Topic - Episcopate

The episcopate is the collective body of all the bishops of a church. The term is also used to refer to the status or term in office of an individual bishop. - Source: Wikipedia

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** FILE ** In this Aug. 17, 2012, file picture, the leader of Poland's Catholic church, Archbishop Jozef Michalik, smiles after signing a milestone document that calls on Poles and Russians to forgive each other past wrongs at the Royal Castle in Warsaw, Poland. Michalik recently came under fierce criticism for appearing to suggest that children are partly to blame for being sexually abused by priests. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)

Poland archbishop slammed over sex abuse comments

By Monika Scislowska - Associated Press