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Episcopate
The American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia
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The office of a Bishop. The term is variously used. It means not only the office or dignity of a Bishop, but it may also mean the period of time during which any particular Bishop exercises his office in presiding over a Diocese. Again, Episcopate is the collective name for the whole body of Bishops of the Christian Church, lists of which have been carefully preserved from the beginning. The Episcopate of the American Church includes all the Bishops from Bishop Seabury, our first Bishop, down to the Bishop who was last consecrated.
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Miller, William James. Entry for 'Episcopate'. The American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/acd/e/episcopate.html. 1901.
Miller, William James. Entry for 'Episcopate'. The American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/acd/e/episcopate.html. 1901.
