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

Bishops 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 c ...

Hierarchy of the Catholic Church 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 gif ...

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 co-e ...

* List of Catholic archdioceses (by country and continent) * List of Catholic bishops in the Philippines * List of Catholic bishops in the United States * List of Catholic bishops of India * List of Catholic dioceses (alphabetical) (including archdioceses) (in the world) * List of Catholic dioceses (structured view) (including archdioceses) (in the world) *

List of current cardinals Cardinals are senior members of the clergy of the Catholic Church. As titular members of the clergy of the Diocese of Rome, they serve as advisors to the pope, who is the bishop of Rome. They are typically ordained bishops and generally hold ...

(sortable by name, country, and birthdate) *

List of popes This chronological list of the popes of the Catholic Church corresponds to that given in the under the heading "" (The Roman Supreme Pontiffs), excluding those that are explicitly indicated as antipopes. Published every year by the Roman Curia ...

Eastern Orthodox

* List of Eastern Orthodox bishops in the United States and Canada * List of bishops and archbishops of Novgorod * List of Eastern Orthodox bishops and archbishops * List of heads of the Serbian Orthodox Church *

List of metropolitans and patriarchs of Moscow This article lists the metropolitans and patriarchs of Moscow, spiritual heads of the Russian Orthodox Church. Since 1308, there have been 59. History The Russian Orthodox Church traces its beginnings to the Christianization of Kievan Ru ...

* List of primates of the Orthodox Church in America

Oriental Orthodox

* List of abunas of Eritrea * List of abunas of Ethiopia * List of Armenian catholicoi of Cilicia * List of Armenian patriarchs of Constantinople * List of Armenian patriarchs of Jerusalem * List of catholicoi of all Armenians * List of Caucasian Albanian catholicoi * List of Coptic Orthodox popes * List of maphrians * List of metropolitans of the Indian Orthodox Church * List of Syriac Orthodox patriarchs of Antioch

Protestant

* List of Anglican Communion dioceses ** List of current Anglican primates ** List of bishops in the Church of England ** List of bishops of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America ** List of presiding bishops of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America *

List of Lutheran dioceses and archdioceses This is a list of Lutheran dioceses and archdioceses currently active, grouped by national (or regional) church, and showing the titles of the bishops of those dioceses. Where relevant, the metropolitan bishop or Primate (bishop), primate is li ...

* List of bishops of the Anglican Church in North America * List of bishops of the North American Lutheran Church *

List of bishops of the Reformed Episcopal Church These are the bishops consecrated in the Reformed Episcopal Church from its founding in 1873 to the present, along with the bishops consecrated in the Free Church of England from REC episcopal succession. See also * List of bishops of the Ang ...

List of bishops of the United Methodist Church This is a list of bishops of the United Methodist Church and its predecessor denominations, in order of their election to the episcopacy, both living and dead. 1784–1807 ;Founders * Thomas Coke 1784 * Francis Asbury 1784 * Richard Whatcoat ...

* List of Charismatic Episcopal Church bishops

External links

All Catholic bishops, archbishops, patriarchs and cardinals
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Catholic bishops and their apostolic succession
Catholic Hierarchy
Independent Movement Database
– Database of Independent Bishops and Priest
The World of Autocephalous Churches

The Council of Bishops of the United Methodist Church
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Bishops 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 ...