episcopal conference

collocation in English

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episcopal
adjective
uk
/ɪˈpɪs.kə.pəl/us
/ɪˈpɪs.kə.pəl/
of or relating to a bishop or a Church that is directed ...
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conference
noun[C]
uk
/ˈkɒn.fər.əns/us
/ˈkɑːn.fɚ.əns/
an event, sometimes lasting a few days, at which there is a group of talks on a particular subject, or a meeting in which especially business matters are ...
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On a national level, there is theepiscopalconference, regulating national issues.
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Anepiscopalconferencecan transfer the functions of the consultors to the cathedral chapter.
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In those countries in which theepiscopalconferencehas transferred the functions, the cathedral chapter, and not the consultors, elect the diocesan administrator.
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Anepiscopalconference, or bishops' conference, is an official assembly of all the bishops in a defined geographic territory, usually a single country.
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Each nationalepiscopalconferencehas the authority to set a higher minimum age as a prohibitive impediment.
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The bishops in a particular country are members of a national or regionalepiscopalconference.
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There may be more than one personal ordinariate, delimited geographically or otherwise, within the territory of the sameepiscopalconference.
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This is a structural list to show the relationships of each diocese to one another, grouped by ecclesiastical province, within eachepiscopalconference, within each continent or other geographical area.
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The permanent diaconate can be conferred on single men 25 or older, and on married men 35 or older, but an older age can be required by theepiscopalconference.
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Episcopal conferences receive their authority under universal law or particular mandates.
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There are currently over 100 national episcopal conferences, which cover the whole of that country.
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Account must be taken of the wishes of the episcopal conferences.
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Primary examples are diocesan bishops and their equivalents, episcopal conferences, and particular councils.
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The "lineamenta" for the 2014 assembly, with a series of 39 questions, was sent as usual to all episcopal conferences.
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Organization of these celebrations is now left to the decision of episcopal conferences in view of local conditions and customs.
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The personal ordinariates will be established after consultation with the episcopal conferences.
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Episcopal conferences are generally defined by geographic borders, with all the bishops in a given country belonging to the same conference -- which might also include neighboring countries.
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Baldisseri asked the episcopal conferences to distribute the poll immediately as widely as possible to deaneries and parishes so that input from local sources can be received.
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