ecclesiastical authority
C7182
concept
Ecclesiastical authority is the recognized power and jurisdiction exercised by religious officials or institutions to govern doctrine, discipline, and practice within a faith community.
All labels observed (14)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lutheran episcopal office | 6 |
| ecclesiastical authority canonical | 6 |
| Catholic hierarchy | 2 |
| episcopate | 2 |
| Ecclesiastical authority | 1 |
| Episcopal Church episcopal title | 1 |
| Religious legal authority | 1 |
| authority in the Catholic Church | 1 |
| ecclesiastical education authority | 1 |
| interpretive body of church law | 1 |
| kirchenleitende Entscheidung | 1 |
| religious governance theory | 1 |
| supreme church authority | 1 |
| system of religious authority | 1 |
Instances (24)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Indonesian Catholic hierarchy | Catholic hierarchy |
| Roman Catholic Church authorities in England | — |
| Anglican authorities | — |
| Holy Synod of the Church of Cyprus | supreme church authority |
| Holy Synod of Antioch | Ecclesiastical authority |
| Holy Synod of Jerusalem | — |
| Guardianship of the Islamic Jurist | religious governance theory |
| Judicial Council | interpretive body of church law |
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Holy Synod
surface form:
Holy Synod of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church
|
— |
| Posek | Religious legal authority |
|
magisterium of the Catholic Church
surface form:
Magisterium of the Catholic Church
|
— |
| Eastern Orthodox episcopate | episcopate |
| Bishop in Charge of the Convocation of Episcopal Churches in Europe | Episcopal Church episcopal title |
| Bishop of Oslo | Lutheran episcopal office |
| Bishop of Viborg | Lutheran episcopal office |
| Bishop of Helsinki | Lutheran episcopal office |
| episcopate of the Society of Saint Pius X | episcopate |
| Bishop of Oulu | Lutheran episcopal office |
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marja'iyya (system of religious authorities)
surface form:
marja'iyya
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system of religious authority |
| Papacy | authority in the Catholic Church |
| Bishop of Porvoo | Lutheran episcopal office |
| Beschlüsse der Landessynode der Evangelischen Landeskirche in Württemberg | kirchenleitende Entscheidung |
| Bishop of Turku | Lutheran episcopal office |
| Church of England education authorities | ecclesiastical education authority |