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A Bishop is an ordained member of the church who is given responsibility for the spiritual life of those within a heavily populated area, called a diocese or sometimes a bishopric. The Pope is the Bishop of Rome. The term archbishop, while not carrying extra rank or privileges, is more prestigious.
Bishops claim to be part of a continuous sequence of ordination since the days of the Apostles.