Wikipedia
A presiding bishop is an ecclesiastical position in some denominations of Christianity.
The Presiding Bishop of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) is a priesthood calling with church-wide authority. The Presiding Bishop is the highest leadership position within the church's Aaronic priesthood.
Usage examples of "presiding bishop".
The conviction was widespread even though the Mayflower II's presiding bishop was carrying a special ordinance from Earth decreeing that Chironians had souls.
The latecomer crossed the open space between the partisans with a long, silent stride, made a deferential obeisance to the presiding bishop, who received it with a questioning frown and the merest severe inclination of his head, and bent to kiss the kings hand, all without compromising for an instant his own black dignity.
The presiding bishop, Louis Ford of Chicago, had played a leading role in the presidential campaign.