#bishop a clergyman having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches (Anglican Communion and Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic) to be successors of the twelve apostles of Christ
supertype: #cleric__churchman__divine__ecclesiastic a clergyman or other person in religious orders
instance: #Bishop_Berkeley #Saint_Ignatius #St_Martin #Bishop_Ulfilas
subtype: #archbishop a bishop of highest rank
instance: #Saint_Anselm__Anselm__St_Anselm #Saint_Thomas_a_Becket__Becket__Thomas_a_Becket__St_Thomas_a_Becket
subtype: #cardinal (Roman Catholic Church) one of a group of more than 100 prominent bishops in the Sacred College who advise the Pope and elect new Popes
subtype: #dean.cardinal (Roman Catholic) the head of the College of Cardinals
instance: #Roberto_Francesco_Romolo_Bellarmine__Bellarmine__Bellarmino__Cardinal_Bellarmine #Cesare_Borgia__Borgia
subtype: #diocesan a bishop having jurisdiction over a diocese
subtype: #primus the presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church of Scotland
subtype: #suffragan_bishop__suffraganbishop__suffragan an assistant or subordinate bishop of a diocese
subtype: #vicar_apostolic a titular Roman Catholic bishop in a non-Catholic area
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