Bishop

== Dress and insignia in Christianity ==
{{Main|Pontifical vestments}}

Traditionally, a number of items are associated with the office of a bishop, most notably the mitre and the [[crosier]]. Other vestments and insignia vary between Eastern and Western Christianity.

In the Latin Rite of the Catholic Church, the [[choir dress]] of a bishop includes the purple cassock with amaranth trim, [[rochet]], purple [[zucchetto]] (skull cap), purple [[biretta]], and pectoral cross. The [[cappa magna]] may be worn, but only within the bishop's own diocese and on especially solemn occasions.{{sfn|Stehle|1914|p=}} The mitre, [[zucchetto]], and [[Stole (vestment)|stole]] are generally worn by bishops when presiding over liturgical functions. For liturgical functions other than the [[Mass in the Catholic Church|Mass]] the bishop typically wears the cope. Within his own diocese and when celebrating solemnly elsewhere with the consent of the local [[Ordinary (officer)|ordinary]], he also uses the crosier.{{sfn|Stehle|1914|p=}} When celebrating Mass, a bishop, like a [[Priest (Catholic Church)|priest]], wears the [[chasuble]]. The [[Caeremoniale Episcoporum]] recommends, but does not impose, that in solemn celebrations a bishop should also wear a [[dalmatic]], which can always be white, beneath the chasuble, especially when administering the sacrament of [[holy orders]], blessing an abbot or abbess, and dedicating a church or an altar.{{sfn|Stehle|1914|p=}} The Caeremoniale Episcoporum no longer makes mention of [[episcopal gloves]], [[episcopal sandals]], [[liturgical stockings]] (also known as [[buskins]]), or the accoutrements that it once prescribed for the bishop's horse. The coat of arms of a Latin Church Catholic bishop usually displays a [[galero]] with a cross and crosier behind the [[Escutcheon (heraldry)|escutcheon]]; the specifics differ by location and ecclesiastical rank (see [[Ecclesiastical heraldry]]).

Anglican bishops generally make use of the mitre, crosier, ecclesiastical ring, purple cassock, purple zucchetto, and pectoral cross. However, the traditional choir dress of Anglican bishops retains its late mediaeval form, and looks quite different from that of their Catholic counterparts; it consists of a long rochet which is worn with a [[chimere]].

In the [[Eastern Churches]] (Eastern Orthodox, [[Eastern Rite Catholic]]) a bishop will wear the [[mandyas]], [[panagia]] (and perhaps an [[enkolpion]]), [[sakkos]], omophorion and an Eastern-style mitre. Eastern bishops do not normally wear an episcopal ring; the faithful kiss (or, alternatively, touch their forehead to) the bishop's hand. To seal official documents, he will usually use an inked stamp. An Eastern bishop's coat of arms will normally display an Eastern-style mitre, cross, eastern style crosier and a red and white (or red and gold) [[Ecclesiastical heraldry#Mantle|mantle]]. The arms of Oriental Orthodox bishops will display the episcopal insignia (mitre or turban) specific to their own liturgical traditions. Variations occur based upon jurisdiction and national customs.

=== Cathedra ===
In Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, Lutheran and Anglican [[cathedral]]s there is a special chair set aside for the exclusive use of the bishop. This is the bishop's ''[[cathedra]]'' and is often called the [[throne]]. In some Christian denominations, for example, the Anglican Communion, parish churches may maintain a chair for the use of the bishop when he visits; this is to signify the parish's union with the bishop.

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File:Jan Babjak SJ.jpg|Byzantine Rite Catholic bishops celebrating Divine Liturgy in their proper [[pontifical vestments]]
File:Bishop Trevor Williams.jpg|An Anglican bishop with a crosier, wearing a rochet under a red chimere and cuffs, a black tippet, and a pectoral cross
File:BishopThom.jpg|An Episcopal bishop immediately before presiding at the Great Vigil of Easter in the [[narthex]] of St. Michael's Episcopal Cathedral in [[Boise, Idaho]].
File:Ephorus HKBP (cropped).jpg|An Ephorus of the [[Batak Christian Protestant Church]] in [[Indonesia]], one of the largest [[Lutheran]] churches in [[Southeast Asia]], wearing uses white [[bands (neckwear)|bands]] and [[Geneva gown]]
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