Bishopric

== Smith's Bible Dictionary ==

Bishopric. The district over which the jurisdiction of a bishop extended. Acts 1:20; 1 Timothy 3:1.

== Webster's Dictionary ==

(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 ==

(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).