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William Irvine (bishop)
William Irvine was consecrated a college bishop In the early days of the Scottish Episcopal Church, college bishops were men who were consecrated bishops in order to maintain apostolic succession but (extraordinarily) not appointed to any episcopal see An episcopal see is, in a practical u ... (i.e., a bishop without a diocese), on 22 October 1718."History of the Scottish Episcopal Church: From the Revolution to the Present Time" Lawson, J.P p530 : Gallie & Bayley, 1843 References College bishops {{Anglican-bishop-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
College Bishop
In the early days of the Scottish Episcopal Church, college bishops were men who were consecrated bishops in order to maintain apostolic succession but (extraordinarily) not appointed to any episcopal see An episcopal see is, in a practical use of the phrase, the area of a bishop's ecclesiastical jurisdiction. Phrases concerning actions occurring within or outside an episcopal see are indicative of the geographical significance of the term, mak .... Fourteen such men were consecrated, eight of whom were later appointed to Scottish sees. p. 515 (Google Books; accessed 2 May 2014) List of college bishops Notes References< ...
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