Bishop (disambiguation)

A bishop is a person of authority in a Christian church. Specific articles include:

• Anglican ministry#Bishops
• Appointment of Catholic bishops
• Appointment of Church of England bishops
• Archbishop, the position and title of a higher-ranking bishop
• Assistant bishop
• Auxiliary bishop
• Bishop (Catholic Church)
• Bishop (Latter Day Saints)
• Bishop in Europe
• Bishop of Alexandria, or Pope
• Bishop of Rome, or Pope
• Bishops in the Church of Scotland
• Coadjutor bishop
• Diocesan bishop
• Gay bishops
• List of Catholic bishops of the United States
• Lists of patriarchs, archbishops, and bishops
• Lord Bishop
• Prince-Bishop
• Metropolitan bishop or Metropolitan
• Presiding Bishop
  • List of presiding bishops of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America
  • Presiding Bishop (LDS Church)
• Spokesperson bishops in the Church of England
• Suffragan Bishop in Europe
• Suffragan bishop
• Supreme Bishop or Obispo Máximo of the Iglesia Filipina Independiente
• Titular bishop

There are many articles like "bishop of [place]" (e.g. Roman Catholic Bishop of Gibraltar), "[personal name] (bishop)", and "Bishop [personal name]".

Bishop, Bishops or Bishop's may also refer to:

Places

Antarctica

• Bishop Peak (Antarctica)
• Mount Bishop (Antarctica)

Australia

• Bishop Island (Queensland)

Canada

• Bishop Island, Nunavut
• Bishop River, British Columbia
• Mount Bishop (Elk Range) on the British Columbia–Alberta boundary
• Mount Bishop (Fannin Range), British Columbia
• Mount Bishop (Camelsfoot Range), British Columbia

United Kingdom

• Bishop Auckland, a town in County Durham, England, aka "Bishop"
• Bishop's ward, in the London Borough of Lambeth

United States

• Bishop Arts District, Dallas
• Bishop, California, a city
• Bishop, Georgia, a small town
• Bishop, Illinois, an unincorporated community
• Bishop, Maryland, an unincorporated community
• Bishop, Texas, a city
• Bishop, West Virginia, an unincorporated community
• Bishop Peak (California)
• Bishop Subbasin, California, an aquifer
• Cecil-Bishop, Pennsylvania, US, aka Cecil or Bishop

Animals

• Birds of the genus Euplectes in the Weaver family, Ploceidae
  • Black bishop, Euplectes gierowii
  • Black-winged red bishop, Euplectes hordeaceus
  • Fire-fronted bishop, Euplectes diadematus
  • Golden-backed bishop, Euplectes aureus
  • Northern red bishop, Euplectes franciscanus
  • Southern red bishop, Euplectes orix
  • Yellow bishop, Euplectes capensis
  • Yellow-crowned bishop, Euplectes afer
  • Zanzibar red bishop, Euplectes nigroventris
• Bishop-fish, a mythical monster
• Bishop-Barnaby or bishop-that-burneth, Suffolk and Norfolk, England names for the ladybird or ladybug
• Bishops (genus), of Mesozoic mammals in the family Ausktribosphenidae

Schools

• Bishop's University in Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
• Diocesan College, also known as Bishops, a school in Rondebosch in Cape Town, South Africa
• Bishop College, Marshall, Texas, United States, a historically black college
• Bishop State Community College, Mobile, Alabama, US
• The Bishop's School (La Jolla, California), United States
• The Bishop's School (Pune), India

Music

• Bishop Lamont (born 1978), American rapper
• Bishop (American band), a Straight Edge hardcore band from Florida
• The Bishops, British band

People

• Bishop (surname)
• Many articles about people with the position of bishop of the form "[personal name] (bishop)", and "Bishop [personal name]"
• The Bishop, pseudonym of John Tomkins, a convicted American extortionist

Fictional characters

• Bishop, in the computer game Neverwinter Nights 2
• Bishop (comics), a character in Marvel Comics' X-Men books
• Bishop, a character in the Alien series of films, played by Lance Henriksen
• Bishop, a character in the film Juice, played by Tupac Shakur
• Bishop, a character in the 1993 computer game Ultima Underworld II: Labyrinth of Worlds
• Bishop, a Fangire in the 2008 series Kamen Rider Kiva
• Bishop, a character in Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas 2
• Elle Bishop, a character in the TV series Heroes played by Kristen Bell
• Bishop, a character in the 2003 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles animated series
• Hawkeye (Kate Bishop), a member of Marvel Comics Young Avengers
• Lynette Bishop and Wilma Bishop, characters in the anime/manga Strike Witches
• The Bishop (Monty Python), a secret agent in a skit
• Bishop, a character class in the game Wizardry
• William Bishop, a character of the game "Ace Combat: Assault Horizon"

Other uses

• Bishop (chess)
• Bishop (artillery), British WWII self-propelled gun
• Bishop Airport (disambiguation)
• Bishop Street, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

• Bishop, a form of mulled wine
• Bishop's Block, Iowa, US
• A type of sleeve
• Bishop–Gromov inequality in mathematics, and Richard L. Bishop
• Bishop Museum, Honolulu, US
• Bishop Sutton A.F.C., football club

See also

• Bishops' Wars in Scotland and England 1639-1640