Metropolitan bishop
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In Christian churches with episcopal polity, the rank of metropolitan bishop, or simply metropolitan, is held by the diocesan bishop or archbishop of a metropolis.
Petro Mohyla, Metropolitan of Kiev, Galicia and all Rus'
Metropolitan Vladimir of Saint Petersburg wearing the light blue mandyas of a Russian Orthodox metropolitan
Mural of Mar Thoma I in traditional Malankara vestments from the St. Mary's Jacobite Soonoro Cathedral, Angamaly
The late Metropolitan Geevarghese Gregorios of Parumala in traditional dress, painting by Raja Ravi Varma
Episcopal polity
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An episcopal polity, also known as episcopalianism, is a hierarchical form of church governance in which the chief local authorities are called bishops. The word "bishop" here is derived via the Vulga
Metropolitan bishop
…In Christian churches with episcopal polity, the rank of metropolitan bishop, or simply metropolitan (alternative obsolete form: metropolite), is held by the diocesan bishop or archbishop of a…
The chair (cathedra) of the Bishop of Rome (Pope) of the Catholic Church in the Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran in Rome, Italy, represents his episcopal authority.
Pope Pius IX convened the First Vatican Council that approved the dogma of the pope as the visible head of the church, prime bishop over a hierarchy of clergy and believers.
Paul Kwong, Anglican Archbishop and Primate of Hong Kong
Saint Peter's Basilica facade, Rome, Italy