Installation is a Christian liturgical act that formally allows a cleric to assume the office of his appointed position at a particular place such as a cathedral. The term arises from the act of symbo
Giuseppe Pace being installed as bishop of Gozo, Malta on 8 April 1945
Enthronement of the Patriarch of Moscow and all Rus'.
A cathedra is the throne of a bishop, found in the cathedral church of their diocese. The word derives from the Greek καθέδρα, meaning "seat", especially one used by a bishop or teacher; this term is
The cathedra of the Pope in the apse of St. John Lateran, the cathedral church of Rome
Modern cathedra at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in Los Angeles
19th-century cathedra in Lichfield Cathedral
Bernini's massive sculptural reliquary for the Cathedra Petri or "Chair of Peter" in St. Peter's Basilica, Rome