is the bishops mitre used for?
A bishop's mitre is the head-dress worn by a bishop as a symbol of office.
Different religions have different shaped mitres. In the Eastern church they often look like turbans, in the Western church they are often tall and deeply cleft.
What color do archbishops wear?
When 'off duty' Rowan wears normal clothes, just like you and I.
When 'on duty' as archbishop, he dresses smartly in a suit, with a reddish purple shirt (as worn by all bishops), a white 'dog collar' and a large pectoral cross (a cross worn like a pendant on the chest). He also wears an 'episcopal ring' signifying his role as a bishop.
When in church and robed, his robes depend on the occasion and the service. If robed for a communion service, he will wear a long black cassock or white cassock alb over his normal clothes, and a long decorative cloak called a cope that has a hood on the rear shaped like a tongue, representing the tongues of fire of the Holy Spirit which came at Pentecost. Nowadays, the hood has transformed into merely a tongue-shaped piece of cloth. On his head he wears a mitre (a long pointed bishop's hat) and in his hand he carries a bishop's crozier - a crook similar to a shepherd's crook but symbolic and highly decorated, symbolising his role as the shepherd of thhe people of the diocese or whole Church.
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Catholic AnswerBishops regularly wear a black clerical suit, the only difference in their everyday dress, from a priest, would be a chain across their chest. They always wear their pectoral cross, but it is usually tucked into a pocket, so you will just see the chain across their rabat. AnswerWIKIPEDIA (for further reads, see link below)"Traditionally, a number of items are associated with the office of a bishop, most notably the mitre, crosier, and episcopal ring. Other vestments and insignia vary between Eastern and Western Christianity.
In the Latin branch of the Catholic Church, the choir dress of a bishop includes the purple cassock with amaranth trim, rochet, purple zuchetto (skull cap), purple biretta, and pectoral cross. The accurements of a bishop include the pontifical gloves and pontifical sandals, but these items are rarely seen today except within the context of the Extraordinary Form (the Tridentine Mass). The cappa magna, which was once used as choir dress for bishops on solemn occasions, is also rarely seen although its use is permitted. The coat of arms of a Latin Rite Catholic bishop will usually display a galero with a cross and crosier behind the escutcheon; however, the specifics will differ by location and ecclesiastical rank (see Ecclesiastical heraldry).
Anglican bishops generally make use of the mitre, crosier, episcopal ring, purple cassock, purple zuchetto, and pectoral cross. However, the traditional choir dress of Anglican bishops is quite different from that of their Catholic counterparts; it consists of a long rochet which is worn with a chimere.
In the Eastern Churches (Eastern Orthodox, Eastern Rite Catholic) a bishop will wear the mandyas, panagia (and perhaps an enkolpion), sakkos, omophorion and an Eastern-style mitre. Eastern bishops do not normally wear an episcopal ring; the faithful will kiss the bishop's hand. To seal official documents, he will usually use an inked stamp. An Eastern bishop's coat of arms will normally display an Eastern-style mitre, cross, eastern style crosier and a red and white (or red and gold) mantle. The arms of Oriental Orthodox bishops will display the episcopal insignia (mitre or turban) specific to their own liturgical traditions. Variations will occur based upon jurisdiction and national customs."
How many bishops need to be present to ordain a deacon or a priest?
Was Peter chosen by the bishops to become the pope?
Peter was chosen by Christ as the leader of His apostles and His church (see Gospel according to Matthew, Ch 16, V 18). Tradition has each Pope as the successor of Saint Peter, as the other Bishops, Archbishops and Cardinals are successors of the Apostles. So, each Pope assumes the role of Saint Peter as leader of the Church. St. Peter's is built over the necropolis (city of the dead, or cemetery), where the bones of Saint Peter were buried after he was crucified on Vatican Hill. So, the Church really is built upon Saint Peter, just as Christ had said.
Do priests wear different colored robes than bishops and archbishops?
Answer: The colours represent different things: White: Joy (Christmas, Easter, weddings, feasts of Christ and Mary, saints) Red: Blood and sacrifice (Good Friday, feasts of martyrs) Red: Fire (Celebrations of the Holy Spirit, Confirmation) Purple: Waiting (Advent) and Penance (Lent) and mourning (funerals) Blue: Mary (feasts of Mary and possibly Advent) Black: Sorrow (funerals, but less and less used) Green: Hope (during all other times) Gold: Used on solemn occasions instead of white, if the priest wishes.
