What are the responsibilities of a bishop?
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He is basically the captain of the priests in his diocese.  He ordains them, disciplines them, assigns them, and assists them with any problems in their parish.\n\nIn the alternative:  It moves only diagonally on the chess board.
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The leader of a congregation is called a priest.  Deacons aide a priest in his/her duties.  A bishop overlooks a diocese, which is kind of like a church district.
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It's a symbol of solidarity or communion with the local bishop.
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Sounds dangerous.  The apostles appointed deacons so they wouldn't have to attend to the day-to-day business of the church.  Without checks & balances, human nature can cause problems, to say the least.  For the worst, look at PTL, Enron, WorldCom... CEOs who don't have internal controls over their organizations get in trouble with this.  The pastor could be considered the CEO for the local church, so the same rules should apply.
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My Bishop told me.....that he was my "SPECIAL" friend.\nMaybe he can be yours too.\nWe're not supposed to tell anyone though.
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You need to ask that question of someone who knows you well.  No one on here can give you a good answer to your question because we would need either more information about what you are really asking or a much simpler question.  Talk to your clergy, a good friend, or a counselor for help with this.
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It depends on the bishop, and on what denomination.  When I was confirmed in the Episcopal Church (as an adult), the bishop met with the confirmands (as a group) before the service began for about an hour.  The questions he concentrated on were taken directly from the prayer book, but he also reminded us that we would be reaffirming our baptismal vows.  Both sets of questions are below.\n\nThe baptisimal vows:\nDo you renounce Satan and all the spiritual forces of wickedness that rebel against God?\nDo you renounce the evil powers of this world which corrupt and destroy the creatures of God?\nDo you renounce all sinful desires that draw you from the love of God?\nDo you turn to Jesus Christ and accept him as your Savior?\nDo you put your whole trust in his grace and love?\nDo you promise to follow and obey him as your Lord?\n\nAnd the questions asked of confirmands:\nWill you continue in the apostles’ teaching and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and in the prayers?\nWill you persevere in resisting evil, and, whenever you fall into sin, repent and return to the Lord?\nWill you proclaim by word and example the Good News of God in Christ?\nWill you seek and serve Christ in all persons, loving your neighbor as yourself?\nWill you strive for justice and peace among all people, and respect the dignity of every human being?\n\nIt has been my privlege to sponsor several confirmands since then, and our current bishop still meets with them prior to the service, but tends to focus on the Catechism.
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If a man can not take care of his own household how can he take care of God's church.  Its an honorable responsibility you cant just let anyone do it. I think its referring to pastors they have to live a righteous life outside of the church also. God Bless!!
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Sorry, all I can find is:\n\nhttp://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/breding.html\nhttp://www.hamiltondiocese.com/history/bishops.html (with picture)\n\nWith love in Christ.
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The church justifies:\n\nRape\nLies\nTheft\nMurder\nSlander\n\n... through its own actions.
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Contacting Vatican Officials \n To contact the Pope, write to: \nHis Holiness Pope Benedict XVI\n00120 Vatican City, Italy, Europe \n\nE-mail: benedettoxvi@vatican.va \nIf your bishop isn't doing his job, contact: \n\nGiovanni Battista Cardinal Re\nPrefect, Congregation for Bishops\nPiazza Pio XII, 10\n00193 Vatican City, Italy, Europe \n\nPhone: (011) 39-6-6988-4217\n\nIn case of liturgical abuse, contact: \n\nFrancis Cardinal Arinze\nPrefect, Congregation for Divine Worship and Sacraments\nPiazza XII, 10\n00193 Vatican City, Italy, Europe \n\nPhone: (011) 39-6-6988-4368 \n\nIn case of bad catechesis, contact: \n\nDario Castrillon Cardinal Hoyos \nPrefect, Congregation for the Clergy\nPiazza Pio XII, 3\n00193 Vatican City, Italy, Europe \n\nPhone: (011) 39-6-6988-4136 \n\nFor problems with Catholic schools, universities, and seminaries, contact: \n\nZenon Cardinal Grocholewski \nPrefect, Congregation for Catholic Education and Seminaries\nPiazza Pio XII, 3\n00193 Vatican City, Italy, Europe \n\nPhone: (011) 39-6-6988-4156 \n\nFor the Ecclesia Dei Commission, contact: \n\nHis Eminence Cardinal Dario Castrillon Hoyos \nPresident, Commision Ecclesia Dei \nPlazza del S. Uffizio 11, \n00120 Vatican City, Italy, Europe
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specific responsibilities of a chairman. These include:\n\npromoting the highest standards of corporate governance;\nproviding coherent leadership by representing the company and understanding the views of shareholders;\nestablishing an induction and continuing development program for directors, and utilising change to build an effective and complementary board;\npromoting effective relationships and open communication between the non-executive and executive teams;\nestablishing a close relationship of trust with the chief executive, providing support and advice while respecting executive responsibility;\nensuring effective communication with shareholders and promoting board understanding of the views of major shareholders;\nensuring a clear structure for and the effective running of board committees;\nencouraging active engagement by all board members;\nensuring effective time management for the board (and especially non-executive directors) to consider complex or contentious issues;\nrunning the board and setting its agenda, style and tone to promote effective decision-making and constructive debate;\nensuring the board receives accurate, timely and clear information to enable effective monitoring of company performance;\nensuring effective implementation of board decisions;\nensuring twice yearly performance reviews of the board, its committees and its individuals.
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So he can devote all he has to the church.
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Serve God and others through works of charity.
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The position of Pope of the holy Roman empire.
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Living and behaving in a way that reflects the life and teachings of Christ.  Representing Him as closely as possible.\n\nBlessed Be
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I'm not sure that he'd be a suitable person to nominate Bishops and Archbishops of the Church of England.  Benjamin Disraeli was well qualified to do this as a Hebrew Christian, a member of the Church of England.