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
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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