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Bishopess means A female bishop..
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/bɪʃ.əˈpɛs/ · noun
A female bishop..
Presently there were bishopesses as well as priestesses, splendidly arrayed in chasubles and diadems. These were, from a strictly canonical point of view, the first validly ordained women priests.
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Bishopess means A female bishop..
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Presently there were bishopesses as well as priestesses, splendidly arrayed in chasubles and diadems. These were, from a strictly canonical point of view, the first validly ordained women priests.
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