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apostolic succession

method whereby the ministry of the Christian Church is held to be derived from the apostles by a continuous succession
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apostolic succession

Summary

apostolic succession ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,706 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • apostle is named after apostolic succession[2].
  • apostolic succession is a type of ecclesiastical polity[3].
  • apostolic succession's Commons category is recorded as Apostolic succession[4].
  • apostolic succession's facet of is recorded as episcopal lineage[5].
  • apostolic succession's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[6].

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Definition and Type

apostolic succession is a type of ecclesiastical polity[3].

Origins

apostle is named after apostolic succession[2].

Why It Matters

apostolic succession ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,706 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[7] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[8]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 16d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Named after → apostle
    Subclass of → —
    Named after → —
    Facet of → episcopal lineage
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|8 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 39471, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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