Christian Religious Occupations - Anglican Ecclesiastical Offices, Wesleyan-Methodist Ecclesiastical Offices, Priest, Bishop, Holy Orders (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 99. Chapters: Anglican ecclesiastical offices, Wesleyan/Methodist ecclesiastical offices, Priest, Bishop, Holy Orders, Deacon, Primate, Rector, Minister, Presbyter, Anglican ministry, Apostolicae Curae, Deaconess, Subdeacon, Pastor, Circuit rider, Proctor, Methodist local preacher, Elder, Canon, Lecturer, Archdeacon, Presiding Bishop, Ministers and elders in the Church of Scotland, List of Archdeacons of Chichester, Metropolitan bishop, Churchwarden, Officer in The Salvation Army, Vicar, Precentor, Curate, Dean, Coadjutor bishop, Parson, Prelate, Clerk of the Closet, District Superintendent, Lay reader, Generals of The Salvation Army, Prebendary, Royal Almonry, List of Archdeacons of Nottingham, Missionary Bishop, Presbyterium, Church usher, Dean of the Chapel Royal, List of Archdeacons of Hastings, Archdeacon of London, Meeting of Parishioners, Prolocutor, Incumbent, Perpetual curate, Chief of the Staff of The Salvation Army, Worship pastor, Deputy Clerk of the Closet, Provost of Birmingham Cathedral, Boat boy, Priest in charge, Succentor, List of Archdeacons of Newark, Bishop's chaplain, License to Preach, Minor canon, Bishop at Lambeth. Excerpt: A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the Anglican churches, bishops claim apostolic succession, a direct historical lineage dating back to the original Twelve Apostles. Within these churches, bishops can ordain clergy including other bishops. Some Protestant churches including the Lutheran and Methodist churches have bishops serving similar functions as well, though not always understood to be within apostolic succession in the sam...