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Bishop-Elect

A Study in Medieval Ecclesiastical Office [Paperback]

by Robert Louis Benson

Author
Robert Louis Benson
Book Format
Paperback
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Published
December 2015

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"What were the constitutive acts in the making of a bishop and what was their significance?" In answering these questions, Professor Benson provides a new perspective on a crucial chapter in the history of ecclesiastical office. Drawing upon material from unedited canonistic manuscripts, as well as from Gratian's Decretum and the Decretales of Greg