Definition

Noun: - Bishop: A high-ranking clergy member in some Christian churches, such as the Catholic, Anglican, and Orthodox churches. A bishop is ordained to oversee a diocese (a district of churches) and its priests, performing religious duties like ordination and confirmation. - (In the context of the Catholic Church): A bishop is appointed by the Pope and holds authority over a specific geographical area called a diocese.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Vị giám mục mới sẽ chính thức nhận nhiệm vụ vào tuần tới. (The new bishop will officially assume his duties next week.)
  • Giám mục chủ trì buổi lễ ban thêm sức cho các em thiếu niên. (The bishop presided over the confirmation ceremony for the teenagers.)
  • Thư của giám mục giáo phận được đọc trong các nhà thờ. (The diocesan bishop's letter was read in all the churches.)

Advanced Usage

• "Tòa giám mục": The bishop's residence or the administrative headquarters of a diocese. This is a compound noun.

  • Tòa giám mục nằm ở trung tâm thành phố. (The bishop's residence is located in the city center.)

• "Chức giám mục" / "Giám mục đoàn": The office of a bishop; the episcopate. "Giám mục đoàn" refers to the collective body of bishops (e.g., in a council).

  • Ngài đã phục vụ trong chức giám mục được hai mươi năm. (He has served in the office of bishop for twenty years.)

Variants and Related Words

• Tổng giám mục (Archbishop): A bishop of higher rank who presides over an archdiocese and may have authority over other bishops in a province.
• Giám mục phó (Auxiliary Bishop): A bishop appointed to assist the diocesan bishop.
• Giám mục chính tòa (Diocesan Bishop): The bishop in charge of a diocese.
• Giáo phận (Diocese): The district under a bishop's pastoral care.

Synonyms

• Đức cha: A respectful and common Vietnamese term used to address or refer to a bishop, equivalent to "Your Excellency" or "My Lord Bishop."
• Giám quản (Administrator): In a temporary context, an administrator may oversee a diocese when a bishop is absent, but this is not a synonym for the ordained office itself.

Related Phrases

• "Được tấn phong giám mục": To be ordained/consecrated as a bishop.

  • Linh mục ấy sẽ được tấn phong giám mục vào tháng sau. (That priest will be ordained as a bishop next month.)

• "Thư mục vụ của giám mục": A pastoral letter from the bishop.

  • Giáo dân lắng nghe thư mục vụ của giám mục. (The parishioners listened to the bishop's pastoral letter.)

noun

1. bishop
   • tổng giám mục
     arch-bishop