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List of Bishops and Archbishops

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This is a directory of patriarchs, archbishops, and bishops across various Christian denominations. (To find an individual who was a bishop, see the most relevant article linked below or Category:Bishops.)


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Originally a patriarch was a man who exercised autocratic authority as a pater familias over an extended family. ... This is a list of current Christian patriarchs. ... The following is a current list of Roman Catholic archdioceses ordered by country and continent. ... This is an alphabetical list of Roman Catholic dioceses. ... This is an alphabetical list of Anglican dioceses and archdioceses. ... This is a List of Orthodox bishops and archbishops. ... This is a List of Lutheran dioceses and archdioceses. ... UNITED METHODIST BISHOPS in order of Election // 1784-1799 Thomas Coke 1784 Francis Asbury 1784 1800-1850 Richard Whatcoat 1800 Phillip William Otterbein 1800 Martin Boehm 1800 Jacob Albright 1807 William MKendree 1808 Christian Newcomer 1813 Enoch George 1816 Robert Richford Roberts 1816 Andrew Zeller 1817 Joseph Hoffman 1821... Old Catholic Mariavite Church Jan Maria Michał Kowalski (1907-1935) Klemens Maria Filip Feldman (1935-1942) Roman Maria Jakub Próchniewski (1945-1953) Wacław Maria Bartłomiej Przysiecki (1953-1957) Jan Maria Michał Sitek (1957-1965) Wacław Maria Innocenty Gołębiowski (1965-1972) Stanisław Maria Tymoteusz Kowalski...

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