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episcopacy

[ ih-pis-kuh-puh-see ]

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noun

plural episcopacies.

government of the church by bishops; church government in which there are three distinct orders of ministers, namely bishops, priests or presbyters, and deacons.
episcopate.

episcopacy

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noun

government of a Church by bishops
another word for episcopate

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Word History and Origins

Origin of episcopacy¹

First recorded in 1640–50; episcop(ate) + -acy

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This is a reference to the Root and Branch Bill of 1641, which sought to abolish episcopacy, and led directly to the Civil War.

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The episcopacy as an institution has been corrupted.

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“But I think it’s a very accurate picture of where the U.S. episcopacy is in relation to the efforts we see coming from Pope Francis and Rome.”

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The Right Rev. Minerva G. Carcaño, the first Hispanic woman to be elected to the episcopacy of the United Methodist Church, will preach at the 11:15 service.

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He was drummed out of the episcopacy by Rome at the behest of Argentina’s conservative bishops.

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episcia episcopal

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