bishoprics

Historians and canonists, however, generally hold that the Roman bishopric was filled on its vacancy in the same manner as other bishoprics, that is, the election of the new pope was made by the neighbouring bishops and the clergy and faithful of Rome.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 11: New Mexico-Philip 1840-1916 1913

In it were mingled the problems of poorly-prepared pupils, an inadequately-equipped plant, the natural politics of bishoprics, and the provincial reactions of a country town loaded with traditions.

DARKWATER W.E.B. DU BOIS 2004

Appointments to bishoprics are the battleground in the Anglican debate about the role of women and homosexuals in the church.

Rev Jeffrey John: Church Of England's First Gay Bishop? 2010

Wasn't it only after the Norman Conquest that bishoprics all had to be located in major cities?

A Bishop of Chester? Carla 2009

One would expect late Roman bishoprics to have been established in big towns, but whether they all necessarily stayed there, or whether bishops were later created in non-urban locations, are different questions.

A Bishop of Chester? Carla 2009

What was a sad day in DC - the first Friday in forty years that the Washington Blade would not be published - was slightly improved by the appearance of "The DC Agenda," a thin broadside put out by the plucky Blade staff covering news of DC City Council's defense of marriage equality in the face of mighty bishoprics.

Kate Clinton: I Heart New York 2009

I knew that the HRE included prince-bishoprics headed by a bishop, so I clicked on one of these, the Bishopric of Regensburg.

Archive 2009-12-01 Walter Jon Williams 2009

About cities and bishoprics, one thing that strikes me is that our whole concept of a city as a commercial center has medieval roots.

A Bishop of Chester? Carla 2009

The four old bishoprics in Wales St Asaph, St David, Llandaff and Bangor are all supposed to have been in existence by the mid-ish sixth century, so that's four.

A Bishop of Chester? Carla 2009

And I haven't even started on possible bishoprics in ex-Roman cities in what's now western England - places like Carlisle, Winchester, Hereford that have early English bishoprics recorded - and perhaps smaller settlements too.

A Bishop of Chester? Carla 2009