Bishop

Bishop was a religious title. It was also the name of a chesspiece. (TV: The Sun Makers, The Androids of Tara, Silver Nemesis, The Wedding of River Song, Nightmare in Silver)

In 325, many Christian bishops convened the Council of Nicaea to settle a theological argument. (AUDIO: The Council of Nicaea)

In 1055, Sebastian Grayle was known as Bishop Leofric of Exeter. (AUDIO: Seasons of Fear)

Saint Nicholas had been the bishop of Myra seven hundred years before 1087. In that year, in Bari (Italy) there was a bishop too. (PROSE: Saint Nicholas's Bones)

In 1400, the First Doctor, Ian Chesterton, Barbara Wright and Vicki Pallister attended the the bishop of Sonning Palace's Epiphany feast. (AUDIO: The Doctor's Tale)

In 1555, Francois de Noailles was the Bishop of Aix. (AUDIO: The Marian Conspiracy)

Gabriel Sneed once worked on the body of the bishop's nephew. (TV: The Unquiet Dead)

Father Octavian was a Bishop Second Class. (TV: The Time of Angels / Flesh and Stone)

In the Divergent Universe, Bishop Parrash was head of the Church of Kabari. (AUDIO: Faith Stealer)

Behind the scenes

 * A generic bishop of the Church features as a character in the video game Doctor Who: Legacy.