cathedral chapter (Q350)
From LHDB
a college of clergy (canons and prelates) at a cathedral, performing liturgical, administrative, and advisory functions for the diocesan bishop.
- chapter
- college of canons and prelates
| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
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| English | cathedral chapter |
a college of clergy (canons and prelates) at a cathedral, performing liturgical, administrative, and advisory functions for the diocesan bishop. |
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In accordance with canon law, a cathedral chapter is a college of clerics (chapter) formed to advise a bishop and, in the case of a vacancy of the episcopal see in some countries, to govern the diocese in his stead
