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71Bishop — • The title of an ecclesiastical dignitary who possesses the fullness of the priesthood to rule a diocese as its chief pastor, in due submission to the primacy of the pope Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Bishop Bishop …
72Degradation — • A canonical penalty by which an ecclesiastic is entirely and perpetually deprived of all office, benefice, dignity, and power conferred on him by ordination; and by a special ceremony is reduced to the state of a layman, losing the privileges… …
73Giraldus Cambrensis — • Biographical article on the medieval ecclesiastic and writer Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Giraldus Cambrensis Giraldus Cambrensis …
74Legacies — • In its most restricted sense, by a pious legacy or bequest (legatum pium) is understood, the assigning, by a last will, of a particular thing forming part of an estate, to a church or an ecclesiastical institution Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin… …
75Patron and Patronage — • A determinate sum of rights and obligations entailed upon a definite person, the patron, especially in connection with the assignment and administration of a benefice Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Patron and Patronage …
76Church History — Ecclesiastical History † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Ecclesiastical History I. NATURE AND OFFICE Ecclesiastical history is the scientific investigation and the methodical description of the temporal development of the Church… …
77Ecclesiastical Judge — Ecclesiastical Judge † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Ecclesiastical Judge (JUDEX ECCLESIASTICUS) An ecclesiastical person who possesses ecclesiastical jurisdiction either in general or in the strict sense (see JURISDICTION) The official …
78Patron — Patron and Patronage † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Patron and Patronage I. By the right of patronage (ius patronatus) is understood a determinate sum of rights and obligations entailed upon a definite person, the patron, especially in… …
79Patronage — Patron and Patronage † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Patron and Patronage I. By the right of patronage (ius patronatus) is understood a determinate sum of rights and obligations entailed upon a definite person, the patron, especially in… …
80Cesare Monti — This article is about the Catholic Cardinal. For the artist, see Cesare Monti (painter). Cardinal Cesare Monti Cesare Monti (1593 1650) was an Italian Catholic Cardinal who served as Patriarch of Antioch and Archbishop of Milan. Contents …
