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bishopric::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | diocese, episcopate |
| Type of | jurisdiction |
| Has types | archdiocese, eparchy, exarchate |
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The bishopric, seated at Blois Cathedral, dates from the end of the 17th century.
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In 1581, the bishopric regained the Birs river valley lying southwest of Basel.
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During the time of the Holy Roman Empire Augsburg was a bishopric principality.
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Heath refused to accept it, was imprisoned, and in 1551 deprived of his bishopric.
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It was then ruled by the bishopric of Lausanne, and later under the Blonay family.
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In 705 a bishopric was set up in Sherborne for the Saxon area west of Selwood.
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The town is the seat of a bishopric dating at least from the seventh century.
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Two years later, Hamburg was united with Bremen as the bishopric of Hamburg-Bremen.
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By the late 14th century, the counts of Savoy acquired the bishopric of Sion.
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- Diocese: the territorial jurisdiction of a bishop
- A Prince-Bishop is a bishop who is a territorial Prince of the Church on account of one or more secular principalities, usually pre-existent titles of nobility held concurrently with their inherent clerical office. ...
- A bishop and his two counselors.
- A diocese. from the Old English word meaning realm.
- The bishop is assisted by two counselors, also selected from the ward membership, and the three men comprise the bishopric.
- Another term for diocese.
