You can take the case of the six bishoprics created as the result of the abolition of the monasteries.
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Every penny required for the new bishoprics is to be raised voluntarily.
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In the senior bishoprics that happens quite frequently.
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The first method — the "election" method — is normally used for filling the diocesan bishoprics.
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Progressive priests and religious leaders were expelled from the country; convents and bishoprics were raided by the political police.
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The same ordinance also applies to exempt bishoprics.
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Land was also centralized under religious institutions, including monasteries and bishoprics.
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In the latter work, he moderated his views on episcopacy, but still declared bishoprics to be unnecessary institutions.
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Occasional sources of revenue, such as from vacant bishoprics or abbeys or other sources, were also recorded.
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A ministry resided in the bishopric's primary community.
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Monasteries and bishoprics were granted voting rights, but the king held the customary rights and the right of investiture.
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Between the seventeenth and nineteenth centuries, a number of other bishoprics were also united to the archbishopric.
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He served as a branch president, a counselor in bishoprics and stake presidencies, and as a scout master for a total of 27 years.
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She also took a keen personal interest in the bishoprics and monasteries within her dominion.
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In 1511, three bishoprics formed and the inhabitants appeared enthusiastic.
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