How to say "bishop" in Japanese

• 司教しきょうCommon
  nounThe word for a bishop in the Catholic Church. Use it when the subject is Catholic clergy or the church's hierarchy, as in reports on the Catholic Church.
  司教しきょうは、自暴自棄じぼうじきになった移民いみんたちを哀あわれんで助たすけを与あたえた。↗

  The bishop felt pity for the immigrants who were abandoned, and gave them help.
• 主教しゅきょうCommon
  nounThe word for a bishop in the Orthodox, Anglican and other churches. Use it when the bishop belongs to one of these churches rather than to the Catholic Church.

Use 司教 for a bishop in the Catholic Church and 主教 for a bishop in the Orthodox, Anglican or other churches; the choice depends on the bishop's denomination.

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• 司教しきょうbishop (Catholic)
• 主教しゅきょうbishop (Orthodox, Anglican, etc.)
• ビショップbishop (chess piece)
• 角行かくぎょうbishop
• 角かくbishop