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In the Canon law of the Catholic Church, a consecrator is a bishop who ordains a priest to the episcopal state. The term is also used in Anglican communities.
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The Episcopal Church (TEC), based in the United States with additional dioceses elsewhere, is a member church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. It is a mainline Christian denomination and is divided into nine provinces. The presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church is Michael Bruce Curry, the first African-American bishop to serve in that position.
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- ↑ Church of England Newspaper, Jan 28, 2011 p 8.
- ↑ CSI Cochin
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