Bishop (Aliens): Bishop, designated HS17B48XG5-D5, is a fictional character in the movie Aliens, who was portrayed by actor Lance Henriksen. The character is the science officer of the Sulaco, and his actions and self-sacrifice are critical to the survival of ... (Aliens) [93%] 2024-01-12 [Action film characters] [Alien (franchise) characters]...
Bishop: BISHOP bish'-up: The word is evidently an abbreviation of the Greek episkopos; Latin, episcopus. GENERAL 1. Use in the Septuagint and Classic Greek: The Septuagint gives it the generic meaning of "superintendency, oversight, searching" (Numbers 4:16; 31:14 ... [93%] 1915-01-01
Bishop: Bishop (from Greek: ἐπίσκοπος, episkopos, from ἐπί "over" and σκοπός "seeing") is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. The office of bishop is one of the three ministerial offices ... [93%] 2023-07-23
Bishop: A bishop (Greek episkopos an overseer) is a high-ranking member of the clergy, present in many Christian churches, including the Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Anglican, Lutheran (some) and Methodist denominations. A primate or archbishop is usually the highest-ranking ... [93%] 2023-02-09 [Christian Group Structuring] [Catholic Church]...
Bishop: Bishop, in certain branches of the Christian Church, an ecclesiastic consecrated or set apart to perform certain spiritual functions, and to exercise oversight over the lower clergy (priests or presbyters, deacons, &c. In the Catholic Church bishops take rank at ... [93%] 2022-09-02
Bishop: Bishops are senior level ecclesiastical authorities, found in some branches of Christianity, who are responsible for the leadership and governance of Church dioceses. Traditionally, Bishops have held vast powers in the Roman Catholic Church, and they are seen as the ... [93%] 2023-02-03
Bishop (Latter Day Saints): In the Latter Day Saint movement, a bishop is the highest office of the Aaronic priesthood. It is almost always held by one who holds the office of high priest in the Melchizedek priesthood. (Religion) [93%] 2023-11-11 [Ecclesiastical titles]
Bishop: Bishop (Lucas Bishop Williepondt) es un personaje ficticio que aparece en los cómics estadounidenses publicados por Marvel Comics, en particular los títulos asociados con los X-Men. Fue creado por Jim Lee y Whilce Portacio. [93%] 2024-01-12
Bishop (Géorgie): Cet article est une ébauche concernant une localité de Géorgie (États-Unis). Vous pouvez partager vos connaissances en l’améliorant (comment ?) selon les recommandations des projets correspondants. (Géorgie) [93%] 2024-04-15
Bishop: A bishop is an ordained member of the clergy who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance and administration of dioceses. (Leadership position in religious institutions) [93%] 2024-04-09 [Bishops] [Christian terminology]...
College of Bishops: College of Bishops is a term used in the Catholic Church to denote the collection of those bishops who are in communion with the Pope. Under Canon Law, a college is a collection (Latin collegium) of persons united together for ... (Religion) [92%] 2023-09-19 [Catholic terminology]
College of Bishops: College of Bishops, also known as the Ordo of Bishops, is a term used in the Catholic Church to denote the collection of those bishops who are in communion with the Pope. Under Canon Law, a college is a collection ... (Collection of bishops who are in communion with the Pope) [92%] 2024-09-26 [Episcopacy in the Catholic Church] [Catholic ecclesiology]...
Bishop of Greenland: The Bishop of Greenland (Danish: Biskop af Grønland) is a diocesan bishop of the Church of Denmark, and the leader of the Church of Greenland, which is an episcopal church in the Lutheran tradition. Historically (before the Reformation) the Bishop ... (Diocesan Bishop of the Church of Denmark & Head of the Church of Greenland) [81%] 2023-12-16 [Lutheran bishops by diocese] [Lutheranism in Greenland]...
Bishop of Clonfert: The Bishop of Clonfert (Irish: Easpag Chluain Fearta) is an episcopal title which takes its name after the village of Clonfert in County Galway, Ireland. In the Roman Catholic Church it remains as a separate title; but in the Church ... [81%] 2024-01-08 [Roman Catholic Diocese of Clonfert] [Religion in County Galway]...
Bishop of Rome: The Bishop of Rome is one of the titles of the Pope, because he is the spiritual leader of the Roman diocese as well as leader of the whole of the Roman Catholic Church. By contrast, the Orthodox churches believe ... [81%] 2023-02-04 [Catholic Church]
Bishop of Ramsbury (ancient): The Bishop of Ramsbury was an episcopal title used by medieval English-Catholic diocesan bishops in the Anglo-Saxon English church. The title takes its name from the village of Ramsbury in Wiltshire, and was first used in the 10th ... (Ancient) [81%] 2023-11-28 [909 establishments] [10th-century establishments in England]...