Lord Bishop

Lord Bishop

"Lord Bishop" is a traditional form of address used for bishops since the middle ages, an era when bishops occupied the feudal rank of 'lord' by virtue of their office. Today it still can still be found used in formal circumstances for "any" diocesan bishop in the Anglican Communion or Roman Catholic Church (except in countries, such as the United States, where this title is deemed inappropriate); it is by no means restricted to the twenty six Church of England bishops who sit in the House of Lords as Lords Spiritual.


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