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Ecclesiastical polity and Episcopal Church (United States)

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Difference between Ecclesiastical polity and Episcopal Church (United States)

Ecclesiastical polity vs. Episcopal Church (United States)

Ecclesiastical polity is the operational and governance structure of a church or of a Christian denomination. The Episcopal Church is the United States-based member church of the worldwide Anglican Communion.

Similarities between Ecclesiastical polity and Episcopal Church (United States)

Ecclesiastical polity and Episcopal Church (United States) have 22 things in common (in Unionpedia): Anglican Communion, Anglicanism, Apostles, Bishop, Catholic Church, Church of England, Confirmation, Consecration, Diocese, Eastern Orthodox Church, Episcopal polity, General Convention of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America, Laity, Methodism, Metropolitan bishop, Ordination, Oriental Orthodoxy, Parish, Priest, Protestantism, Richard Hooker, Synod.

Anglican Communion

The Anglican Communion is the third largest Christian communion with 85 million members, founded in 1867 in London, England.

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Anglicanism

Anglicanism is a Western Christian tradition that evolved out of the practices, liturgy and identity of the Church of England following the Protestant Reformation.

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Apostles

In Christian theology and ecclesiology, the apostles, particularly the Twelve Apostles (also known as the Twelve Disciples or simply the Twelve), were the primary disciples of Jesus, the central figure in Christianity.

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Bishop

A bishop (English derivation from the New Testament of the Christian Bible Greek επίσκοπος, epískopos, "overseer", "guardian") is an ordained, consecrated, or appointed member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight.

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Catholic Church

The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with more than 1.299 billion members worldwide.

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Church of England

The Church of England (C of E) is the state church of England.

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Confirmation

In Christianity, confirmation is seen as the sealing of Christianity created in baptism.

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Consecration

Consecration is the solemn dedication to a special purpose or service, usually religious.

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Diocese

The word diocese is derived from the Greek term διοίκησις meaning "administration".

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Eastern Orthodox Church

The Eastern Orthodox Church, also known as the Orthodox Church, or officially as the Orthodox Catholic Church, is the second-largest Christian Church, with over 250 million members.

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Episcopal polity

An episcopal polity is a hierarchical form of church governance ("ecclesiastical polity") in which the chief local authorities are called bishops.

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General Convention of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America

The General Convention is the primary governing and legislative body of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America.

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Laity

A layperson (also layman or laywoman) is a person who is not qualified in a given profession and/or does not have specific knowledge of a certain subject.

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Methodism

Methodism or the Methodist movement is a group of historically related denominations of Protestant Christianity which derive their inspiration from the life and teachings of John Wesley, an Anglican minister in England.

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Metropolitan bishop

In Christian churches with episcopal polity, the rank of metropolitan bishop, or simply metropolitan, pertains to the diocesan bishop or archbishop of a metropolis (then more precisely called metropolitan archbishop); that is, the chief city of a historical Roman province, ecclesiastical province, or regional capital.

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Ordination

Ordination is the process by which individuals are consecrated, that is, set apart as clergy to perform various religious rites and ceremonies.

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Oriental Orthodoxy

Oriental Orthodoxy is the fourth largest communion of Christian churches, with about 76 million members worldwide.

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Parish

A parish is a church territorial entity constituting a division within a diocese.

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Priest

A priest or priestess (feminine) is a religious leader authorized to perform the sacred rituals of a religion, especially as a mediatory agent between humans and one or more deities.

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Protestantism

Protestantism is the second largest form of Christianity with collectively more than 900 million adherents worldwide or nearly 40% of all Christians.

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Richard Hooker

Richard Hooker (March 25, 1554 – 3 November 1600) was an English priest in the Church of England and an influential theologian.

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Synod

A synod is a council of a church, usually convened to decide an issue of doctrine, administration or application.

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Ecclesiastical polity and Episcopal Church (United States) Comparison

Ecclesiastical polity has 74 relations, while Episcopal Church (United States) has 298. As they have in common 22, the Jaccard index is 5.91% = 22 / (74 + 298).

References

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