Retired bishops cannot sit or vote in the House.

Retired Bishops (who are not members of the conference)

Currently belong to her nine active bishops and three retired bishops.

There are two retired bishops living in the diocese:

Retired bishops may be invited to attend the plenary sessions of the conference, but not decisive voice.

It does not include retired bishops, who leave the House when they retire from their sees (which is normally compulsory on reaching the age of 70).

Bishop Emeritus is the usual title of all retired bishops, and does not denote shame or past misconduct of any sort.

He announced that, "following a period of healing and reconciliation," Bishop Mixa, like other retired bishops, would again be available for pastoral duties.

The Council of Bishops consists of all active and retired bishops and meets twice a year.

All bishops in Indonesia are members of KWI, except for the retired bishops.

In early 2011, he endorsed a call by a group of retired bishops for ending the United Methodist Church's ban on homosexual clergy:

There are also several retired bishops living in the diocese, some of whom are licensed as honorary assistant bishops:

It includes the bishops, auxiliary bishops and retired bishops of the ecclesiastical province of Belgium.

Previously, titular sees were assigned not only to auxiliary bishops but also to retired bishops and coadjutor bishops.

Schiess and 10 other women, later known as the Philadelphia Eleven, were ordained in Pennsylvania by a group of retired bishops on July 29, 1974.

Clerics should describe themselves as vicars, even if they are rectors, canons or even retired bishops, and should wear a dog collar.

Among the retired bishops is the former Bishop of Chichester, the Right Rev Eric Kemp.

Signatories to today’s letter include the Bishop of Salisbury, the Dean of Southwark and four retired bishops.

More than 30 serving and retired bishops from Wales and other provinces of the Anglican Church will be at the service to consecrate the new bishops.

The other bishops (diocesan bishops, auxiliary bishops and retired bishops) represent the Latin and Romanian rite.

On 8 November 2010, three serving and two retired bishops of the Church of England announced their intention to join the Roman Catholic Church.

Retired bishops and other titular tishops, not ordinary members of the Conference, and residing in India, are honorary members of the Conference.

The council comprises 50 active bishops in the United States; 18 bishops in Europe, Asia and Africa; plus 96 retired bishops worldwide.

All active (includes diocesan, coadjutor, suffragan, and Assistant Bishops) and retired bishops make up the over 300 members of the House of Bishops.

'Always a steady dozen retired bishops for starters,' says Colonel Christopher Ross, who is the formidably able Diocesan Secretary ('I keep the administration here well screwed down').