papacy |
episcopacy |
As nouns the difference between papacy and episcopacy
is that
papacy is the office of the pope while
episcopacy is government of the church by bishops.
episcopacy |
bishop |
As nouns the difference between episcopacy and bishop
is that
episcopacy is government of the church by bishops while
bishop is ,
particularly as a title or term of address .
As a proper noun bishop is
.
episcopacy |
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episcopacy |
archdeacon |
As nouns the difference between episcopacy and archdeacon
is that
episcopacy is government of the church by bishops while
archdeacon is in the anglican and eastern orthodox systems, a senior administrative official in a diocese, just under the bishop, often in charge of an archdeaconry as a title, it can be filled by either a deacon or priest.
episcopacy |
prelaty |
As nouns the difference between episcopacy and prelaty
is that
episcopacy is government of the church by bishops while
prelaty is the system of ecclesiastic governance by prelates or bishops; episcopacy, prelacy.