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  2. Titular bishop - Wikipedia

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    A titular bishop in various churches is a bishop who is not in charge of a diocese. By definition, a bishop is an "overseer" of a community of the faithful, so when a priest is ordained a bishop, the tradition of the Catholic , Eastern Orthodox and Oriental Orthodox churches is that he be ordained for a specific place.

  3. Dolianova - Wikipedia

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    Under the name Dolia, Dolianova was the seat of a diocese. [2] It was set up around the year 1100; the date 1112 is given, but Benedetto of Dolia was bishop from around 1095, [3] and 1112 is the year of his death. The earlier date 1089, for bishop Virgilio, is attested. [4] The diocese was suppressed in 1503, its territory going to the diocese ...

  4. Titular church - Wikipedia

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    There are two ranks of titular churches: titles and deaconries. A title (Latin: titulus) is a titular church that is assigned to a cardinal priest (a member of the second order of the College of Cardinals), whereas a deaconry (Latin: diaconia) is normally assigned to a cardinal deacon (a member of the third order of the college). [3]

  5. Titular (Catholic Church) - Wikipedia

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    In Roman Catholicism, a titular is a cardinal who holds a titulus, one of the main churches of Rome. Such holders were initially by tradition native-born Romans (of high social standing). The first church in Rome to have a non-Italian titular was Santi Quattro Coronati: Dietrich of Trier was appointed titular in 975 by Pope Benedict VII.

  6. Titular - Wikipedia

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    Titular (Catholicism), a cardinal who holds a titulus, one of the main churches of Rome Titular bishop, a bishop who is not in charge of a diocese; Titular church, a church in Rome assigned or assignable to one of the cardinals; Titular see, an episcopal see of a former diocese that no longer functions

  7. Ecclesiastical heraldry - Wikipedia

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    Rather than green, these bishops use a variety of colors from violet and black to blue, or scarlet if a cardinal. A cross behind the shield denotes a bishop. However, John Tong Hon, the bishop emeritus of Hong Kong, broke this exception before he was created a cardinal and reverted his coats of arms to bear a green galero. The subsequently ...

  8. Dolianova Cathedral - Wikipedia

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    Dolianova Cathedral, west front View. Dolianova Cathedral (Italian: Cattedrale di San Pantaleo; Duomo di Dolianova), dedicated to Saint Pantaleon, is a Roman Catholic cathedral church in the historical center of Dolianova, Sardinia, Italy.

  9. William J. Waltersheid - Wikipedia

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    William Waltersheid was born in Ashland, Pennsylvania on November 18, 1956 to William F. and Margaret M. (Deane) Waltersheid. He was a student in the Mount Carmel Area School System, then attended Holy Spirit High School in Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania.