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monepiscopacy

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Etymology edit

Coined by English bishop and theologian Charles Gore in 1889, from mon(o)- +‎ episcopacy.[1]

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monepiscopacy (uncountable)

  1. (Christianity) Leadership by a single bishop (in a diocese or regional church).

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References edit

  1. ^ Gore, Charles (1889) The Ministry of the Christian Church, London: Rivingtons, page 73
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