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Presiding Bishop


 

The Presiding Bishop is an ecclesiastical position in some denominations of Christianity.

Episcopal

The Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America is the presiding authority in the church, Primate, chief pastor, president of the House of Bishops. In other churches in the Anglican Communion, an Archbishop or Primus fills a similar role. Presently the Most Rev. Frank Griswold holds the position.

Related Topics:
Episcopal Church in the United States of America - Primate - Pastor - House of Bishops - Anglican Communion - Archbishop - Primus - Frank Griswold

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For a short period the style Presiding Bishop was used by the Anglican Church in New Zealand.

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