Bishops and Emperors: Episcopal Elections and BishopâEmperor Relationships from Constantine to Theodosius

RamÃ³n Teja Casuso; Silvia Acerbi

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Chapter 3 Bishops and Emperors: Episcopal Elections and BishopâEmperor Relationships from Constantine to Theodosius

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RamÃ³n Teja Casuso

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The aim of the paper is to ascertain Eusebius of Caesareaâs statement that Constantine made the bishops âentimous and enviable in the eyes of all.â This expression sums up the new auctoritas bestowed to the bishops. Based on the fact that until the third century the bishops were appointed by the populus and were conferred upon them prerogatives and the standing they enjoyed, we analyse the transformations experienced from the fourth century onwards by the Christian bishops due to their close relationship with the imperial power. If Constantine initially wished to intimately associate them to administration of the empire, some bishops rapidly made use of their honour and benefits to demand an independence wherever the election did not rely on the emperor, contrary to what happened in Constantinople since Theodosius.

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Episcopal Elections in the Churches

Laws, Practices, Doctrines

Series:Â Bologna Studies in Religious History, Volume: 2

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Print Publication Date:: 09 Dec 2024

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