In persona episcopi

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In persona episcopi (English: In the person of the bishop) is a Latin expression used by the Roman Catholic Church to indicate a union of two or more dioceses in which the dioceses are administered by a single bishop but undergo no alteration to their diocesan structures (e.g. seminaries, cathedrals, curia officials). In its mildest form such a union can be temporary, but in other cases it can be an intermediate step towards a union aeque principaliter or a full union.

Examples[]

  • Italy: Fossano and Cuneo
  • Canada: Moosonee and Hearst
  • Canada: Ottawa and Alexandria-Cornwall[1]
  • Spain: Huesca and Jaca
  • United States: Baltimore and Washington (1939–1947)

See also[]

  • Canon law (Catholic Church)

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