Primus (The presiding bishop of the Scottish Episcopal Church)

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• Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church — The Primus, styled The Most Revd the Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church, is the presiding bishop of the Scottish Episcopal Church. The current Primus is the Most Revd Idris Jones who became Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church on 16 May… …   Wikipedia

• Scottish Episcopal Church — The Scottish Episcopal Church ( gd. Eaglais Easbaigeach na h Alba) is a Christian denomination in Scotland and a member of the Anglican Communion, although it itself has pre Anglican origins. It consists of seven dioceses in Scotland. Like all… …   Wikipedia

• Episcopal Church in Scotland — the Scottish branch of the Church of England, established in the 16th century. It is smaller than the Scottish national Church, the Church of Scotland. * * * ▪ religion       independent church within the Anglican Communion that developed in… …   Universalium

• Episcopal Church in the USA — Die Episkopalkirche der Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika (engl. Episcopal Church in the United States of America) ist ein Teil der anglikanischen Kirchengemeinschaft, die vornehmlich in den Vereinigten Staaten, aber auch in Haiti, Taiwan,… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• Episcopal polity — is a form of church governance which is hierarchical in structure with the chief authority over a local Christian church resting in a bishop (Greek: episcopos ). This episcopal structure is found most often in the various churches of Orthodox,… …   Wikipedia

• Primus inter pares — (Latin) or First among equals is a phrase which indicates that a person is the most senior of a group of people sharing the same rank or office. [ [http://www.tiscali.co.uk/reference/dictionaries/difficultwords/data/d0010373.html Primus inter… …   Wikipedia

• Primus — may refer to: NOTOC Music, media and entertainment* Primus (band), a musical group * Primus ( Transformers ), an entity in the fictional Transformers universe * Primus (journal), a quarterly journal of undergraduate mathematics education * A… …   Wikipedia

• Bishop — A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. The office of bishop is one of the three ministerial offices within Christianity, the other two being… …   Wikipedia

• primus — noun Usage: often capitalized Etymology: Medieval Latin, one who is first, magnate, from Latin, first more at prime Date: 1724 the presiding bishop of the Scottish Episcopal Church …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• primus — [ prʌɪməs] noun the elected presiding bishop of the Scottish Episcopal Church. Origin C16: from L., lit. first …   English new terms dictionary

• Religion in the United Kingdom — Westminster Abbey is used for the coronation of British monarchs Religion in the United Kingdom and the states that pre dated the UK, was dominated by forms of Christianity for over 1,400 years.[1] Although a majority of citizens still …   Wikipedia