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Sentence Examples The noose became even tighter when the bishopric of Prague was subordinated to the German archbishopric of Mainz. Perhaps a rule could be made that would preclude immediate election to a bishopric from a curial position. By the end of October, he was sacked from his bishopric in Winchester and as Abbot of St Albans. He was a conspicuous pluralist in the diocese, annexing to his bishopric a number of Salisbury prebends, two abbeys, and several churches. In the Church of England as it currently is, Canon Robinson couldn't have been a candidate for the bishopric. Chester was one of the seats of the Mercian bishops, though the bishopric was variously styled as Chester, Coventry, or Coventry and Lichfield. And it was in York that he established a bishopric, probably because that had been the centre of the old Romano-British diocese. Manning began the attack on Russell, calling on all the churches in his bishopric to rouse their parishioners in opposition. Of course, Tyringham did receive a number of visits a year from the ministry of the Shaker bishopric to which it belonged. The Domenican prelate had reluctantly accepted the papal tiara in 1724, leaving with great regret his bishopric in Benevento. In 1550 the bishopric of Gloucester fell vacant and Hooper seemed an ideal candidate. I met with him last March 11 at the bishopric with Fathers Larribe and Chamberland. Mr Salazar, the vicar-general of the bishopric of Nuevo Laredo, is tired of the violence that has beset his city. In 1344, he negotiated the elevation of the Prague bishopric to an archbishopric with Pope Clement VI, who had been his teacher in France. The school where he taught before being raised to the bishopric of St Davids, seems to have boasted a considerable library of Latin classical and post-classical authors. Consequently, a bishopric was established in 973, which was subordinate to the archbishopric in Mainz. If some day you are offered the bishopric of Puno, accept it, not for me but for these dear people. After the Religious wars, it lost its bishopric rank for the benefit of Auch and was endowed with a charter of customs in the XIVth century. Though the modern bishopric was not carved out of the York diocese until 1836, Ripon's early ecclesiastical history is inextricably associated with Wilfrid. From the eleventh century it became a bishopric and capital in the Marches Arduino. Show More Sentences A key figure here was the unscrupulous careerist Henri Costerius, a protonotary apostolic eager for a bishopric, who as a Borghese client, had powerful friends in Rome. The origins of Glasgow as an established city derive ultimately from its medieval position as Scotland's second largest bishopric. After only 13 years at Repton, in 669 the fifth bishop, Saint Chad, moved the bishopric to Lichfield, where it has been based ever since. His successor, Ine, issued one of the oldest surviving English law codes and established a second West Saxon bishopric. The capital of the Kingdom of Sussex was at Chichester, the seat of the kingdom's bishopric was at Selsey. He established a second bishopric at Winchester, while the one at Dorchester was soon abandoned as Mercian power pushed southwards. Wilfrid did not recover the whole of his previous bishopric however, as Hexham and Lindisfarne remained separate sees. In 604, another bishopric was founded, this time at Rochester, where Justus was consecrated as bishop. The seat of the bishopric was established in the city and all churches belonged to the diocese, staffed by the bishop's clergy. Although Anselm retained his nominal title, William immediately seized the revenues of his bishopric and retained them til death. As a result, and because of his performance at Whitby, Wilfrid was elected to a bishopric in Northumbria about a year after the council. On becoming a Jesuit, they also vow never to take ecclesiastical office, such as a bishopric, unless ordered to by the pope. This last vow is one of the reasons why Pope Francis's election was particularly surprising. He has held only one bishopric, Durham, and that for barely a year. The bishop of Darien, Romulo Emiliani, has often given warning about armed groups crossing into Panama, so often indeed that he has now been persuaded, or forced, to take leave of absence from the bishopric. Emperor Charles IV initiated the construction of the main kingdom cathedral in the French Gothic style in connection with the promotion of the Prague bishopric to an archbishopric. A stroll from Renaissance style Flaujac fort to the Tour de Masse, attic of bishopric of Aubrac, finished by a visit through the typical village of Flaujac and its Romanesque church. Bishop Hubert, his successor, had his relics repatriated to the place of his martyrdom and transferred the seat of the bishopric from Maastricht to Liège. Her adviser, Stigand, was deprived of his bishopric of Elmham in East Anglia. Stigand retained his existing bishopric of Winchester, and his pluralism was to be a continuing source of dispute with the pope. By 1096 no bishopric was held by any Englishman, and English abbots became uncommon, especially in the larger monasteries. Show More Sentences The diocese of Ely was created in 1108 out of the see of Lincoln, and a year later the bishopric of Ely was founded. This led him to create the Diocese at Hamar, and, according to tradition, to form cathedral schools in Norway's bishopric cities. The bishopric became one of the largest and wealthiest in the Kingdom of Scotland, bringing wealth and status to the town. David's greatest disappointment during this time was his inability to ensure control