Bishop

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Referenced by other concepts but not yet explicitly defined in any topic.

Episodes

• 054 — Liturgics — 1. The Orthodox Church and its inner structure. The Clergy and the Laymen
• 124 — Patrology — Topic 12
• 131 — Comparative Theology — Topic 3. The Roman Catholic teaching about the Church.
• 158 — Fundamental Theology — Topic 14. The Church
• 213 — New Testament — Topic 30

Related Concepts

• Antimension
• Cathedra
• Cheirothesia
• Cheirotonia
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Biblical References

• Philippians 1:1 — *From Paul and Timothy, slaves of Christ Jesus, to all the saints in Christ Jesus who are in Philippi, with the overseers and deacons. *
• 1 Timothy 3:1-2 — This saying is trustworthy: “If someone aspires to the office of overseer, he desires a good work.” The overseer then must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable,…
• Luke 24:47 — *and repentance for the forgiveness of sins would be proclaimed in his name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem. *
• Acts 14:23 — *When they had appointed elders for them in the various churches, with prayer and fasting they entrusted them to the protection of the Lord in whom they had believed. *