Linked from

The 48 pages that link to Apostolic succession, each with the reason it gives.

• Roman Catholic ChurchRelated: Catholic bishops ground their authority in continuity with the apostles.

• BishopRelated: Many churches ground a bishop’s authority in succession from the apostles.

• Religious authorityRelated: Some churches ground present authority in an unbroken succession of ordained leaders.

• Sola scripturaRelated: Some Christian traditions connect authoritative interpretation to episcopal continuity, unlike sola scriptura’s final norm.

• College of CardinalsRelated: By electing a pope, the College determines the next holder of Rome’s apostolic office.

• Ignatius of AntiochRelated: Ignatius’s emphasis on bishops later informed arguments for episcopal continuity and authority.

• SacramentRelated: Some churches connect valid sacramental ministry to ordination within this succession.

• Apostolic FathersRelated: Clement and Ignatius appeal to ordered ministry to defend continuity and legitimate leadership.

• Episcopal polityRelated: Some episcopal churches ground bishops’ authority in continuity of ordination.

• EcclesiologyRelated: Traditions invoke it to explain the continuity and authority of church leadership.

• OrdinationRelated: Some churches ground the validity of ordination in a bishop’s place within this succession.

• Nicene ChristianityRelated: Different accounts of ecclesial authority affect who can interpret and uphold the creed.

• Twelve ApostlesRelated: Later churches interpret the Twelve as an origin point for continuing ecclesial authority.

• John Henry NewmanRelated: Newman’s arguments about church authority drew on this doctrine.

• John the ApostleRelated: Traditions about John’s teaching lineage helped support claims of apostolic continuity.

• Pastoral EpistlesRelated: The letters emphasize transmitting teaching through trustworthy people.

• Apostolic traditionRelated: It connects the apostles’ ministry with the church’s continuing authority to preserve and teach tradition.

• Oxford MovementRelated: It underpinned claims that Anglican ministry preserved the historic church’s authority.

• Women’s ordinationRelated: Traditions that emphasize succession may connect ordination rules to inherited patterns of ministry.

• CatholicismRelated: Catholic bishops ground their authority in an unbroken succession from the apostles.

• Apostles' CreedRelated: The creed's traditional apostolic attribution reflects claims of continuity with apostolic teaching.

• Saint PeterRelated: Catholic accounts connect Peter’s authority to later bishops of Rome through succession.

• Anointing of the SickRelated: Catholic practice reserves sacramental anointing to priests, whose ministry belongs to this succession.

• Old Catholic ChurchRelated: Old Catholic bishops ground their ministry in episcopal succession rather than papal appointment.

• Sacred TraditionRelated: Catholic teaching connects the continuity of Tradition with the bishops’ succession from the apostles.

• PolycarpRelated: Polycarp’s reported connection to John became evidence in later arguments about inherited teaching and authority.

• Second Epistle of PeterRelated: The letter grounds its testimony in the authority of the apostles.

• Second Epistle to TimothyRelated: The image of entrusting teaching to reliable people supports later arguments about continuity of ministry.

• Andrew the ApostleRelated: Some churches connect their origins to Andrew, but such institutional claims differ from Gospel biography.

• Anglo-CatholicismRelated: It grounds Anglo-Catholic claims about episcopal ministry and historical continuity.

• Apostolic AgeRelated: Later churches used apostolic authority to explain continuity with this formative era.

• Clement of RomeRelated: First Clement presents appointment by earlier leaders as a reason to preserve legitimate ministry.

• IrenaeusRelated: Irenaeus invokes public succession to distinguish church teaching from secret claims of authority.

• Pope Damasus IRelated: Damasus grounded Roman authority in the see’s association with the apostles Peter and Paul.

• SedevacantismRelated: Sedevacantists distinguish validly consecrated bishops from legitimate holders of papal office.

• Thomas the ApostleRelated: Traditions of Thomas’s mission connect his apostolic status to Christian communities in India.

• Holy ordersRelated: Some traditions understand episcopal ordination as continuing this inherited line of authority.

• Pope LinusRelated: Linus’s traditional link to Peter is one element in Roman accounts of this continuity.

• Simon the ZealotRelated: Claims about Simon’s later ministry sometimes support traditions of apostolic origins.

• Gnostic Church of FranceRelated: Doinel’s bishops used episcopal succession to ground the church’s authority.

• MatthiasRelated: Matthias’s appointment raises questions about how apostolic office continued after Judas.

• New Testament apostlesRelated: Later churches grounded continuing authority in the apostles’ founding role.

• Pope Alexander IRelated: Alexander’s place in papal lists belongs to traditions tracing Roman leadership back to the apostles.