Both bishops exercised educative activities in Bulgaria.

As in Chile, also in the whole world there by episcopal conferences of which the bishops exercise their pastoral mission of collegiate way.

The bishop is not required to appoint a moderator of the curia and may exercise the office himself or delegate its functions to others.

In most instances, a bishop can exercise only moral suasion over theologians in his diocese.

The Roman church was a small community, and its bishop exercised little influence outside its members in the time of Constantine.

The bishop may exercise the right of canonical visitation in regard to churches and parochial or elementary schools, though they be in charge of regulars.

A former Anglican bishop may be appointed as the ordinary and thus exercise ecclesiastical governance equivalent to that of a bishop.

This means that the diocesan bishop may exercise a veto over the Diocesan Synod if they so wish.

As the occupant of an important see, the bishop of Arles exercised considerable influence, official as well as personal.

The bishops exercised the right to petition preserved in the Magna Carta (1215) (clause 61).