- chorepiscopi
- Bishops whose powers were limited or restricted.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
chorepiscopi
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Chorepiscopi — • A name originally given in the Eastern Church to bishops whose jurisdiction was confined to rural districts Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Chorepiscopi Chorepiscopi … Catholic encyclopedia
Chorepiscŏpi — (gr.), so v. w. Chorbischöfe … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Chorepiscŏpi — (lat.), soviel wie Chorbischöfe … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Chorepiscopi — Chorepiscopus Cho re*pis co*pus, n.; pl. {Chorepiscopi}. [L., fr. Gr. ?; chw^ros, chw ra, place, country + ? bishop. Cf. {Bishop}.] (Eccl.) A country or suffragan bishop, appointed in the ancient church by a diocesan bishop to exercise episcopal… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
False Decretals — • A name given to certain apocryphal papal letters contained in a collection of canon laws composed about the middle of the ninth century by an author who uses the pseudonym of Isidore Mercator, in the opening preface to the collection Catholic… … Catholic encyclopedia
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CHOREPISCOPUS — quasi τȏυ χωροῦ, i.e. ruris Episcopus. Reperitur sub nascenti Ecclesia, sed incertâ origine, licet ab exemplo 70. Diaconorum, secundum Damasum, deductâ. Ideo institutus, vel potius substitutus, ut dum Episcopus civitatem, hic rus et villas, ut… … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
Asia Minor — • The peninsular mass that the Asiatic continent projects westward of an imaginary line running from the Gulf of Alexandretta (Issus) on the Mediterranean to the vicinity of Trebizond (Trapezus) on the Black Sea Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin… … Catholic encyclopedia
Dean — • One of the principal administrative officials of a diocese Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Dean Dean † … Catholic encyclopedia
Holy Orders — • The sacrament by which grace and spiritual power for the discharge of ecclesiastical offices are conferred. Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Holy Orders Holy Orders … Catholic encyclopedia
