presiding bishop

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Definition of presiding bishop in English English dictionary

The elected episcopal head of the Episcopal Church in America [PECUSA]; the chief administrator and spiritual head of the Episcopal Church Until the 1920's, the Presiding Bishop was simply a diocesan bishop elected to preside over General Convention In more recent history the Presiding Bishop has become the American equivalent of an Archbishop and the head of the Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society Title: The Most Reverend The current Presiding Bishop is the Most Rev Frank Tracy Griswold III, the 25th Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church

the elected episcopal head of the Episcopal Church in America [PECUSA]; the chief administrator and spiritual head of the Episcopal Church The Episcopal Church does not refer to its head bishop as an archbishop

Hyphenation

presiding bish·op

Turkish pronunciation

prizaydîng bîşıp

Pronunciation

/prēˈzīdəɴɢ ˈbəsʜəp/ /priːˈzaɪdɪŋ ˈbɪʃəp/