Bench of bishops

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	the whole body of English prelates assembled in council.
	See under Bench.

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The application of Christian principles, say, to trade unionism and education, must come from Christian trade unionists and Christian schoolmasters; just as Christian literature comes from Christian novelists and dramatists--not from the bench of bishops getting together and trying to write plays and novels in their spare time.

The bishops' borders: a question of principles and practicalities by O'Sullivan, John / National Review

The Church entered the Year of the Pedophile with the average ability of the bench of bishops at perhaps an all-time low" (p.

Priests: a Calling in Crisis by Metress, Patrick A. / Catholic Insight

Archbishop Williams will be the first Archbishop of Canterbury since the 16th century to have been appointed from outside the bench of bishops of the Church of England, according to The Guardian.

Archbishop of Wales (Rowan Williams) appointed to succeed (George) ... by Davidson, Jane / Anglican Journal

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