A prince-bishop is a bishop who is also the civil ruler of some secular principality and sovereignty, as opposed to Prince of the Church itself, a title associated with cardinals. Since 1951, the sole extant prince-bishop has been the Bishop of Urgell, Catalonia, who has remained ex officio one of two co-princes of Andorra, along with the French president.
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Città del Vaticano - Cupola della Basilica di S. Pietro
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External ornaments for a Prince-Bishop.
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Aaron, herb kapituły krakowskiej
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Herb Biskupstwa Dorpatu
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Coat of arms of bishops of Metz.
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Armes du chapitre primatial de Lyon avec couronne comtale
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Coat of arms of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cambrai
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Coat of arms of the Bishopric of Verdun
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Emblem of the Papacy: Triple Tiara and Keys
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Christ Handing the Keys to St. Peter by Pietro Perugino (1481-82) Fresco, 335 x 550 cm Cappella Sist...
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In the Holy Roman Empire, a bishop wore two hats: as a priest, he administered a diocese (German: Di...
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Herb Archidiecezji Gnieźnieńskiej
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Herb diecezji Ozylii
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Herb diecezji kurlandzkiej
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Johann Otto von Gemmingen
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Coat of arms of en:Duchy of Siewierz