The bishop ruled one-third of the bishopric as a secular ruler.

Until 1653, three Jesuit bishops ruled over the church executing the decrees of that Synod.

Henceforward, indeed, the bishops ruled as princes of the empire, although the title was used for the first time only in a document in 1193.

These bishops ruled the city as Prince-Bishops until the 1790s.

After the reorganization in 1886, five Portuguese bishops ruled the diocese.

From 1046 until 1528, the bishops of Utrecht ruled over Drenthe.

This bishop, on account of his youth, ruled the diocese through administrators, and later resigned his office.

The bishop ruled one-third of his exempt bishopric also as a secular ruler for his support.

Later papers from the 9th century report a well organized, open and proud community: the writings report that the bishop ruled this territory.

Following reports of apparitions, successive bishops of Mostar ruled the claims groundless.