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

As regards the methods of election to the episcopate there cannot be said at this period to have been any settled and invariable rule.

From A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume I by Lea, Henry Charles