TITLE

The bishop: Local leader or middle man?

AUTHOR(S)
Greeley, Anrew M.
PUB. DATE
November 1994
SOURCE
National Catholic Reporter;11/11/94, Vol. 31 Issue 4, p2
SOURCE TYPE
Periodical
DOC. TYPE
Article
ABSTRACT
Discusses the issue concerning the authority and power of bishops as heads of the local Catholic Churches. Service to the Papacy; Bureaucracy in the church's government; Need for worldwide consultation.
ACCESSION #
9411220443

Tags: CATHOLIC Church -- Bishops;  BISHOPS

 

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