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bishopric
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bish·op·ric  (bsh-prk)
n.
1. The office or rank of a bishop.
2. The diocese of a bishop.

[Middle English bishoprik, from Old English bisceoprce, the diocese of a bishop : bisceop, bishop; see bishop + rce, realm; see reg- in Indo-European roots.]

bishopric [ˈbɪʃəprɪk]
n
(Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) the see, diocese, or office of a bishop
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.bishopricbishopric - the territorial jurisdiction of a bishop
archdiocese - the diocese of an archbishop
exarchate, eparchy - a diocese of the Eastern Orthodox Church
see - the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located
jurisdiction - in law; the territory within which power can be exercised
parish - the local subdivision of a diocese committed to one pastor

bishopric
noun diocese, see, primacy, episcopate, episcopacy Do you think I should resign from the bishopric?
Translations
bishopric [ˈbɪʃəprɪk] Nobispado m
bishopric [ˈbɪʃəprɪk] n
(= diocese) → évêché m
(= office of bishop) → épiscopat m
bishopric
n (= diocese)Bistum nt; (= function)Bischofsamt nt
bishopric [ˈbɪʃəprɪk] nvescovado
bishopric [ˈbɪʃəprɪk] nvescovado


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It notes that in the New Zealand Anglican church, Maori church communities reside in five bishoprics and meet as a self-governing part of the whole Anglican church in New Zealand, which also includes Polynesian and European communities.
Their subsequent struggle for emancipation led to the re-institution of bishoprics in 1853, and from 1868 onwards to an ideological struggle with liberalism.
Following colonial precedent, the government proposed to the Vatican the names of those to fill the archbishopric of Bahia and eight other bishoprics.
 
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