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Episcopal See
An episcopal see is, in the original sense, the official ''seat'' (in Latin, ''sedes'') of a bishop. This seat, which is also referred to as the bishop's cathedra, is placed in the bishop's principal church, which is therefore called the bishop's cathedral.[The Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church (Oxford University Press 2005, ISBN 978-0-19-280290-3), s.v. ''see''] The seat is also called the bishop's ''throne'', especially in the Eastern Orthodox Church.
The term is also used of the town or place where the cathedral is located,[ giving rise to expressions such as "the episcopal see of Gibraltar".]
The bishop's seat is the earliest symbol of bishop's authority,[ and the word "see" is thus often applied to the area over which the bishop exercises authority. This usually corresponds to a diocese, as in the expression "within the see of Ebbsfleet" and "built within the see of the bishop of Worcester". But it is sometimes given a wider significance, referring for instance to an area under patriarchal authority.]
A particular episcopal see is the Holy See, presided over by the Bishop of Rome.
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