of the bishopric of Durham and the archbishopric of York. It is likely that since the 11th century the bishopric of St Andrews functioned as a de facto archbishopric. Soon afterwards, Dudley, who saw Knox as a useful political tool, offered him the bishopric of Rochester. Argyll was also a medieval bishopric with its cathedral at Lismore, as well as an early modern earldom and dukedom, the Dukedom of Argyll. He turned them all down, possibly in the hopes of landing a more prominent bishopric in the future. The priory remained the only seat of a bishopric in Northumbria for nearly thirty years. The Liturgy of St James was an early form, but each bishopric tended to develop its own. Martin in establishing the authority of the bishopric with the congregation and in the context of the Frankish church. He needed the revenue from the indulgences to pay off a papal dispensation for his tenure of more than one bishopric. In the absence of the diocesan bishop, they may be appointed as deputy head of the bishopric. The Church of England in Bermuda became grouped with that of Newfoundland, in the 19th Century, as a common bishopric. The army, mainly consisting of mercenaries, extensively and viciously plundered the surrounding bishopric during the siege. The bishopric of Glasgow was restored rather than resurrected. Later that year, he was appointed to the bishopric of Lindesmeere. Glasgow increased in importance during the 10th and 11th centuries as the site of this bishopric, reorganised by King David I of Scotland and John, Bishop of Glasgow. It is concluded, therefore, that he was accused of some sort of financial impropriety, and perhaps of having obtained his bishopric in Ireland with personal gain in mind. Each bishop is selected from resident members of the ward by the stake presidency with approval of the First Presidency, and chooses two counselors to form a bishopric. Show More Sentences The patrimony of the bishopric of Oxon was much dilapidated. By the late 12th century, the Cambridge region already had a scholarly and ecclesiastical reputation, due to monks from the nearby bishopric church of Ely. From 1080 until the 19th century the bishopric enjoyed the powers of a Bishop Palatine, having military as well as religious leadership and power. Robert refused to consecrate him, saying that the pope had forbidden it, but Spearhafoc occupied the bishopric for several months with Edward's support. Martin's for services, and this church became the seat of the bishopric. In David's plan, the new archdiocese would include all the bishoprics in David's Scottish territory, as well as bishopric of Orkney and the bishopric of the Isles. His easiest target was the bishopric of Glasgow, which being south of the river Forth was not regarded as part of Scotland nor the jurisdiction of St Andrews. Planned reforms included new rules on the sale of Church property, the limiting of cardinals to one bishopric, and stricter moral codes for clergy. A proposal to turn Ripon into a bishopric was also a source of dispute. Examples from Classical Literature We have no direct right to examine into the receipts from his Majesty's German dominions, and the bishopric of osnaburg. Lady Sarah is gone, too, and Alison has been promoted to a suffragan bishopric. By the influence of his family he secured in 1616 his election to the bishopric or administratorship of Halberstadt. The bishopric, founded in the 3rd century, was in 1801 attached to that of aire. He objected also that the bishopric was merely one in perspective and not yet a reality. Very near Hernosand, in the territories of the bishopric, I picked up a number of Chrysomelas of a blueish green and gold. The seat of government was removed to Carcas in 1578 and the bishopric five years later. Herring held the deanery of Rochester in commendam with the bishopric of Bangor. The prelate told him the bishopric was but a very small one, and he could not hope for a better if he disobliged the court. As the wealthy bishopric of jaen lay immediately at hand, it suffered more peculiarly from these marauders. Agen, the capital, is the seat of a bishopric and of the court of appeal for the department of Lot-et-Garonne. Barking is a suffragan bishopric in the diocese of St Albans. Laval, the capital, is the seat of a bishopric of the province of Tours. It is the seat of a bishopric and of a superior court of justice. In 1855 the bishopric of Laval was separated from that of Le Mans. He resigned the bishopric, and, returning to his hut, in a few weeks died. In 1892 Manos became the see of the new bishopric of Amazonas. In the neighbouring bishopric of Bamberg at least 600 were burnt. The Scottish bishopric of Lindisfarne coincided with Bernicia. To secure his influence, the Court offered him the bishopric of Hereford. Show More Sentences He is a professor of canonical law and slated for a German bishopric. When, later, Gloucester was made a bishopric, he was the first bishop. Now, no bishopric will enable me to do this but the See of Oxford. He was not promoted to a bishopric till two years after Henry's death. But if Ireland was not one kingdom it was in reality one bishopric. The colony is ecclesiastically attached to the bishopric of Newfoundland. This lady lived with her maternal uncle, a former grand-vicar of the bishopric of Seez, once her guardian, and whose heir she was. He sees us on the road which leads him to a bishopric, and perhaps will not be sorry to get us out of his way. In truth, Monsieur le Docteur Coictier, I felt great joy on learning of the bishopric given your nephew, my reverend seigneur Pierre Verse. Find more words! 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