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Ecclesiastical government, ecclesiastical hierarchy, or ecclesiocracy may refer to:

Theocracy, a form of religious State government
Hierocracy (medieval), papal temporal supremacy over the State
Ecclesiastical polity, the government of a Christian denomination
- Hierarchy of the Catholic Church
Ecclesiastical jurisdiction, jurisdiction by church leaders over other church leaders and over the laity
Consistory (Protestantism)
Consistory (Judaism)
Papal consistory

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+'''Ecclesiastical government''', '''ecclesiastical hierarchy''', or '''ecclesiocracy''' may refer to:
-An '''ecclesiastical government''' is a [[government]]al body that derives its powers from [[spirituality|spiritual]] or [[religion|religious]] teachings.  Such governments are usually the hierarchy of a [[church]], and they do not often achieve statehood. However, one such state, [[Vatican City]] achieved its independence from Italy in 1929.  Another example would be the administration of the short lived [[State of Deseret]], an independant entity briefly organized in the American West by the [[Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints]].
+* [[Theocracy]], a form of religious State government
-{{politics-stub}}
+* [[Hierocracy (medieval)]], papal temporal supremacy over the State
-{{religion-stub}}
+* [[Ecclesiastical polity]], the government of a Christian denomination
+** [[Hierarchy of the Catholic Church]]
+* [[Ecclesiastical jurisdiction]], jurisdiction by church leaders over other church leaders and over the laity
+* [[Consistory (Protestantism)]]
+* [[Consistory (Judaism)]]
+* [[Papal consistory]]
+== See also ==
-[[Category:Government]]
-[[Category:Religion]]
+* [[Canonical territory]]
+* [[Ecclesiastical state (disambiguation)]]
+{{Disambiguation}}