Chapter, Paragraph

  1 Fwd,1|          chose as their successors bishops for local congregations (
  2 Fwd,1| congregations (Phil 1:1). To these bishops, they imparted the Apostolic
  3 Fwd,1|     historical consecration of the bishops from the hands of the Apostles.
  4 Fwd,2|      Catholic Church can trace its bishops' lineage, it cannot demonstrate
  5 Fwd,3|          those successors were the bishops of the Church. Through Apostolic
  6 Fwd,5|        seminary administrators and bishops as are given to universities.
  7 Fwd,6|   overwhelming presence of Eastern bishops [Michael Whelton, Two Paths...
  8  1,1 |           part of Rome's pope, its bishops and its clergy.~ ~Prior
  9  1,1 |         essential oneness, and its bishops governed the Church as equals.
 10  1,1 |          jurisdiction over all the bishops in his metropolitan see,
 11  1,1 |         and elsewhere, oversaw the bishops of their respective sees. (
 12  1,1 |        bishop's jurisdiction). All bishops in Christendom were regarded
 13  1,1 |          episcoporum, a “bishop of bishops.” This same understanding
 14  1,1 |          Orthodoxy. Certain of its bishops — patriarchs, metropolitans,
 15  1,1 |         special status among other bishops, but they are not above
 16  1,1 |       early Church to refer to the bishops of important historical
 17  1,1 |            bishop of Rome over the bishops of Jerusalem, Constantinople,
 18  1,1 |        Antioch, and over all other bishops, of whom there were hundreds
 19  1,1 |       spoke about the authority of bishops in the following way:~ ~
 20  1,1 |          It is the intent of these bishops to bring the various local
 21  1,9 |         the Church. Thus, Orthodox bishops, like their predecessors,
 22  1,9 |         the Apostles in turn named bishops as their immediate successors
 23  1,9 |        uninterrupted succession of bishops going back to the Apostles.~ ~
 24  1,10|            258), describes how all bishops share in the one episcopate,
 25  1,11|        that special state in which bishops decide Church matters, first
 26  1,11|          and grace that overshadow bishops gathered in Councils, the
 27  1,11|           Apostles and that of the bishops. As Bishop Alexander Semonov-Tian-Shansky
 28  1,11|       exceeded the significance of bishops. Bishops head local Churches,
 29  1,11|           significance of bishops. Bishops head local Churches, while
 30  1,11|      always allowed that among the bishops one is recognized as first
 31  1,11|        single bishop. Instead, all bishops work together in equality,
 32  1,11|      structure (that is, where all bishops share authority) is based
 33  1,11|         influence of cardinals and bishops. It is of interest to observe
 34  1,11|         they were treated not like bishops, but like altar boys, by
 35  1,11|           general, is a council of bishops. For a local Church, it
 36  1,11|          is a council of its local bishops, and for the Ecumenical
 37  1,11|    Ecumenical Church, a council of bishops made up of representatives
 38  1,17|         the Apostles in turn named bishops as their immediate successors
 39  1,17|            first century.~·        Bishops have the highest rank in
 40  1,17|          conciliar Church in which bishops consult with one another
 41  1,17|        uninterrupted succession of bishops going all the way back to
 42  2,3 |      council in which all Orthodox bishops of all Orthodox communities
 43  2,6 |    Constantine called a Council of bishops to gather from the four
 44  2,14|  philosophies. The Councils of the bishops of the whole Church were
 45  2,15|          there be a meeting of the bishops twice a year, and let them
 46  2,15|           were attended by all the bishops of a particular province
 47  2,15|           had as their purpose the bishops' giving their opinions on
 48  2,15|          also councils of regional bishops representing a wider area
 49  2,15|          general councils in which bishops from the whole Orthodox
 50  2,15|            the confirmation of the bishops at a subsequent general
 51  2,17|                       17.~ Did the bishops explain the mysteries of
 52  2,17|         etc). at the Council?~ The bishops did not explain and never
 53  2,35|           general, is a council of bishops: for a local Church it is
 54  2,35|          is a council of its local bishops, and for the Ecumenical
 55  2,35|           Church, a council of the bishops of the whole Church [Orthodox
 56  2,35|            as a general council of bishops from all districts who assemble
 57  2,35|          happened that councils of bishops permitted heretical views
 58  3,5 |           the minds of the ancient bishops, it is now a dead letter;
 59  3,5 |    believed in the equality of all bishops as regards grace and divine
 60  3,5 |    Orthodoxy distinguishes between bishops only as regards honor. Although
 61  3,5 |        regards honor. Although all bishops (including patriarchs) are
 62  3,5 |            equals) among the other bishops. The First Ecumenical Council
 63  3,5 |          infallible judge of other bishops of the other independent
 64  3,5 |           Just as in the East, the bishops of Africa, Spain, Gaul,
 65  3,5 |    constitution of the Church. The bishops were independent of one
 66  3,5 |        councils. Also, none of the bishops laid claim to monarchical
 67  3,5 |   occasions when certain ambitions bishops of Rome raised excessive
 68  3,5 |            and Mt 18:18).~ Had any bishops dared to arrogate to themselves
 69  3,5 |            of power over the other bishops, the bishops of Antioch
 70  3,5 |        over the other bishops, the bishops of Antioch would have had
 71  3,5 |           supposed successors, the bishops of Rome, then Rome's primacy
 72  3,5 |         does not from it since the bishops from all the above Churches
 73  3,5 |        Church is shared by all the bishops equally [Papal Letters,
 74  3,5 |  understanding of the authority of bishops — an understanding that
