0 a priest of high rank who is in charge of the priests of lower rank in a particular area:
the Bishop of Durham
Bishop Desmond Tutu
1 a piece that moves from corner to corner along squares of the same colour
2 a priest of high rank who is in charge of the priests of lower rank in a particular area
the consecration of the new bishop
We are counting on your speech, bishop, to give some moral uplift to the delegates.
The bishop criticized the government for its "callous, uncaring attitude" to the homeless and the unemployed.
Poverty and ignorance, the bishop said, were the forces of evil in our society today.
The bishop's speech has prompted an angry response from both political parties.
By 1640, the bishops held only 40 places on county commissions - half the number of 1590 and 1608.
By 1636 the numbers were lower still : 25 bishops and 72 ministers, totalling fewer than a hundred.
Nobles who had been married twice and therefore were unfit for an ecclesiastic career were appointed bishops through bribes, connections or both.
