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'''Enthronement''' is the liturgical rite by which a ruling [[bishop]] is installed in his [[cathedral]].  At the enthronement, his rule of his [[diocese]] officially begins and he is accorded the title appropriate to his new [[see]].  During the time between the election and the enthronement of a bishop, he is referred to as "bishop-elect" of that see.
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The enthronement is usually presided over by the [[primate]] of the region or by another senior bishop on behalf of the primate.  In the case of the enthronement of the new head of an [[autocephaly|autocephalous]] church, the most senior member of the [[Holy Synod]] (other than the candidate himself) will usually preside over the enthronement.

Enthronement is a separate rite from the [[consecration of a bishop]], in which a [[priest]] is made a bishop.


[[Category:Liturgics]]
[[Category:Bishops]]

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