obispo

Definitions of obispo
  1. noun
    a senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve Apostles of Christ
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    George Berkeley
    Irish philosopher and Anglican bishop who opposed the materialism of Thomas Hobbes (1685-1753)
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    arzobispo
    a bishop of highest rank
    diocesano
    a bishop having jurisdiction over a diocese
    obispo sufragáneo
    an assistant or subordinate bishop of a diocese
    misionero
    a titular Roman Catholic bishop in a non-Catholic area
    deán
    (Roman Catholic Church) the head of the College of Cardinals
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    sacerdote
    a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders
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