Bishopric
Bishopric
(, oversight, Act 1:20), ministerial charge in the Church. In later times it came to mean
(1) the office and function of a bishop (q.v.), and
(2) the district over which he has jurisdiction. SEE DIOCESE; SEE EPISCOPACY.
Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
Bishopric (2)
(, oversight, Act 1:20), ministerial charge in the Church. In later times it came to mean
(1) the office and function of a bishop (q.v.), and
(2) the district over which he has jurisdiction. SEE DIOCESE; SEE EPISCOPACY.
Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
Bishopric
Bishopric. The district over which the jurisdiction of a bishop extended. Act 1:20; 1Ti 3:1.