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alternative episcopal oversight

alternative episcopal oversight noun: a system allowing parishes that reject the theological permissibility of the ordination or consecration of women to receive ministration from a bishop other than that of their respective geographical diocese, known as a provincial episcopal visitor or “flying bishop”.

Noun

alternative episcopal oversight (uncountable)

  1. (Anglicanism) A system allowing parishes that reject the theological permissibility of the ordination or consecration of women to receive ministration from a bishop other than that of their respective geographical diocese, known as a provincial episcopal visitor or “flying bishop”.
    • Near-synonym: extended episcopal care
    • Alternative episcopal oversight breaks this strong link between the local bishop and the geographical diocese; moreover, it undermines the bishop as a symbol of unity for the local church.2018, Christopher Craig Brittain, Andrew McKinnon, The Anglican Communion at a Crossroads: The Crises of a Global Church, →ISBN, page 184
    Synonyms:
    extended episcopal care

Synonyms of alternative episcopal oversight

  • extended episcopal care

Forms of alternative episcopal oversight

alternative initialismAEO

Questions about alternative episcopal oversight

What does alternative episcopal oversight mean?
Alternative episcopal oversight means a system allowing parishes that reject the theological permissibility of the ordination or consecration of women to receive ministration from a bishop other than that of their respective geographical diocese, known as a provincial episcopal visitor or “flying bishop”.
What part of speech is alternative episcopal oversight?
Alternative episcopal oversight is a noun.

Words near alternative episcopal oversight in the dictionary

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  6. alternative episcopal oversight
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