A burgundy clerical collar typically signifies a higher ecclesiastical rank within the Catholic Church. It is commonly worn by bishops and cardinals as a symbol of their respective positions of authority and leadership within the church.
There is a college of cardinals but not a college of bishops.
possessive plural word for the bishops: bishops'
The collar that vicars wear is a clerical collar, not a dog collar. Dog collar is just a crude nickname. The clerical collar is also sometimes referred to as a Roman collar.
The main types are: assistant bishops, titular bishops, diocesan (or ruling) bishops, archbishops, metropolitans, popes and patriarchs. They are all bishops, but they have different levels of seniority.
Letter of Reconciliation of the Polish Bishops to the German Bishops was created in 1965.
"Collar" is masculine, so it is "el collar".
White Collar job
all the bishops
Apostolic succession - the apostles consecrated new bishops. The new bishops then consecrated other bishops on down the line for nearly 2000 years. Today's bishops are a part of that chain.
White collar.
The church does need bishops.