Bishop to the Forces
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title:
Bishop to the Forces
text:
The Anglican church in the British Armed Forces falls under the jurisdiction of the Archbishop of Canterbury; however, for all practical purposes the function is performed by the Bishop to the Forces. His full title is "The Archbishop of Canterbury's Episcopal Representative to the Armed Forces". The Bishop to the Forces is not a military chaplain. The Bishop always sits in the Church's House of Bishops and (therefore) General Synod; from 2014 to 2021, this fact was utilised to give the Bishop a
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Head of the Anglican church in the British Armed Forces
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bishop_to_the_Forces
date created:
2006-09-29T17:43:45Z
date modified:
2024-09-07T21:12:58Z
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