bishop

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“We just don’t just sit and cry looking at the churches and at the glory of the past,” said Metropolitan Emmanuel Adamakis, a Greek Orthodox bishop, speaking at the patriarchate’s Istanbul headquarters.

From The Wall Street Journal

"That's the only thing I can set against the wretched bishop image."

From BBC

He was joined by clergymen including Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople, the most senior bishop in Eastern Orthodoxy.

From The Wall Street Journal

His stop in Iznik will mark the 1,700th anniversary of the First Council of Nicaea, a gathering of bishops in the year 325 that resulted in a statement of faith still central to Christianity.

From Barron's

In 325 AD, among other key decisions, more than 200 bishops at the council affirmed the belief that Jesus was the son of God, eventually leading to what is known as the Nicene Creed.

From BBC