Sentence examples for succession back from inspiring English sources

He is the first openly gay bishop in the history of those Christian bishops — Anglicans, Roman Catholics and Greek and Russian Orthodox among them — who trace their succession back to the apostles.

Nichiren-shō-shū traces its line of succession back to one of Nichiren's six disciples, Nikkō, who, according to documents held by the sect, was the prophet's chosen successor.

Orthodox churches trace their roots in unbroken succession back to the apostles of Jesus, just as the Roman Catholic church does; each community believes that the other is the one that broke away in the 11th century.

So, to quote the book's title, "why priests?" The standard Roman Catholic teaching is that all priestly authority derives from Peter, to whom Jesus bestowed "the keys of the kingdom"; the authority of every priest, according to Catholic doctrine, can be traced through a line of "apostolic succession" back to Peter, the first bishop of Rome.

After some time, we began to write one another messages in swift succession, back and forth, several times a day.

Of course, it's true that there are also plenty of gap-year vagrants who make ski seasons feel like a succession of back-to-back freshman orientation weeks—overexcited, rudderless 19-year-olds rolling out of school and rocking up in the Alps without a clue what they're going to be doing for the next six months.

Of course, it's true that there are also plenty of gap year vagrants who make ski seasons feel like a succession of back-to-back freshers' weeks – overexcited, rudderless 19-year-olds rolling out of school and rocking up in the Alps without a clue what they're going to be doing for the next six months.

Betting on the papal succession goes back centuries.

It claims the unique legitimacy of a line of succession going back to the apostolic circle of Jesus Christ.

The tensions over the "Tonight" succession stretch back to Mr. Leno's first departure in 2009 and the tumultuous transition to Conan O'Brien that followed.

Australia have won just four of their past 25 matches against New Zealand and, the last time they won two or more in succession, was back in 2001.