bishops
Clergy or chessmen
Bishops is the plural of bishop.
In Christianity, a bishop is a senior clergy member who oversees a diocese or group of churches.
In chess, bishops are pieces that move diagonally across the board; each player starts with two, one on light squares and one on dark.
The bishops controlled the center of the board.
Bishop's territorial jurisdiction
- jurisdictionLegal authority's scope
- ordinationClergy appointment ceremony
- consecrationDedicating to sacred purpose
- apostolicOf the first disciples
canonical · synod · see · cathedra · pastoral · governance · dispensation · decree
Ceremonial religious attire
- mitrePointed clerical headwear
- crosierEpiscopal ceremonial staff
- processionFormal moving line
- cathedralBishop's principal church
altar · consecration · ordination · liturgy · incense · chalice · paten · sacrament
Of foremost importance
- patriarchMale head of family
- metropolitanOf a major city
- suffraganAssistant to diocesan bishop
- prelateSenior church official
monsignor · dean · vicar · rector · curate · chaplain · deacon · priest
diocese
Bishop's territorial jurisdiction
- jurisdictionLegal authority's scope
- ordinationClergy appointment ceremony
- consecrationDedicating to sacred purpose
apostolic · canonical · synod · see · cathedra · pastoral · governance · dispensation · decree · doctrine
vestments
Ceremonial religious attire
- mitrePointed clerical headwear
- crosierEpiscopal ceremonial staff
- processionFormal moving line
cathedral · altar · consecration · ordination · liturgy · incense · chalice · paten · sacrament · blessing
cardinal
Of foremost importance
- patriarchMale head of family
- metropolitanOf a major city
- suffraganAssistant to diocesan bishop
prelate · monsignor · dean · vicar · rector · curate · chaplain · deacon · priest · pastor
chessboard
Checkered playing surface
fianchetto · pinning · skewer · zugzwang · forking · gambit · opening · endgame · middlegame · tactics
- Catholic ChurchVatican, papacy, cardinals, popes, papal
- medieval lifechivalry, royal courts, jousting, knighthood, falconry
- Catholic figurescardinals, abbots, friars, priests, monsignors
- church authoritypapacy, papal authority, popes, papal supremacy, deacons
- early churchapostles, early church, Church Fathers, apostolic fathers, Acts of the Apostles
- medieval churchabbeys, abbey, abbot, abbots, abbess
bishopslaypeople
Those outside a profession
laity · parishioners · deacons · congregants · priests
bishopsgovernors
State or provincial leaders
mayors · magistrates · politicians · senators · kings
- Catholic bishopSenior clergy over diocese
- bishop's seat
- Bishop's PalaceOfficial dwelling of diocese head
- black bishopChess piece moving diagonally
- suffragan bishopAssistant to chief bishop
- Christian bishopSenior ordained church leader