What did bishops eat during the renaissance?
The foods available to bishops in the medieval period were the same as those eaten by other wealthy members of society, but we can be sure they had far more food than many other people. They held large areas of farmland and lived very well from its produce; they also received a proportion of tithes gathered from all the manors in their diocese - these included large quantities of cereal crops ("corn" in English).
Many surviving Anglo-Norman documents help to form a detailed picture of the foods available to a bishop; one is the "Winchester Piperoll" of 1208 to 1209, an account of the produce from just part of the farmlands held by the Bishop of Winchester at that time, prepared by his chamberlain (William fitzGilbert), his reeve (Jocelyn) and his cellarer (Aylward).
The piperoll mentions many casks of wine, large numbers of kitchen and dairy servants and farm workers, bread, mixed corn (cereal crops called maslin), wheat, oats and barley, beans, peas, vetches, pigs, goats, oxen, cows, sheep and lambs, cheeses, chickens, eels, sides of bacon and sausages.
How did the Apostles appoint the first bishops?
Bishops began to exist with the ordination of the twelve apostles at the Last Supper. Every legitimate bishop in the world is ordained by a legitimate bishop who can trace his ordination all the way back to those first twelve apostles. St. Paul speaks of the Bishops and not doing anything without them.
What is a bishop s office called?
The position of bishop is an office of authority within the Roman Catholic Church (along with the Eastern Orthodox Church and many others) that claims apostolic succession from the original twelve apostles. Bishops are generally given authority and oversight and are part of the "episcopate" (or the global body of all bishops). The region of their authority is called an "Episcopal see", which is the official seat of the bishop, but it could be considered the bishop's "office"
Canterbury. The Archbishop of Canterbury is the top clergyman in the Church of England. He would perform royal weddings, blessings, funerals, etc. It is interesting that Canterbury is always used and not London, Westminster, or Windsor, where the church functions would be, and are performed. Canterbury is the Bishopric.
He still is the top clergyman, his role is hostoric going back to the martyrdom of Thomas a Becket.....his role is extremely important to the solidarity of the Protestant/Anglican church in the UK
Did the archbishop of york kill thomas becket?
No. Four knights sent by the king killed Thomas Beckett.
They were not sent by Henry II, After Becket had blocked one of Henry's moves to gain control of the English Church. Henry was heard to utter something along the lines of 'Who will rid me of this troublesome priest'. This was interpreted as a 'Royal Command', and the four knights took it upon themselves to carry it out. Henry never ever expressly ordered this to happen.
Who are the bishops for the diocese of Sacramento?
Jaime Soto is the current bishop. Alphonse Gallegos and Richard John Garcia are the auxiliary bishops.
What was Elizabeth bishop's religion?
Elizabeth Bishop was raised in a Protestant background, specifically in the Episcopal Church, but her relationship with religion was complex and often ambivalent. Throughout her poetry, she grappled with themes of faith, doubt, and the search for meaning, reflecting her nuanced views on spirituality. While she did not adhere strictly to organized religion, her work often includes spiritual and existential inquiries.
A chor bishop, or "chor-bishop," is a title used in certain Eastern Christian traditions, particularly within the Orthodox Church. This title typically refers to a bishop who oversees a specific region or community, often serving in a capacity similar to that of a local bishop but with a focus on a particular group or area. The term can also be used to denote a bishop who is assigned to a monastic community. Chor bishops often play a significant role in spiritual leadership and governance within their jurisdictions.
Do you capitalize bishops in a full sentence?
The word bishop should only be capitalized when it directly precedes a name. Bishops in the plural form, therefor, wouldn't be capitalized.
Are nobles and bishops different?
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Catholic AnswerNobles were people of "noble" rank and birth. In other words, you were a noble if you were born into a noble family. Noble families were those who had received titles from the prince or king and owned the land. Bishops were usually accorded the same respect and titles as nobles, in England to this day, a Bishop is titled "Lord" and, at least in former times, had a seat in the House of Lords. But obviously the difference is that a Bishop's title was not inherited, but granted.