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Chorepiscopus
1910 New Catholic Dictionary
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(Greek: chorepiskopos, rural bishop) Name originally given in the Eastern Church to a bishop whose jurisdiction was confined to a rural district. The chorepiscopi still exist among the Maronites and the Jacobites, but they disappeared in the West in the 11th century, being replaced by archdeacons.
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Entry for 'Chorepiscopus'. 1910 New Catholic Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ncd/c/chorepiscopus.html. 1910.
Entry for 'Chorepiscopus'. 1910 New Catholic Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ncd/c/chorepiscopus.html. 1910.
