Why are Anglicans from America called Episcopalians?
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It’s because of Greek. Epi = over/above. Skopos = sight (roughly). Episkopos = overseer, that is the origin of the word bishop.
Episcopal = with an episkopos, that is to say, overseen by a bishop. They’re the denominations that have a bishop as the big wig in charge. You’ll notice the Church of England has bishops and archbishops too, most notably of course the Archbishop of Canterbury.
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