Bishopric
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Smith's Bible Dictionary [1]
Bishopric. The district over which the jurisdiction of a bishop extended. Acts 1:20; 1 Timothy 3:1.
Webster's Dictionary [2]
(1): (n.) A diocese; the district over which the jurisdiction of a bishop extends.
(2): (n.) The office of a spiritual overseer, as of an apostle, bishop, or presbyter.
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [3]
(ἐπισκοπή, oversight, Acts 1:20), ministerial charge in the Church. In later times it came to mean
(1) the office and function of a bishop (q.v.), and
(2) the district over which he has jurisdiction. (See Diocese); (See Episcopacy).
