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bishopric

[bish-uhp-rik] / ˈbɪʃ əp rɪk /
NOUN
jurisdiction of bishop
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In 1907, Edward VII offered him the Bishopric of Montreal.

From Time Magazine Archive

Sixteen years ago a handsome young Episcopal rector of Christ Church, Macon, Ga., heard that his name was up for nomination to the Bishopric of Florida.

From Time Magazine Archive

He had for 31 years been rector of the Church of the Ascension, near Greenwich Village, Manhattan, in the Bishopric of William T. Manning, Cathedral-builder.

From Time Magazine Archive

They sentenced Bishop Dick Helander to deposition from the Bishopric of Strangnas and waived the fine that might have been imposed, but ordered Helander to pay court costs of 14,500 kronor.

From Time Magazine Archive

Just at this juncture an event took place which then and since aroused considerable commotion in the religious world at home, the establishment of the Anglican Bishopric at Jerusalem.

From Some Jewish Witnesses For Christ by B.D.




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