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UNIVERSAL BISHOP
Applied to the Pope as having truly episcopal power over the whole Church. He is therefore just as much a universal bishop of the entire Church as he is bishop of his diocese of Rome.
All items in this dictionary are from Fr. John Hardon's Modern Catholic Dictionary, © Eternal Life. Used with permission.
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