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The Australian Catholic Bishops Conference said it was left up to bishops in individual dioceses to decide how to distribute the letter.

Changing the governance structure of the global church could dilute the power of the Curia and delegate greater power to bishops in making decisions about their own dioceses, analysts say.

In the case of a fully elected second chamber, Straw raised the possibility that no seats would be reserved - which would mean an end to bishops in the Lords - though he proposed that their "representation could continue" in a partially appointed upper house.

Asked whether Murphy-O'Connor was aware of the Vatican edict, he replied: 'He's never mentioned it to me.' Lawyers point to a letter the Vatican sent to bishops in May 2001 clearly stating the 1962 instruction was in force until then.

"The aim of the visit is to offer condolences and encouragement to the people of Kenya and those affected by the Westgate attack and to offer support to bishops in Kenya", a spokeswoman for Lambeth Palace said.

Lowell, the literary fisherman, sent a copy of "The Compleat Angler" to Bishop in Key West, keeping the motif alive.

Happiness came to Bishop in Brazil – or she found happiness in her strange new life with Lota.

He was a British loyalist during the American Revolution but remained prominent in the church; his former Tory sympathies were no barrier to his promotion to bishop in 1801.

He spent much of his youth in South Africa, but returned to Bishops Stortford in 1873.

The Church of England voted on whether to allow women to become bishops in 2012, but fell short by a mere six votes.

Vatican officials said they were distributing them to bishops' conferences in many countries and to bishops themselves, who would then decide how to promulgate them.