bishopric

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St Patrick is said to have established a bishopric in the village around 450 AD, which he placed in the care of St Cianán.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2023

Much of its portfolio is controlled by Ensign Peak Advisers, a nonprofit investment manager overseen by ecclesiastical leaders known as its presiding bishopric.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 21, 2023

The council prohibited church officials from appointing relatives to church offices, limited bishops to holding office in only one bishopric, and took steps to improve the education of Catholic clergy and curb their luxurious habits.

From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022

Brennan added that once a priest is slated for a promotion to the bishopric, his name should be made public before he takes office.

From Reuters • Nov. 17, 2020

These men came to us and earnestly begged us to grant them certain lands in our bishopric, which are uncultivated, The Hollanders ask land for a colony swampy, and useless to our people.

From A Source Book of Medi?val History Documents Illustrative of European Life and Institutions from the German Invasions to the Renaissance by Ogg, Frederic Austin