archbishop

English - Turkish

Definition of archbishop in English Turkish dictionary

{i} başpiskopos

Laurent Weber Portland'ın başpiskoposu. - Laurent Weber is the archbishop of Portland.

archbishopric başpiskoposluk makamı veya bölgesi

(isim) başpiskopos

Related Terms

archbishop of canterbury

Canterbury Başpiskoposu

English - English

Definition of archbishop in English English dictionary

In the Roman Catholic Church and other churches, a senior bishop who is in charge of an archdiocese, and presides over a group of dioceses called a province

the chief of the bishops of an ecclesiastical province in the greek, roman, and anglican church

An Archbishop functions as a bishop, but over a region of historical or political importance

The word archbishop is Greek for chief overseer Therefore, archbishop is not a separate order of clergy, it is just a bishop who has administrative duties over fellow bishops in a geographical region In some areas, bishops elect one of their number to be the archbishop; in other areas, the bishops rotate the office The head of the Episcopal Church of the USA is called a presiding bishop rather than an archbishop, but the meaning is the same

A clergyperson who is responsible for a diocese

The term used by most of the Anglican Communion (America being the largest exception) to define a bishop in charge of a group of dioceses in a geographical area, or a national church His superiority over other bishops is only a matter of organizational rank As the saying goes, "He (or conceivably she) is first among equals " In writing or speaking to an archbishop, the form of address is "The Most Reverend " The Archbishop of Canterbury has an additional title: The Most Reverend and Right Honorable Dr George L Carey In speaking to him directly, you call an archbishop "Your Grace "

In the Roman Catholic, Orthodox, and Anglican Churches, an archbishop is a bishop of the highest rank, who is in charge of all the bishops and priests in a particular country or region. the Archbishop of Canterbury. Archbishop Desmond Tutu. a priest of the highest rank, who is in charge of all the churches in a particular area. In Christianity, a bishop who has jurisdiction, but not superiority, over the other bishops in a province as well as episcopal authority in his own diocese. Introduced as an honorary title in the Eastern churches in the 4th century, the office did not become common in Western churches until the 9th century. It is now most widely used in the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches. It is more rarely used in Protestant denominations, though the Church of England has archbishops of Canterbury and York, and the Lutheran churches of both Sweden and Finland have an archbishop

A bishop of a main or metropolitan diocese in an ecclesiastical province

a bishop over a group of dioceses or national church; for instance, the Archbishop of South Africa or New Zealand

Noun (Plural: Archbishops) A bishop of the highest rank Head of an archdiocese or an ecclesiastical province (Church of England, Catholic)

A bishop of the highest rank who presides over an archbishopric or archdioscese [3]

A bishop with a diocese of his own who also presided over an ecclesiastical province His responsibilities included the supervision of the election of other bishops within the province, holding councils of the province, and in general the monitoring of church life throughout the province

a bishop of highest rank

A head bishop, usually in charge of a large ecclesiastical jurisdiction or archdiocese (see Metropolitan)

Title used in the Church of England, the Anglican Church of Canada, and other branches of the Anglican Communion for bishops who have responsibilities beyond the limits of their dioceses

The term used by most of the Anglican Communion (In the Episcopal church, the titular bishop is referred to as the "Presiding Bishop") to define a bishop in charge of a group of dioceses in a geographical area, or a national church

a bishop over a group of dioceses or national church; for instance, the Archbishop of South Africa or New Zealand The Episcopal Church in the U S has a Presiding Bishop instead of an archbishop

the chief bishop in an episcopal church who has authority over a province An archbishop has precedence over other bishops and dioceses He is a metropolitan bishop and his cathedral is a metropolitan church, i e Canterbury and York in the Church of England

A chief bishop; a church dignitary of the first class (often called a metropolitan or primate) who superintends the conduct of the suffragan bishops in his province, and also exercises episcopal authority in his own diocese

a bishop with authority over a group of territorially contiguous dioceses and their bishops; also known as a metropolitan

{i} bishop of the highest rank

(Derived from a Greek word for chief overseer) A bishop who has administrative responsibilities over other bishops in an archdiocese

Abp

Related Terms

Archbishop of Canterbury

{i} head of the Church of England

Archbishop of Canterbury

the priest who is the leader of the Church of England

Archbishop of Westminster

the priest who is the leader of the Roman Catholic Church in England and Wales

Archbishop of York

an important priest in the Church of England, who has the next highest rank to the Archbishop of Canterbury

an archbishop

{n} metropolitan

archbishops

plural of archbishop

Hyphenation

arch·bish·op

Turkish pronunciation

ärçbîşıp

Pronunciation

/ˈärʧˈbəsʜəp/ /ˈɑːrʧˈbɪʃəp/

Etymology

() From Latin archiepiscopus, from Ancient Greek ἀρχιεπίσκοπος, from ἀρχι- (archi-) "first" or "chief" + ἐπίσκοπος (episkopos), "overseer", from ἐπισκοπέω (episkopeō), "I watch over", ἐπί (epi), "over", + σκοπέω (skopeō), "I examine".