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| Facts about Position/Title |
| Date Founded |
385 CE |
Place Founded |
Constantinople |
| Founder(s) |
Byzantine Emperor Theodosius |
| Etymology |
From the Greek episcopos meaning "overseer" |
| Original Function |
Dynastic hereditary position granted to noble religious Byzantine families as overseers of Presbyters |
| Superior Position(s) |
Patriarch of Constantinople |
| Inferior
Position(s) |
Presbyter, Deacons |
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An Episcopos (Greek for overseer) was an official religous positon created under the reign of Holy Roman Emperor Theodosius as a reform in the structure of the Imperial Christian Church. |
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Originally, the first structure of the official religion of the Holy Roman Empire was the Emperor, then Vicars then Presbyters. Under Theodosius, the positions of Vicar was reformed to Exarch, followed by Episcopoi, then Presbyter and Deacons. |
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An Episcopos is equivalent to the Roman Catholic position of Bishop (created in the 8th Century). The word Bishop is now also used by the Eastern and Orthodox Christian Churches wth the title Episcopos now largely extinct. |
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