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bishop, Methodist Prelate in the American Methodist Episcopal Church elected by the General Conference. They are not bishops in the sense in which this name is used in the Catholic Church and Anglican , or Episcopalian, Church, but superintendents, sharing in common their jurisdiction without being confined to any diocese or district. For practical reasons … Continue reading “bishop, Methodist”

Bishop, Nathan LL.D a distinguished Baptist layman, was born in Oneida County, N. Y., Aug. 12. 1808, and graduated from Brown University in 1837, From 1838 to 1848 he was superintendent of schools in Providence, R. I., and for five years thereafter in Boston. Subsequently he removed to New York, where he occupied many positions … Continue reading “Bishop, Nathan LL.D”

Bishop, John an English Congregational minister, was born in London in 1794. He was converted when eleven years old, joined the Church at the age of eighteen, and from that time was continually in requisition as village, workhouse, and prison preacher. Subsequently he was set apart for the home-missionary work at Wisbro Green, Sussex; ordained … Continue reading “Bishop, John”

Bishop, James L a Methodist Episcopal minister, was born at Leeds, Me., in 1797. He experienced religion in his youth, and in 1820 entered the New England Conference, in which he labored for some time with diligence and fidelity. His latter years were spent as a superannuate. He died in October, 1847. Mr. Bishop was … Continue reading “Bishop, James L”

Bishop, Hiram N. D.D a Protestant Episcopal clergyman of the diocese of Illinois, was rector in Kenosha, Wis., in 1853. In 1857 he removed to Chicago, and became rector of St. John’s Church, continuing to serve this charge until his death, which occurred Aug. 31, 1868, at the age of forty-five. See Prot. Episc. Almanac, … Continue reading “Bishop, Hiram N. D.D”

Bishop, George Brown a Presbyterian minister, was born in Fayette County, Ky., March 30, 1810. He went to Paris, Ky., at the age of twelve, and studied Latin under Dr. William H. McGuffey. His father, Rev. R. H. Bishop, D.D., having removed to Oxford, O., and taken the presidency of Miami University, he entered the … Continue reading “Bishop, George Brown”

Bishop, George a Methodist Episcopal minister, was a native of South Carolina. He embraced religion in 1829, and in 1831 entered the Georgia Conference, in which he continued to labor with vigor and success until the close of his life, in 1834. Mr. Bishop was a young man of strong mind, studious habits, and manliness. … Continue reading “Bishop, George”

Bishop, Elder, Presbyter The origin of the episcopate is, and is likely to remain, unknown. All the available evidence has been carefully collected, sifted, and estimated, and it is insufficient. Equally honest and equally capable critics infer different theories of the episcopate from it, and no solution of the problem can claim demonstration. We may … Continue reading “Bishop, Elder, Presbyter”

bishop, boy A boy chosen from the monastery school or cathedral choir to preside as bishop between Saint Nicholas’s Day, 6 December , and the feast of Holy Innocents, 28 December . The custom dates from early times and was in vogue in most Catholic countries, but chiefly in England . Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary

Bishop, Consecration of a An act which confers fullness of the Sacrament of Holy Orders, and so the fullness of the priesthood, and impresses on the soul the episcopal character. By it the bishop , from Divine institution, receives the Divine power to confer the Sacraments of Holy Orders and Confirmation , and, from ecclesiastical … Continue reading “Bishop, Consecration of a”