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Dear Learned Ones, although this request is related to my previous one (missionary bishops), it occurs to me that i may be addressing a different audience. I am trying to find out whether, in the Armenian church, there would be an office like that of a "missionary bishop" - a bishop not necessarily associated with a particular town or territory. As those of you who have seen previous messages on this subject will realize, I am trying to find out why stray armenian bishops keep popping up in the west (notably germany, the low countries, and iceland) in the 10th -12th centuries. conceivably military disruption in armenia itself is the answer; these may be genuine bishops, in exile or flight. however, id like to know whether there are any other possibilities. Margaret Cormack [log in to unmask] Dept. of Philosophy and Religion fax: 843-953-6388 College of Charleston tel: 843-953-8033 Charleston, SC 29424-0001 %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%