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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 143. Chapters: Bishop, Congregationalist polity, Apostolic succession, Anglican Communion, Diocese, Presbyterian polity, Abbot, Parish, Episcopal polity, Autocephaly, Full communion, Synod, The Reverend, Parish church, Orthodox Church organization, Patriarch, Holy Synod of the Coptic Orthodox Church, Christian Church, Christian denomination, Elder, Evangelical Christian Church in Canada, Ecclesiastical jurisdiction, Pastor, Church planting, House church, Ecclesiastical province, Cafe church, Church of England parish church, St. Edmund's Anglican Church, Annual Conferences of the United Methodist Church, Ecclesiology, Government of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, Appointment of Catholic bishops, Church covenant, General Assembly of Unitarian and Free Christian Churches, Ordinary, Archdeacon, Non-denominational Christianity, Ecclesiastical polity, General conference, Philippines Central Conference, Archpriest, Anglican-German Bishopric in Jerusalem, Dean, Pastoral care, Notitiae Episcopatuum, Local church, General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, Historical episcopate, Episcopal Area, Hegumen, Archimandrite, Evangelische Allianz, Superintendent, Protodeacon, Bulacan Philippines Annual Conference, List of Lutheran dioceses and archdioceses, Post-denominational churches, Lay presidency, Church union, Suburbicarian diocese, Continuing church, Session, Episcopal see, Modality, Middle judicatory, Cell church, Plurality, Circuit, Auxiliary bishop, Central Conferences, Total Ministry, Connectionalism, Assistant pastor, Chapelry, Surrogate, Metropolis. Excerpt: Apostolic succession (Hebrew:, Greek: ) is a doctrine, held by some Christian denominations, which asserts that the chosen successors (properly ordained bishops) of the Twelve Apostles, from the first century to the present day, have inherited the spiritual, ecclesiastical an...