Episcopal polity
Episcopal polity is a wey o organisin Christian kirkes whaur bishops are the main leaders. Thir bishops are pairt o a kirk hierarchy.[1][2]
Organisation
[eedit | edit soorce]Monie Christian kirkes uise episcopal polity. Thir include[citation needit]:
- The Catholic Kirk
- The Eastern Orthodox Kirk
- The Oriental Orthodox Kirk
- The Anglican Communion
- The Assyrian Church of the East
- Some Lutheran kirkes
- Some Methodist kirkes
- Some Old Catholic an independent Catholic kirkes
In kirkes wi episcopal polity, bishops haud special authority.[3] Thay aften lead a diocese an are pairt o an unbroken line o kirk leaders cawed apostolic succession.[2][4]
Ither types o kirk government include:
Episcopal kirkes the day
[eedit | edit soorce]Some kirkes, sic as the Church of Sweden, uise episcopal polity an say thair bishops are pairt o the historic episcopate.[7][8][9]
Some Lutheran kirkes (sic as the Anglo-Lutheran Catholic Church[10][11] or the Lutheran Church-International) alsae uise this system. Ithers may uise presbyterian or congregational systems.[12]
Monie Methodist kirkes uise a version o episcopal polity cawed connexionalism. Thair bishops dae nae aye claim apostolic succession, but thay keep similar roles.[13][14]
References
[eedit | edit soorce]- ↑ "Polity". The Episcopal Church (in Inglis). Retrieved 27 Januar 2026.
- 1 2 "From the Archives: How Does the Episcopal Church Make Decisions?". Maryland Episcopalian (in Inglis). 28 Mairch 2022. Retrieved 27 Januar 2026.
- ↑ "Polity". The Episcopal Church (in Inglis). Retrieved 27 Januar 2026.
- ↑ "Apostolic succession | Definition, History, Origin, Importance, Papacy, & Facts | Britannica". www.britannica.com (in Inglis). Retrieved 27 Januar 2026.
- ↑ "Presbyterian | Government, History & Beliefs | Britannica". www.britannica.com (in Inglis). 30 Apryle 2025. Retrieved 27 Januar 2026.
- ↑ Wright, Conrad (1997). "Congregational Polity. A Historical Survey of Unitarian and Universalist Practice" (PDF).
- ↑ "Church of Sweden | Lutheranism, History & Beliefs | Britannica". www.britannica.com (in Inglis). Retrieved 27 Januar 2026.
- ↑ "Church of Sweden | World Council of Churches". www.oikoumene.org (in Inglis). 1 Januar 1948. Retrieved 27 Januar 2026.
- ↑ "Church of Sweden, Episcopal Church deepen the partnership and a common mission | World Council of Churches". www.oikoumene.org (in Inglis). Retrieved 27 Januar 2026.
- ↑ "Anglo-Lutheran Catholic Church | Yearbook of American & Canadian Churches". www.yearbookofchurches.org. Archived frae the original on 21 Julie 2024. Retrieved 27 Januar 2026.
- ↑ "The Living Church: Search Results". www.episcopalarchives.org. Retrieved 27 Januar 2026.
- ↑ "Lutheranism | Encyclopedia of Religion and Society". hirr.hartsem.edu. Retrieved 27 Januar 2026.
- ↑ "Definition of CONNEXIONALISM". www.merriam-webster.com (in Inglis). Retrieved 27 Januar 2026.
- ↑ "DMBI: A Dictionary of Methodism in Britain and Ireland". dmbi.online. Retrieved 27 Januar 2026.
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