What is Bishop?
{{about|the person Bishop|the chess piece|Bishop (chess)}} [[File:Catholic Bishop of Yola DIocese, Stephen Mamza.JPG|thumb|Catholic Bishop of [[Yola Diocese]], Stephen Mamza, in [[Michika]], [[Nigeria]]]] [[File:Mijter Bisschop.jpg|thumb|right|200px|{{Center|A bishop's [[mitre]]}}]] '''Bishop''' is a type of [[clergy]] in some [[Christian church|Christian churches]]. The bishop is the leader of the [[Christians]] and the Christian [[priests]] in each [[diocese]]. The diocese which a bishop governs is called a '''bishopric'''. '''Episcopal''' is the [[adjective]] for bishops. A [[cathedral]] is the [[church (building)|church building]] where the bishop has an episcopal [[throne]]. The cathedral is the main church of the diocese and the bishop's [[See (church)|see]]. A bishop may be given the rank of [[archbishop]] in an [[archdiocese]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.catholic-pages.com/hierarchy/bishops.asp |title=Bishops |author= |website= |publisher=Catholic-Pages.com |accessdate=18 June 2015 |archive-date=26 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150426180104/http://www.catholic-pages.com/hierarchy/bishops.asp |url-status=dead }}</ref> Christian [[priest]]s in some [[Christian denomination|denominations]] must be made priests by bishops. In these denominations, bishops are above [[parish]] priests in the [[hierarchy]] of the church's organization. However, some [[Protestant]] denominations have no bishops or archbishops. The [[Presbyterianism]] is an example.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.opc.org/qa.html?question_id=274 |title=Question and Answer OPC Church Government |author= |website= |publisher=The Orthodox Presbyterian Church |accessdate=18 June 2015}}</ref> The leader of the [[Church of Scotland]] is the Moderator. The General Assembly [[Elected|elects]] the Moderator of the Church of Scotland each year.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.churchofscotland.org.uk/about_us/how_we_are_organised/whos_who/the_moderator |title=The Moderator |author= |website= |publisher=The [[Church of Scotland]] |