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Recent Examples of episcopate
The Curia is also seriously underfunded and understaffed for the duties it is supposed to carry out, including the selection, vetting, appointment, and supervision of an episcopate that today consists of more than 5,000 Catholic bishops around the world.
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Massimo Faggioli,
Foreign Affairs,
11 Oct. 2018
Massimo Faggioli,
Foreign Affairs,
11 Oct. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for episcopate
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Casa Carolina Hotel What was originally the presbytery of the Santa Catalina de Alejandría Cathedral is now one of Cartagena's newest boutique hotels, Casa Carolina.
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Inside Brixworth Church The choir, or presbytery—the heart of the church—is separated from the nave by a large arch.
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Two commissions studying the question of women in the diaconate, keeping discernment alive even without doctrinal change.
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During the liturgical celebration, seminarian William O’Donnell, 25, will be ordained to the transitional diaconate.
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After what authorities are billing as a massive procession in central Tehran on Monday the remains will be taken to the seminary city of Qom, the centre of Iran's Shi'ite hierarchy, for ceremonies on Tuesday.
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Defenders of slavery claimed that the institution was required by the natural hierarchy of humans reflected in the Constitution’s provisions.
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The agreement affects around 530 individuals who have filed abuse claims against current or former members of the city's Catholic clergy.
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Few commoners could read Latin, which helped the clergy retain a monopoly on biblical interpretation.
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