archbishoprics
Metropolitan church jurisdictions
Archbishoprics is the plural of archbishopric—the office, jurisdiction, or district of an archbishop.
An archbishopric typically encompasses multiple dioceses within a region: The archbishoprics of Canterbury and York have long been the most powerful in the Church of England.
Bishop's territorial jurisdiction
- metropolitanOf a major city
- seePerceive with eyes
- cathedralBishop's principal church
- episcopateBishops as a body
prelacy · suffragan · primate · province · pallium · synod · curia · chapter
Pointed clerical headwear
- crosierEpiscopal ceremonial staff
- vestmentsCeremonial religious attire
- enthronementFormal investiture of sovereign
- consecrationDedicating to sacred purpose
ordination · pontifical · procession · pallium · investiture · installation · anointing · blessing
Ordained religious officials collectively
- prelateSenior church official
- vicarClergy substitute for bishop
- rectorParish clergy chief
- deanSenior academic administrator
canon · archdeacon · cardinal · pope · deacon · priest · curate · chaplain
Legal authority's scope
- administrationOrganizational oversight and control
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
- authorityPower to enforce obedience
- leadershipAbility to direct others
rule · canon law · benefice · appointment · succession · territory · boundaries · visitation
diocese
Bishop's territorial jurisdiction
- metropolitanOf a major city
- seePerceive with eyes
- cathedralBishop's principal church
episcopate · prelacy · suffragan · primate · province · pallium · synod · curia · chapter · convocation
mitre
Pointed clerical headwear
- crosierEpiscopal ceremonial staff
- vestmentsCeremonial religious attire
- enthronementFormal investiture of sovereign
consecration · ordination · pontifical · procession · pallium · investiture · installation · anointing · blessing · solemnity
clergy
Ordained religious officials collectively
dean · canon · archdeacon · cardinal · pope · deacon · priest · curate · chaplain · pastoral
jurisdiction
Legal authority's scope
- administrationOrganizational oversight and control
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
- authorityPower to enforce obedience
leadership · rule · canon law · benefice · appointment · succession · territory · boundaries · visitation · tithe
- church jurisdictionsdioceses, archdioceses, parishes, bishoprics, deaneries
- Imperial Estatesestates, electors, princes, imperial cities, free cities
- medieval societyserfs, noble lineage, peasants, serf, heir
- Orthodox Churchpatriarch, patriarchate, metropolitan, holy synod, Greek Orthodox
archbishopricsparishes
Ecclesiastical administrative zones
vicarages · deaneries · mission stations · rectories · chaplaincies
archbishopricsprefectures
Governed administrative territories
governorates · administrative districts · municipalities · provinces · counties