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episcopacy

In the Christian church, a system of government in which administrative and spiritual power over a district (diocese) is held by a bishop.

The Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Anglican, and Episcopal churches are episcopalian; episcopacy also exists in the Lutheran Church of Scandinavia and of the US, where bishops are elected for districts called ‘synods’, and in most branches of the American Methodist Church, where bishops are supervisory officials.



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The RC participants are clear that the "age-old" practice of ordination by a bishop as well as episcopacy remain normative.
A Lutheran reflection on Eucharist and Ministry by Persaud, Winston D. / Currents in Theology and Mission
It is not only theologically incorrect to recognize the "genuine character" of the Anglican episcopacy, but such a position runs counter to the teaching of the Magisterium over the past four centuries.
The Edwardine Ordinal & Anglican ordinations by McCarthy, Brendan J. / Catholic Insight
The Navigation Acts would follow, as would religious regulations that called for moral reformation and the abolition of episcopacy in favor of sectarian toleration.
The English Atlantic in an Age of Revolution, 1640-1661 by Donoghue, John / Journal of Social History
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