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Definition of Ecumenical Bishop

Ecumenical Bishop
Ecumenic Ec`u*men"ic, Ecumenical Ec`u*men"ic*al, a. [L. oecumenicus, Gr. ? (sc. ?) the inhabited world, fr. ? to inhabit, from ? house, dwelling. See Economy.] General; universal; in ecclesiastical usage, that which concerns the whole church; as, an ecumenical council. [Written also [oe]cumenical.] Ecumenical Bishop, a title assumed by the popes. Ecumenical council. See under Council.

Meaning of Ecumenical Bishop from wikipedia

- The E****enical Patriarch of Constantinople (Gr****: Οἰκουμενικός Πατριάρχης, romanized: Oikoumenikós Patriárchēs) is the archbishop of Constantinople and...
- An e****enical council, also called general council, is a meeting of bishops and other church authorities to consider and rule on questions of Christian...
- behind the term "e****enical". The e****enical councils brought together bishops from across the Roman Empire, with a total of seven e****enical councils accepted...
- is a chronological list of bishops and e****enical patriarchs of Constantinople. The historical data on the first 25 bishops is limited with modern scholars...
- the Fourth E****enical Council); The right to ordain bishops for areas outside defined canonical boundaries (Canon 28 of the Fourth E****enical Council);...
- Catholic Church, a Church Council is e****enical ("world-wide") if it is "a solemn congregation of the Catholic bishops of the world at the invitation of...
- attended by over 520 bishops or their representatives, making it the largest and best-do****ented of the first seven e****enical councils. The prin****l...
- In the history of Christianity, the first seven e****enical councils include the following: the First Council of Nicaea in 325, the First Council of Constantinople...
- Bartholomew (born Dimitrios Arhondonis; 29 February 1940) is the current E****enical Patriarch of Constantinople since 1991. In accordance with his title,...
- America and Bishop M. Blair Couch, Bishop of the Northern Province, Moravian Church in America E****enical Co-consecrator of Ann Ritonia was Bishop William...