When the coffins were placed in the ground, the mourners included Christian bishops and Muslim clergymen.

The Synod, whose members include bishops, clergy and laity, will begin that debate on Monday.

The Catholic hierarchy is led by the Pope and includes cardinals, patriarchs and diocesan bishops.

The 498 martyrs include bishops, priests, male and female religious and faithful of both sexes.

He was considered socially more than a mere hotelier, and the hotel's clientele included bishops and visiting aristocracy.

The council, which includes Anglican bishops, clergy and laity, meets every two or three years in different parts of the world.

Prominent former members include quite a few academics, bishops, business leaders, generals and politicians (e.g. president Urho Kekkonen).

Those who signed it included bishops who represented socially conservative swaths of the country and African bishops.

Graduates include cardinals, bishops, priests and nuns.

The council did not include Western bishops or Roman legates, but it was accepted as ecumenical in the West.