KnowraBishopLinked fromLinked fromThe 31 pages that link to Bishop, each with the reason it gives.All 31Broader topic 5Related 15Narrower topic 9Compared with 2Apostolic successionBroader topic: The bishop is the office most directly associated with the historical chain of succession.Episcopal polityBroader topic: The bishop is the central office through which episcopal polity exercises oversight.Lay investitureBroader topic: Bishops held both spiritual responsibilities and, in many regions, valuable secular powers.Holy ordersBroader topic: Bishops ordinarily confer holy orders in churches with episcopal governance.Hierarchy of the Catholic ChurchBroader topic: Bishops lead dioceses and form the hierarchy’s principal governing body.