 75  3,5 | ecclesiologies claimed that Rome's bishops somehow “kept their orders”
 76  3,5 |          the Church, from whom the bishops and clergy receive their
 77  3,5 |       Great Schism, it had neither bishops, nor orders, nor Sacraments,
 78  3,5 |      Sixtus V, in concert with the bishops, issued a Latin translation
 79  3,5 |       errors in dogma of the Roman bishops, it is sufficient to mention
 80  3,5 |      illustrious and best-educated bishops of the Latin Church, and
 81  3,5 |       Council, one of the Catholic bishops, Bishop Strossmayer, rose
 82  3,5 |           never numbered heretical bishops with Orthodox bishops. Orthodoxy
 83  3,5 |    heretical bishops with Orthodox bishops. Orthodoxy does not even
 84  3,5 |            Rome no longer had true bishops as of 1054, when Apostolic
 85  3,18|          first among equals of the bishops of the Church. When Rome
 86  3,18|             the remaining Orthodox bishops must assign the presidency
 87  3,18|    aspiration to subordinate other bishops under its authority — that
 88  4,17|         authority, it was Orthodox bishops, gathered together in various
 89  5,2 |            them to the truth?~ The bishops who attended the Ecumenical
 90  5,3 |          In Eastern Orthodoxy, the bishops are chosen from among the
 91  6,7 |   awareness of the equality of all bishops and of the collegial nature
 92  6,15|         refer to the fact that all bishops are equal and that none
 93  6,15|           that none is infallible. Bishops and their dioceses are protected
 94  6,15|     Councils are assemblies of all bishops and are under the guidance
 95  6,16|     correct understanding that all bishops are equal and consult with
 96  6,16|            a universal assembly of bishops from the entire Church,
 97  6,16|           in the Church, much less bishops, for Apostolic Succession
 98  6,16|         terms, Marxist priests and bishops and [laypeople] who claimed
 99  6,18|           as applying to the Roman bishops as Peter's successors. St.
100  6,18|           all other patriarchs and bishops of the world, granting him
101  7,11|          and approved by the local bishops, and they were read at public
102  7,12|        faith put out by individual bishops).~ ~
103  7,14|         all, or almost all, of the bishops [As quoted in Fr. John Whiteford,
104  7,14|           a succession of Orthodox bishops back to the original Apostles.
105  7,18|       local councils of individual bishops are always liable to error.
106  7,20|        councils, and by individual bishops. They deal with the Church'
107 10,6 |         are equal, so also are the bishops of the Church. No single
108 10,6 |         Church. In a council, many bishops assemble in order to reach
109 10,10|       Christ, and became apostate. Bishops who leave the Church cease
110 10,10|       leave the Church cease being bishops, whatever they may continue
111 10,11|          these local Churches (the bishops) with one another. Unity
112 10,11|          communion with his fellow bishops.~ ~
113 10,16|   Christian Church the priesthood: bishops, priests, and deacons. Of
114 10,16|         and deacons. Of these, the bishops comprise the highest rank
115 10,16|            rank in the Church, and bishops therefore receive the highest
116 10,16|          These successors were the bishops [Op. cit. pp. 246-47; emphasis
117 10,16|          the Lord Himself — placed bishops as their immediate successors
118 10,16|      helpers and as helpers of the bishops, as 'hands' of the bishops,
119 10,16|         bishops, as 'hands' of the bishops, placing the further matter
120 10,16|  ordination of presbyters with the bishops.” [Ibid., p. 248].~ Commenting
121 10,16|           preserved lists of their bishops in their uninterrupted succession [
122 10,16|            chain of ordinations of bishops back to the Apostles. Secondly,
123 10,16|     Eastern Orthodox Church, whose bishops to this day have a living
124 10,16|           equality of the Church's bishops, Protopresbyter Michael
125 10,16|           writes that:~ ~Among the bishops there are some who are leaders
126 10,16|   successors of the Apostles — the bishops [Ibid., p. 252].~ ~Archpriest
127 10,16|        stresses the same, that all bishops are equal. He adds that
128 10,16|         that the most deserving of bishops are called archbishops,
129 10,16|      called archbishops, while the bishops whose sees are centered
130 10,16|   metropolis, a large city). Also, bishops of ancient major cites of
131 10,16|        title that is also used for bishops of the capitals of some
132 10,16|            ancient times, Orthodox bishops have been unmarried and
133 10,16|         gave the Church many great bishops on the one hand, and on
134 10,16|          fourth century, unmarried bishops were regarded as naturally
135 10,16|          only unmarried persons as bishops. It is also shown that the
136 10,16|         shown that the majority of bishops came from the monks and
137 10,16|            and that these monastic bishops were the greatest luminaries
138 10,16|        through the ministry of the bishops, to sever communion with
139 10,16|      around it. Priests act as the bishops' deputies when they celebrate
140 10,16|             for which at least two bishops are needed.~ The bishop
141 10,16|           without his permission.~ Bishops also consecrate the antimins
142 10,16|            addition to priests and bishops.~ The textbook sums up the
143 10,16|      Churches, in other words, the bishops (Rev 1:20). The religious
144 10,16|    religious and moral fall of the bishops is thus one of the most
145 10,16|        final days. The fall of the bishops is particularly horrifying
146 10,19|           the laity share with the bishops and clergy in being guardians
147 10,19|       strictly the prerogatives of bishops by virtue of their teaching
148 10,26|          the opinions of the Latin bishops, the pope by this very act
149 Ep   |             and Christian pastors, bishops and priests will become