This is a directory of patriarchs, archbishops, and bishops across various Christian denominations. To find an individual who was a bishop, see the most relevant article linked below or
:Bishops.
Lists
Catholic
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Bishop in the Catholic Church
In the Catholic Church, a bishop is an ordained minister who holds the fullness of the sacrament of holy orders and is responsible for teaching doctrine, governing Catholics in his jurisdiction, sanctifying the world and representing the Ch ...
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Catholic Church hierarchy
The hierarchy of the Catholic Church consists of its bishops, priests, and deacons. In the ecclesiological sense of the term, "hierarchy" strictly means the "holy ordering" of the Church, the Body of Christ, so to respect the diversity of gift ...
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List of bishops and prince-bishops of Liège
This is a list of the bishops and prince-bishops of Liège. It includes the bishops of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Liège and its predecessor see of Tongeren and Maastricht. From 972 to 1795, the bishops of Liège also ruled a lordship (not c ...
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List of Catholic archdioceses (by country and continent)
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List of Catholic bishops in the Philippines
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List of Catholic bishops in the United States
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List of Catholic bishops of India
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List of Catholic dioceses (alphabetical) (including archdioceses) (in the world)
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List of Catholic dioceses (structured view) (including archdioceses) (in the world)
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List of living cardinals (sortable by name, country, and birthdate)
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List of popes
This chronological list of popes corresponds to that given in the '' Annuario Pontificio'' under the heading "I Sommi Pontefici Romani" (The Roman Supreme Pontiffs), excluding those that are explicitly indicated as antipopes. Published every ...
Eastern Orthodox
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List of American and Canadian Orthodox bishops
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List of bishops and archbishops of Novgorod
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List of Eastern Orthodox bishops and archbishops
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List of heads of the Serbian Orthodox Church
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List of Metropolitans and Patriarchs of Moscow
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List of primates of the Orthodox Church in America
Oriental Orthodox
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List of Abunas of Eritrea
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List of Abunas of Ethiopia
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List of Armenian catholicoi of Cilicia
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List of Armenian patriarchs of Constantinople
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List of Armenian patriarchs of Jerusalem
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List of catholicoi of all Armenians
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List of Caucasian Albanian catholicoi
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List of Coptic Orthodox Popes of Alexandria
The following is a list of all of the Coptic Orthodox popes who have led the Coptic Orthodox Church and have succeeded the Apostle Mark the Evangelist in the office of Bishop of Alexandria, who founded the Church in the 1st century, and marked ...
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List of maphrians
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List of metropolitans of the Indian Orthodox Church
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List of patriarchs of Eritrea
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List of Syriac Orthodox Patriarchs of Antioch
Protestant
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List of Anglican dioceses
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List of current Anglican Primates
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List of bishops of the Church of England
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List of bishops of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America
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List of presiding bishops in the Episcopal Church in the United States of America
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List of Lutheran dioceses and archdioceses
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List of bishops of the Anglican Church in North America
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List of bishops of the Reformed Episcopal Church
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List of bishops of the United Methodist Church
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List of Charismatic Episcopal Church bishops
See also
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Patriarch
The highest-ranking bishops in Eastern Orthodoxy, Oriental Orthodoxy, the Catholic Church (above major archbishop and primate), the Hussite Church, Church of the East, and some Independent Catholic Churches are termed patriarchs (and in cert ...
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Cardinal
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Archbishop
In Christian denominations, an archbishop is a bishop of higher rank or office. In most cases, such as the Catholic Church, there are many archbishops who either have jurisdiction over an ecclesiastical province in addition to their own archdi ...
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Bishop
A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution.
In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ...
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Resident Bishop (United Methodist)
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Diocese
In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associ ...
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Lists of office-holders
These are lists of incumbents (individuals holding offices or positions), including heads of states or of subnational entities.
A historical discipline, archontology, focuses on the study of past and current office holders.
Incumbents may als ...
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Ecclesiastical polity
Ecclesiastical polity is the operational and governance structure of a church or of a Christian denomination. It also denotes the ministerial structure of a church and the authority relationships between churches. Polity relates closely to ...
(church governance)
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Congregationalist polity
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Episcopal polity
An episcopal polity is a hierarchical form of church governance ("ecclesiastical polity") in which the chief local authorities are called bishops. (The word "bishop" derives, via the British Latin and Vulgar Latin term ''*ebiscopus''/''*bi ...
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Presbyterian polity
External links
All Catholic bishops, archbishops, patriarchs and cardinalsb
GCatholicCatholic bishops and their apostolic successionCatholic Hierarchy
Independent Movement Database– Database of Independent Bishops and Priest
The World of Autocephalous ChurchesThe Council of Bishops of the United Methodist Church
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Bishops
A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution.
In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ...