the person who officially controls the meetings and discussions in the Scottish Parliament or the Welsh Assembly. The Presiding Officer's position is the same as that of the Speaker of the House of Commons
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
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
If you preside over a meeting or an event, you are in charge. The PM presided over a meeting of his inner Cabinet The presiding officer ruled that the motion was out of order. to be in charge of a formal event, organization, ceremony etc (praesidere , from sedere )