a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders

(Roman Catholic Church) Roman priest who became bishop of Milan; the first Church Father born and raised in the Christian faith; composer of hymns; imposed orthodoxy on the early Christian church and built up its secular power; a saint and Doctor of the Church (340?-397)

Irish philosopher and Anglican bishop who opposed the materialism of Thomas Hobbes (1685-1753)

Christian bishop of Caesarea in Palestine; a church historian and a leading early Christian exegete (circa 270-340)

bishop of Antioch who was martyred under the Roman Emperor Trajan (died 110)

French bishop who is a patron saint of France (died in 397)

denoting or governed by or relating to a bishop or bishops

denoting or governed by or relating to a bishop or bishops

the Christian Church based in the Vatican and presided over by a pope and an episcopal hierarchy

derived from the Byzantine Church and adhering to Byzantine rites

the national church of England (and all other churches in other countries that share its beliefs); has its see in Canterbury and the sovereign as its temporal head

denoting or governed by or relating to a bishop or bishops

a bishop of highest rank

(Roman Catholic Church) one of a group of more than 100 prominent bishops in the Sacred College who advise the Pope and elect new Popes

a bishop having jurisdiction over a diocese

a bishop or metropolitan in charge of an eparchy in the Eastern Church

a bishop in eastern Christendom who holds a place below a patriarch but above a metropolitan

(Roman Catholic Church) Roman priest who became bishop of Milan; the first Church Father born and raised in the Christian faith; composer of hymns; imposed orthodoxy on the early Christian church and built up its secular power; a saint and Doctor of the Church (340?-397)

Irish philosopher and Anglican bishop who opposed the materialism of Thomas Hobbes (1685-1753)

Christian bishop of Caesarea in Palestine; a church historian and a leading early Christian exegete (circa 270-340)

bishop of Antioch who was martyred under the Roman Emperor Trajan (died 110)

French bishop who is a patron saint of France (died in 397)

the Christian Church based in the Vatican and presided over by a pope and an episcopal hierarchy

derived from the Byzantine Church and adhering to Byzantine rites

the national church of England (and all other churches in other countries that share its beliefs); has its see in Canterbury and the sovereign as its temporal head