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GCSE Religious Studies · key term
An ordained Christian leader with oversight of churches and ministers in an area; Catholic and Orthodox Christians understand bishops as successors of the apostles.
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Specification 3.1.5.2 · Paper 1
An ordained leader whom Catholics understand to be a successor of the apostles, normally responsible for a diocese.
Revise: Church Hierarchy and the Second Vatican CouncilBishops are understood as successors of the apostles.
Specification 3.7 · Paper 1, Paper 2
Do not say Vatican II abolished Latin or that the bishops could make decisions independently of the Pope.
In evaluation, distinguish the importance of leadership from the necessity of ordained clergy. A community can have leadership without priests or bishops.
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Many Protestant Christians place greater emphasis on leaders' gifts for preaching and caring for a community under the authority of Scripture. These differences explain why some churches have priests, bishops and a pope, while others have pastors and elders or no ordained clergy.
Component 1
A senior Christian leader who oversees churches and clergy within an area called a diocese.
Revise: Christian Perspectives on Gender EqualityBishops are also male. This is an official restriction on ordained ministry, not a claim that women are less valuable to God.
