Recently I've written about St. Jerome's view on the matter, as well as St. Ignatius of Antioch's (d. c. 110 or 117). Ignatius is described as the bishop I detail the evidence from early Fathers and Eusebius for monarchical (single) bishops being in place in cities and areas in the first and second centuries.
My name is Father Michael Bower and I am the pastor of Saint Bernard Catholic Church here in Crawfordsville. I am writing a series of articles in the newspaper about Catholicism, because Saint …