In spite of the protests of the episcopal authorities, over one hundred church buildings were lost in this way.

In 1989 the local church and episcopal authorities took over the buildings and still occupy part of them.

It may have been that the Kentish king did not wish greater episcopal authority to be exercised outside his own kingdom.

Such inquiries were instituted by the local episcopal authority.

Whitford used his episcopal authority to support the liturgical changes which Charles I had introduced.

New religious orders sought exemption from episcopal authority and looked instead to the papacy.

Rather than exclude the monastic movement, the church moved, in the fourth century, to bring the monks into line with episcopal authority.

Such gifts were doubtless useful in providing reliable support for episcopal authority.

On the other hand, Catholics "who bend to the political winds" could pose "as courageous resistors of episcopal authority."

Forrester tried to secure exemption from episcopal authority at the Roman court.