Its evidently not necessary to be a Christian to be a bishop.
"There is nothing new under the sun"
Decades ago there was a book written about the United Methodist political machine titled "How to become Bishop without being religious".
35 posted on 10/04/2015 6:30:13 PM PDT by lightman
(O Lord, save Thy people and bless Thine inheritance, giving to Thy Church vict'ry o'er Her enemies.)