WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -bishop, in some Christian churches, the chief pastor and overseer of a diocese, an area containing several congregations.

Detailed explanation-2: -He is the chief executive officer of the Church. He also holds an important pastoral role, being the spiritual head and chief pastor of the Church. He has precedence of honor and prominence of position among, and recognized to have primacy, over other bishops. A titular bishop is a bishop without a diocese.

Detailed explanation-3: -A bishop serves as a general superintendent for the church, assigned to a geographical area. In the United Methodist tradition, bishops are not “ordained” as bishops, but are clergy elected and consecrated to the office of bishop. Bishops give general oversight to the worldly and spiritual interests of the church.

Detailed explanation-4: -A cardinal is a higher rank than a bishop, and is an advisor to the pope. A cardinal is also ranked higher than an archbishop.

Detailed explanation-5: -A cathedral is a church that contains the cathedra (Latin for ‘seat’) of a bishop, thus serving as the central church of a diocese, conference, or episcopate.