Bishop of Calcutta

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The Bishop of Calcutta is the senior Anglican prelate responsible for overseeing the church’s spiritual leadership and administration in the Calcutta region.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Bishop of Calcutta canonical 2

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Anglican episcopal office
religious leadership position
appliesToJurisdiction Calcutta region NERFINISHED
Diocese of Calcutta NERFINISHED
associatedWith Anglican missions in eastern India
associatedWithBuilding St. Paul’s Cathedral, Kolkata NERFINISHED
country India
denominationalFamily Anglican
establishedInPeriod British colonial era
follows Anglican polity
episcopal church governance
hasAuthorityOver diocesan canons in Calcutta
diocesan synod of Calcutta
hasResponsibility ecumenical relations in the region
social and educational institutions of the diocese
hasRole chairs diocesan synod
chief pastor of the Diocese of Calcutta
confirms baptized members
guardian of doctrine in the diocese
ordains clergy in the Diocese of Calcutta
overseer of church administration in Calcutta region
represents the diocese in provincial and communion bodies
spiritual leader of the Diocese of Calcutta
hasTitle Right Reverend
historicallyAssociatedWith British India NERFINISHED
historicallyPartOf Church of England NERFINISHED
languageOfLiturgy Bengali
English
Hindi
locatedIn India
Calcutta
surface form: Kolkata

West Bengal
memberOf House of Bishops of the Church of North India NERFINISHED
officeHolderOf Diocese of Calcutta NERFINISHED
oversees clergy in the Diocese of Calcutta
parishes in the Diocese of Calcutta
participatesIn Lambeth Conference (through the Anglican Communion) NERFINISHED
partOf Anglican Communion
Church of North India NERFINISHED
religion Anglicanism
responsibleFor church administration in the Calcutta region
spiritual leadership in the Calcutta region
seat St. Paul’s Cathedral, Kolkata NERFINISHED
style The Right Reverend
subordinateTo Moderator of the Church of North India NERFINISHED
tradition Protestant
typeOf diocesan bishop
uses Anglican liturgical rites

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Diocese of Calcutta governedBy Bishop of Calcutta
George Edward Lynch Cotton positionHeld Bishop of Calcutta