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A member of the Catholic clergy.

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English: A successor of the apostles. This office was founded by Christ with all spiritual powers, especially to ordain, confirm, and consecrate. The Bishop also serves as shepherd for a group of Catholic people, both cleric and lay, in a definite territory called a diocese.
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Source The Catholic Picture Dictionary, 1948, Garden City Books, by Harold A. Pfeiffer
Author R. and K. Wood

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