episcopate
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Religion journalist Terry Mattingly of the GetReligion.org blog noted that Bishop Rohrer’s new episcopate is facing a sharp drop in “active participants,” down from 32,445 in 2012 to 25,043 in 2019.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 15, 2021
The Polish episcopate and local bishop acknowledged the burning, but declined to comment, AFP reported.
From Fox News ● Apr. 1, 2019
The Polish episcopate has remained silent throughout the controversy, although some individual bishops have attempted to address the issue head on.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 15, 2018
Healing will not begin until the episcopate reveals to the world what true repentance looks like, and makes that repentance visible through a change in behavior.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2018
From the beginning of his episcopate Hincmar was in constant conflict with the clerks who had been ordained by Ebbo during his reappearance.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" by Various
