In June 2002, the bishops commissioned Denis McCullough to investigate allegations reported in The Irish Times that the bishops had not responded adequately to complaints of sexual harassment of seminarians at Maynooth College in the early 1980s.

The resident bishop may commission them to full time ministry as "provisional" ministers.

In the late 15th century, the bishop Giuliano della Rovere (later Pope Julius II) commissioned the rebuilding of the main church and town walls under the direction of the architect Baccio Pontelli.

The bishops have commissioned a study to find the extent of sexual abuse in the church and how much dioceses paid in settlements and legal fees.

He was Dr. Milner, whom the Irish bishops had commissioned in 1807 to represent them.

The Pixie Day legend originates from the early days of Christianity, when a local bishop decided to build a church in Otteri (Ottery St. Mary), and commissioned a set of bells to come from Wales, and to be escorted by monks on their journey.

This is true for many dioceses, said some church officials who were unwilling to be named but who knew partial results of a survey the bishops have commissioned to assess the extent of the abuse.

The bishops commissioned the studies, to be administered by a national lay review board and a child protection office led by a former F.B.I. official.

The nation's bishops, accused of covering up the sins of their priests, commissioned a study to explore the problem.

A local bishop, Bishop Grandisson, decided to build a church in Otteri (later Ottery St. Mary), and commissioned a set of bells for the church to be cast in iron in the bells works in Wales.