Outrageously Funny Word Dictionary :: Archpresbytery

👉 In the context of ecclesiastical history, an archpriestricy is a group of bishops who hold the same office but are not necessarily from the same diocese. In other words, they are the "archbishop" or "bishop-priests" in the sense that they have shared jurisdiction over many parishes and regions within their dioceses. An example of an archpriestricy would be a group of bishops who hold the episcopal see of Rome but are

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