bishop A bishop is an ordained member of the clergy who is entrusted with a position of Episcopal polity, authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance and administration of di ...

is a Christian cleric of authority. Bishop, Bishops, Bishop's, or The Bishop may also refer to:

Places

Antarctica

* Bishop Peak (Antarctica) * Mount Bishop (Antarctica)

Australia

* Bishop Island (Queensland), an island

Canada

* Bishop Island, Nunavut * Bishop River, British Columbia * Bishop Street, Montreal, Quebec, Canada * Mount Bishop (Camelsfoot Range), British Columbia * Mount Bishop (Elk Range), on the British Columbia–Alberta boundary * Mount Bishop (Fannin Range), British Columbia

United Kingdom

Bishop Auckland Bishop Auckland ( ) is a market town and civil parishes in England, civil parish at the confluence of the River Wear and the River Gaunless in County Durham, England. It is northwest of Darlington and southwest of Durham, England, Durham. M ...

, a town in County Durham, England, aka "Bishop" * Bishop's ward, in the London Borough of Lambeth

United States

Bishop, California Bishop (formerly Bishop Creek) is the only incorporated city in Inyo County, California, United States. It is located near the northern end of the Owens Valley within the Mojave Desert, at an elevation of . The city was named after Bishop Creek ...

, a city * Bishop, Georgia, a small town * Bishop, Illinois, an unincorporated community * Bishop, Maryland, an unincorporated community * Cecil, an unincorporated community in Cecil-Bishop, Pennsylvania, a census-designated place *

Bishop, Texas Bishop is a city in Nueces County, Texas, United States. The population was 3,174 as of the 2020 census, up from 3,134 in the 2010 census. History Bishop is a small town in south Texas, it was a planned town from its beginning. In 1910, F.Z. ...

, a city * Bishop, Virginia and West Virginia, an unincorporated community * Bishop, Washington, a ghost town * Bishop Arts District, Dallas *

Bishop Paiute Tribe The Bishop Paiute Tribe, formerly known as the Paiute-Shoshone Indians of the Bishop Community of the Bishop Colony Bishop Peak (California) Bishop Peak is a volcanic plug in San Luis Obispo, California. It is the tallest of the Morros or " Nine Sisters", a chain of similar peaks stretching to Morro Bay. Often said to take its name from its resemblance to a bishop's miter, it is ...

Bishop Subbasin The Bishop Subbasin is an aquifer that resides between two subsurface structures of the Tassajara Formation in the northern extremity of the Amador Valley, California. This aquifer is a sub-unit of the Livermore-Amador Groundwater Basin. The B ...

, an aquifer in California *

Bishop's Block The Bishop's Block, also known as the Bishop's Block Apartments, is a historic building located in Dubuque, Iowa, United States. It was individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994. It was included as a contributing prop ...

, Iowa, a building

People

Bishop (surname) Bishop is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: A–G * A. C. Bishop (fl. late 19th century), American politician * Abby Bishop (born 1988), Australian professional basketball player * Adam Bishop (born 1989), British strongman * Adel ...

* The Bishop, pseudonym of

John Tomkins John Patrick Tomkins is an American who was convicted of sending several threatening letters and bomb-like devices to financial firms in the Midwestern United States under the pseudonym The Bishop. A machinist and lifelong resident of Dubuque, Iowa ...

, a convicted American extortionist *

Robert Bishop (artist) Robert K. Bishop (1945–1991) was a bondage artist, author, photographer and bondage rigger best known for his images of restrained and gagged women published by the House of Milan, for which he also worked as production manager. Robert Bis ...

, bondage artist, known by the pseudonym "Bishop"

Animals

* Bishop, birds of the genus ''

Euplectes ''Euplectes'' is a genus of passerine bird in the Ploceidae, weaver family, Ploceidae, that contains the bishops and widowbirds. They are all native to Africa south of the Sahara. It is believed that all birds in the genus are probably polygyny i ...

'' in the Weaver family, Ploceidae * ''Bishops'' (mammal), genus of Mesozoic mammals in the family Ausktribosphenidae

Arts, entertainment, and media

Fictional characters

* Bishop (''Aliens''), in the ''Alien'' series of films, played by Lance Henriksen * Bishop (comics), in Marvel Comics' ''X-Men'' books * Bishop, in the film ''

Juice Juice is a drink made from the extraction or Cold-pressed juice, pressing of the natural liquid contained in fruit and vegetables. It can also refer to liquids that are flavored with concentrate or other biological food sources, such as meat ...

'', played by Tupac Shakur * Bishop, a Fangire in the 2008 series '' Kamen Rider Kiva'' * Bishop, in '' Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas 2'' * Bishop, in the computer game '' Ultima Underworld II: Labyrinth of Worlds'' (1993) * Bishop, a character class in the game '' Wizardry'' * Obispo "Bishop" Losa, a main character in the FX television series ''Mayans M.C.'' * The Bishop (Monty Python), a secret agent in a Monty Python skit

Literature

* ''The Bishop'' (novel), a 1970 novel by Scottish writer Bruce Marshall * "The Bishop" (short story), a 1902 short story by Anton Chekhov

Music

* Bishop (band), a Straight Edge hardcore band from Florida * The Bishops, a British band *

Bishop Briggs Sarah Grace McLaughlin (born 18 July 1992), known professionally as Bishop Briggs, is an English singer and songwriter. Her single "River (Bishop Briggs song), River" peaked at number 3 on the US Alternative Chart, and has been streamed more t ...

, stage name of British-American singer and songwriter Sarah Grace McLaughlin (born 1992) * Bishop Don "Magic" Juan (born 1950), American entertainer

Schools

* Bishop College, Marshall, Texas, United States, a historically black college * Bishop State Community College, Mobile, Alabama, United States *

Bishop's University Bishop's University () is a small English-language Liberal arts college, liberal arts university in Lennoxville, a borough of Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada. The founder of the institution was the Anglican Diocese of Quebec, Anglican Bishop of Quebec ...

, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada * Diocesan College, also known as Bishops, a private school in Rondebosch in Cape Town, South Africa * The Bishop's School, La Jolla, California, United States, an Episcopal day school * The Bishop's Education Society, Pune, India, a private school

Other uses

Bishop (chess) The bishop (♗, ♝) is a Chess piece, piece in the game of chess. It moves and captures along without jumping over interfering pieces. Each player begins the game with two bishops. The starting squares are c1 and f1 for White's bishops, and c8 ...

, a chess piece that moves diagonally * Bishop Airport (disambiguation) * Bishop (artillery), a British Second World War self-propelled gun * Bishop, a form of

mulled wine Mulled wine, also known as spiced wine, is an alcoholic drink usually made with red wine, along with various mulling spices and sometimes raisins, served hot or warm. It is a traditional drink during winter, especially around Christmas. It is ...

* Bishop, a type of sleeve *

Bishop Museum The Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, designated the Hawaii State Museum of Natural and Cultural History, is a museum of history and science in the historic Kalihi district of Honolulu, Hawaii, Honolulu on the Hawaiian island of Oʻahu. Founded in 1 ...

, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States