Sentence examples for appointed bishops from inspiring English sources

He also appointed bishops freely.

But successive popes have stuck by Pius and Paul and have appointed bishops who demonstrate loyalty on this matter.

Constantine himself appointed bishops, and he and his successors convened councils of bishops to address important matters of the faith.

The Roman Catholic church conferred episcopal rings upon newly appointed bishops, and so-called papal rings were given by popes to cardinals.

The Catholic Church is telling newly appointed bishops it is "not necessarily" their duty to report accusations of clerical child abuse to authorities.

But to Vatican officials, Cardinal Law is a powerful kingmaker who traveled internationally for the church and whose favorite priests were regularly appointed bishops by John Paul.

He was appointed bishop of Thessalonica in 1347.

In 1956, he was appointed bishop of Bradford.

He was just getting settled there when, in 2011, he was appointed Bishop of Durham.

Finally, his activities won him the coveted bishopric: in November 1788 he was appointed bishop of Autun.

Victor was of noble birth and was appointed bishop of Eichstätt in 1042.