Œconomus, Episcopal

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• Episcopal Oeconomus —     Episcopal Êconomus     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Episcopal Êconomus     (Gr. oikonomos from oikos, a house, and nemein, to distribute, to administer)     An Episcopal Œconomous is one who is charged with the care of a house, an administrator …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Oeconomus — Oeconomus, œconomus or oikonomos (Greek οἰκονόμος, from oiko house and nomos rule, law ) was an Ancient Greek word meaning manager or housekeeper . In Byzantine times the term was used as a title of a manager or treasurer of an organisation. An… …   Wikipedia

• Diocese — • The territory or churches subject to the jurisdiction of a bishop Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Diocese     Diocese     † …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Hierarchy — • This word has been used to denote the totality of ruling powers in the Church, ever since the time of the Pseudo Dionysius Areopagita (sixth century), who consecrated the expression in his works, The Celestial Hierarchy and The Ecclesiastical… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Mensa, Mensal Revenue — • The Latin word mensa has for its primitive signification a table for meals ; it designates by extension the expenses, or better, the necessary resources of sustenance, and generally, all the resources for personal support. He who lives at the… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Aberdeen —    ABERDEEN, a city, and sea port town, the seat of a university, the capital of the county of Aberdeen, and the metropolis of the North of Scotland, 109 miles (N. N. E.) from Edinburgh, and 425 (N. by W.) from London; containing, with parts of… …   A Topographical dictionary of Scotland

• Church Property —     Property Ecclesiastical     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Property Ecclesiastical     Abstract Right of Ownership     That the Church has the right to acquire and possess temporal goods is a proposition which may now probably be considered an… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Second Council of Nicaea —     The Second Council of Nicaea     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Second Council of Nicaea     Seventh Ecumenical Council of the Catholic Church, held in 787. (For an account of the controversies which occasioned this council and the… …   Catholic encyclopedia