Bishop State Community College, founded 1927, is a state-supported, two-year, public, historically black college (HBCU) located in Mobile, Alabama.

May 2, 2025 · Bishop, in some Christian churches, is the chief pastor and overseer of a diocese, an area containing several congregations. Certain Christian traditions have maintained the …

A bishop, as portrayed in Scripture, is more than an administrative leader. He embodies a calling to guard the faithful, teach sound doctrine, and exemplify the character of Christ.

The highest order of ordained ministry in Catholic teaching is that of bishop. Most bishops are diocesan bishops, the chief priests in their respective dioceses.

A bishop is regarded by Catholics as a shepherd, a successor of the apostles whom Jesus Christ chose to carry on the work of His church. A bishop is called to exercise a three-fold office …

The bishop has power to supervise writings published or read in his diocese; works regarding the sacred sciences are subject to his approbation; he may forbid the reading of dangerous books …

The bishop is the leader of the Christians and the Christian priests in each diocese. The diocese which a bishop governs is called a bishopric . Episcopal is the adjective for bishops.

The title of an ecclesiastical dignitary who possesses the fullness of the priesthood to rule a diocese as its chief pastor, in due submission to the primacy of the pope. It is of Catholic faith …

Generally speaking, Christian churches observe their highest positions—popes, patriarchs, archbishops, etc.—as specially-empowered bishops; thus the Pope of the Roman Catholic …

BISHOP meaning: 1 : an official in some Christian religions who is ranked higher than a priest and who is usually in charge of church matters in a specific geographical area; 2 : a piece in the …