prelateship
High clergy rank
Prelateship is the office, rank, or tenure of a prelate—a high-ranking member of the clergy such as a bishop or archbishop.
The term appears in formal ecclesiastical contexts: He was elevated to the prelateship after decades of service to the church.
Like similar -ship words, it denotes both the position itself and the period during which someone holds it.
Bishops as a body
- prelatureSenior clergy's jurisdiction
- bishopricBishop's jurisdictional district
- archbishopricSenior prelate's jurisdiction
- cardinalateRank of papal elector
abbacy · pontificate · papacy · deanship · primacy · see · cathedra · mitre
Ordained religious officials collectively
- dioceseBishop's territorial jurisdiction
- ordinationClergy appointment ceremony
- synodChurch governing assembly
- vestmentsCeremonial religious attire
liturgy · sacrament · canon · theology · doctrine · cathedral · parish · flock
Legal authority's scope
- governanceHow authority is exercised
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
- stewardshipResponsible care of entrusted things
- administrationOrganizational oversight and control
hierarchy · delegation · mandate · supervision · ecclesiastical · canonical · direction · leadership
episcopate
Bishops as a body
- prelatureSenior clergy's jurisdiction
- bishopricBishop's jurisdictional district
- archbishopricSenior prelate's jurisdiction
cardinalate · abbacy · pontificate · papacy · deanship · primacy · see · cathedra · mitre · crozier
clergy
Ordained religious officials collectively
- dioceseBishop's territorial jurisdiction
- ordinationClergy appointment ceremony
- synodChurch governing assembly
vestments · liturgy · sacrament · canon · theology · doctrine · cathedral · parish · flock · pastoral
jurisdiction
Legal authority's scope
- governanceHow authority is exercised
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
- stewardshipResponsible care of entrusted things
administration · hierarchy · delegation · mandate · supervision · ecclesiastical · canonical · direction · leadership · influence