Bishop's palace
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Bishop's Palace may refer to the official residence of any bishop
, such as those listed in the :Category:Episcopal palaces.
Specific residences called Bishop's Palace include:
Bishop
A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...
, such as those listed in the :Category:Episcopal palaces.
Specific residences called Bishop's Palace include:
- Bishop's Palace, Castres, France
- Bishop's Palace, KirkwallBishop's Palace, KirkwallThe Bishop's Palace, Kirkwall was built at the same time as the adjacent St Magnus Cathedral in the centre of Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland, was being constructed, and housed the cathedral's first bishop, William the Old of the Norwegian Catholic church who took his authority from the Archbishop of...
, Orkney, Scotland - Bishop's Palace, GalvestonBishop's Palace, GalvestonThe Bishop's Palace, also known as Gresham's Castle, is an ornate Victorian house located on Broadway and 14th Street in the East End Historic District of Galveston, Texas...
, Texas, USA - Bishop's Palace, BromleyBromley PalaceBromley Palace is a manor house in Bromley, London Borough of Bromley; and was the residence of the Bishops of Rochester from the 12th century to 1845...
, Kent, UK - Bishop's Palace, WellsBishop's Palace, WellsThe Bishop's Palace, Wells, Somerset, England, is adjacent to Wells Cathedral and has been the home of the Bishops of the Diocese of Bath and Wells for 800 years....
, Somerset, UK - Bishop's Palace, WürzburgWürzburg ResidenceThe Würzburg Residence is a palace in Würzburg, southern Germany. Johann Lukas von Hildebrandt and Maximilian von Welsch, representants of the Austrian/South German Baroque were involved in the construction, as well as Robert de Cotte and Germain Boffrand, who were followers of the French Style...
, Germany