According to our rector, the operation of installing a bishop (or archbishop) includes the removal of the guy's backbone.
FWIW (if anything), the service last year to begin the ministry of the new Presiding Bishop and Primate of The Episcopal Church was termed an “Investiture.”
From recollection, somewhere, I think in the CofE the ceremony when a person is made a bishop by receiving episcopal orders by having hands laid on them, I think by three existing bishops, is technically being 'consecrated' rather than 'ordained' and 'installation' is the bit where he or she is 'installed' into their diocese. I'd imagine it is a construction that derives from their having a stall in the cathedral.
But I might be imagining that.
You have to be a bishop before you can be installed into a diocese.
From recollection, somewhere, I think in the CofE the ceremony when a person is made a bishop by receiving episcopal orders by having hands laid on them, I think by three existing bishops, is technically being 'consecrated' rather than 'ordained' and 'installation' is the bit where he or she is 'installed' into their diocese. I'd imagine it is a construction that derives from their having a stall in the cathedral.
But I might be imagining that.
You have to be a bishop before you can be installed into a diocese.
When our bishop started in the diocese, he was “enthroned” at the cathedral
In the RC Church a bishop is 'made' a bishop by a ceremony which used to be called 'consecration' but is now called in the RC Church 'episcopal ordination'. The hands of three people who are already bishops are laid upon the candidate and the 'apostolic succession' is passed on.
The bjshop is then led to the 'cathedra' (teaching chair, stall,seat,throne)
Sometime a new bishop will come to a diocese already having the rank of bishop.
In this case the new bishop will not need to be 'consecrated' but simply 'installed', 'enthroned' or whatever word one wishes to use to indicate occupying the teaching chair.
It seems to me that the cofE more or less follows this procedure.
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FWIW (if anything), the service last year to begin the ministry of the new Presiding Bishop and Primate of The Episcopal Church was termed an “Investiture.”
But I might be imagining that.
You have to be a bishop before you can be installed into a diocese.
I think they neglected this step when installing the current +Aberdeen & Orkney. The consequences have been... unfortunate.
When our bishop started in the diocese, he was “enthroned” at the cathedral
The bjshop is then led to the 'cathedra' (teaching chair, stall,seat,throne)
Sometime a new bishop will come to a diocese already having the rank of bishop.
In this case the new bishop will not need to be 'consecrated' but simply 'installed', 'enthroned' or whatever word one wishes to use to indicate occupying the teaching chair.
It seems to me that the cofE more or less follows this procedure.