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A bishop who got a promotion but kept the same boss upstairs.

means The senior bishop who oversees other bishops within a particular province or region of the church.

from Built from Greek arkhi- ('chief, first in rank' — the same prefix in 'archangel' and 'architect') fused to 'bishop,' which itself traces back to Greek episkopos, 'overseer' (epi- 'over' + skopos 'watcher'). Latin and Old English passed episkopos down through worn forms like biscop before it smoothed into 'bishop.' So the whole word is really just 'chief overseer' — the Greeks' plain job title for a watcher, dressed up over centuries into ecclesiastical grandeur.

rank
oversees other bishops in a province
symbol
carries a pallium, a wool scarf of authority
etymology
from Greek arkhi, meaning chief or principal
not pope
still answers to Rome, usually
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