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Archbishop
Archbishop [fr. apxletlokotos, Gk., fr. apxwv, chief, and emokotos, bishop], the
Canterbury, Archbishop of
Canterbury, Archbishop of, the Primate of All England: the Chief Ecclesiastical Dignitary
Confirmation of Bishop
missive prior to the consecration of the bishop by the archbishop, as directed (see CONGE D'ESLIRE) by 25 Hen. 8, c.
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Titles (Ecclesiastical)
Titles Assumption Act, 1851, the assumption of the title of archbishop or bishop of a pretended province or diocese, or archbishop
Primate
chief ecclesiastic; part of the style and title of an archbishop; thus the Archbishop of Canter-bury is styled Primate of All
Suffragan
word signifying deputy, in respect of their relation to the archbishop of their province. But formerly each archbishop and bishop had
Conge d'Eslire, or elire
chapter to proceed to the election of a bishop or archbishop, when the office becomes vacant. By 25 Hen. 8, c.
Precedence or precedency
consort. * The King's uncles. * The King's nephews. * Archbishop of Canterbury (a). * Lord High Chancellor or Keeper, if
Option
1. When a new suffragan bishop is consecrated by the archbishop of the province, by a customary prerogative, the archbishop claims
Metropolitan
Metropolitan. An archbishop, PRIMATE AND METROPOLITAN OF ALL ENGLAND, the archbishop of Canterbury,
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