There were diplomatic stand-stills, as the Lithuanian government refused to accept virtually all episcopal appointments by the Vatican.

Prior to his episcopal appointment he held a number of ecclesiastical posts.

(Recent episcopal appointments might indicate that, at last, Rome seems to be bucking the previous trend.)

Edward gave successive popes few grounds for complaint with regard to episcopal appointments.

But John Paul II's most lasting legacy to Catholicism will come from the episcopal appointments he made.

A sizeable proportion of the episcopal appointments recorded by Gregory are quite clearly uncanonical.

Royal involvement in episcopal appointments suggests that the kings and their bishops were likely to work together rather than in opposition.

His desire for a spiritual life of study, prayer and solitude caused him to reject all episcopal appointments.

This was the first episcopal appointment of Edward's reign.

He is a devoted cyclist, even receiving news of his episcopal appointment while riding his bike.