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Ap·os·tol·ic suc·ces·sion

/ˌapəˈstälik səkˈseSHən/

noun
- 1. (in Christian thought) the uninterrupted transmission of spiritual authority from the Apostles through successive popes and bishops, taught by the Roman Catholic Church but denied by most Protestants.
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Method whereby the ministry of the Christian Church is held to be derived from the apostles by a continuous succession
Apostolic succession is the method whereby the ministry of the Christian Church is considered by some Christian denominations to be derived from the apostles by a continuous succession, which has usually been associated with a claim that the succession is through a series of bishops. Those of the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Scandinavian Lutheran, Anglican, Oriental Orthodox, Church of the East, Hu... Wikipedia
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