episcopacy

English - Turkish

Definition of episcopacy in English Turkish dictionary

{i} piskoposlar

{i} piskoposluk idaresi

{i} piskoposluk

piskoposlar/piskoposluk

(Hukuk) kilise başkanları

Related Terms

bishopric, diocese, episcopacy, see

piskoposluk, piskoposluk, piskoposlar, bkz:

English - English

Definition of episcopacy in English English dictionary

Government of the church by bishops

bishops collectively; episcopate

{n} a church-government by bishops

{i} government of the church by bishops; position or office of bishop

System of church government by bishops. It existed as early as the 2nd century AD, when bishops were chosen to oversee preaching and worship within a specific region, now called a diocese. Today local congregations are shepherded by priests and deacons, but only bishops can ordain priests, perform the rite of confirmation, and consecrate other bishops. Their special duties are closely tied to the idea of Apostolic succession. Some Protestant churches abandoned episcopacy during the Reformation, but it was retained by the Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Anglican, and Swedish Lutheran churches, among others

Government of the church by bishops; church government by three distinct orders of ministers bishops, priests, and deacons of whom the bishops have an authority superior and of a different kind

episcopy

Hyphenation

e·pis·co·pa·cy