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In the Orthodox church the '''episcopate''' refers either to the status of a [[bishop]] or the collective body of all the bishops. When the collective body of bishops is referenced the word often used to describe it is '''episcopacy'''. Only a properly consecrated man in the line of succession dating back to the Holy [[Apostle]]s can be an Orthodox bishop, commonly referred to as ''[[apostolic succession]]''. Consecration to the episcopate must be within the “One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church.”