bishop's seat

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The town of Dorchester on the borders of Mercia was immediately assigned to Birinus as a bishop's seat.

From Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Winchester A Description of Its Fabric and a Brief History of the Episcopal See by Sergeant, Philip Walsingham

He mounted the bishop's seat, a stately throne, rich with the carving of the fifteenth century.

From Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Exeter A Description of Its Fabric and a Brief History of the Episcopal See by Addleshaw, Percy

The whole synod of Christchurch might pass threatening resolutions—as it did in 1863 and 1864—but as long as Henry Harper occupied the bishop's seat they were bound to be blocked by the episcopal veto.

From A History of the English Church in New Zealand by Purchas, H. T. (Henry Thomas)

John de Villula, with the intention of making the city the bishop's seat, built here a church so spacious that the nave alone would swallow up the existing building.

From Somerset by Wade, G. W.

The bishop's seat was originally at Wells, where it still continues.

From Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Wells A Description of Its Fabric and a Brief History of the Episcopal See by Dearmer, Percy