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Definition: HOUSE OF BISHOPS

Part of Speech Definition
Expression 1. (Prot. Epis. Ch.), one of the two bodies composing a general convertion, the other being House of Clerical and Lay Deputies.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Extended Definition: HOUSE OF BISHOPS

House of Bishops

House of Bishops ordinarily refers to a body of clergy ordained to the episcopate. It can also refer to:

The House of Bishops band was formed in the early part of the decade and plays a mixture of blues, zydeco, R & B, and is strongly influenced by the music of south Louisiana. "Fr. Ron" Clingenpeel brought the music of the bayou to St. Louis, Mo. Carol Davis, David Nemerov, and Ben Schbelski make up the rest of the band.

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Extended Definition: HOUSE OF BISHOPS

House of Bishops

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This article is about the ecclesiastical body of bishops, for other uses see House of Bishops

The House of Bishops is the third House in a General Synod of some Anglican churches and the second house in the General Convention of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America.

Composition of Houses of Bishops

The composition of a House of Bishops varies from jurisdiction to jurisdiction. Typically, they consist of archbishops and/or Primates, diocesan bishops and sometimes suffragan and coadjutor bishops (who may, in turn, be elected as a fixed number, as happens in the Church of England). Houses of Bishops of Anglican Communion provinces are typically chaired by the Primate, Archbishop, or Presiding Bishop of the province, while in some provincial subdivisions of a Communion province, a House of Bishops is chaired by a provincial metropolitan.

See also: General Synod of the Church of England

See also

  • General Synod of the Anglican Church of Canada

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