Episcopal_polity Episcopal polity is a form of church governance which is hierarchical in structure with the chief authority over a local Christian church resting in a bishop (Greekepiscopos). This episcopal structure is found most often in the various churches of Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox and other Eastern Church, and Anglican lineage. Some churches founded independently of these lineages also employ this form of church governance.
official site of the holy see, official vatican site, holy see, vatican, santa sede, vaticano, sito ufficiale della santa sede, sito ufficiale del vaticano, saint-siège, vatican, heilige stuhl, vatikan, , Vatican: the Holy See