Term
chorepiscopus
Also known as Rural bishop
A "rural bishop" who was dependent on a city bishop and possessed limited authority to ordain.
Filed underEcclesiologyChurch History
Definition
'Rural bishop', a functionary who was dependent on the city bishop and limited in his right to ordain.
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- Narrower than
- BishopTerm
Sources
- 1.Everett Ferguson Church History: Volume One: From Christ to Pre-Reformation. 2nd ed.. (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2013). 211Original citation: Ferguson, Everett. Church History. Volume One: From Christ to Pre-Reformation. 2nd ed. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2013, 211.
Last revised August 14, 2026