Episcopate

n.	1.	A bishopric; the office and dignity of a bishop.
	2.	The collective body of bishops.
	3.	The time of a bishop's rule.
v. i.	1.	To act as a bishop; to fill the office of a prelate. [imp. & p. p. Episcopated ; p. pr. & vb. n. Episcopating.] Feeding the flock episcopating. - Milton.