episcopacy
Example Sentences
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He has previously insisted the "majority of the Anglican Communion still believes that the Bible requires a male-only episcopacy".
From Barron's
This is a reference to the Root and Branch Bill of 1641, which sought to abolish episcopacy, and led directly to the Civil War.
From Literature
The episcopacy as an institution has been corrupted.
From Washington Post
“But I think it’s a very accurate picture of where the U.S. episcopacy is in relation to the efforts we see coming from Pope Francis and Rome.”
The Right Rev. Minerva G. Carcaño, the first Hispanic woman to be elected to the episcopacy of the United Methodist Church, will preach at the 11:15 service.
From Washington Post
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