ABSTRACT
In this chapter an anempt will be made to present a picture of how the secular Latin church functioned internally. Particular emphasis will be placed on the methods employed in appointing bishops and canons, in the provision of benefices, and in the participation of the papacy and of the cathedral chapters in these processes . The overall trend, whereby papal appointment of bishops increasingly replaced their election as the thirteenth century progressed , and the reasons for this, will be discussed . The activities of the different types of papal legate, of execulOrs and of judge-delegates will be examined, especially in the cODlext of disputes within the body of the church and of the disciplinary problems it suffered. Throughout this discussion reference will be made 10 the similarities or differences between Cyprus, the Latin east, and other parts of Latin Europe so as to place the situation on Cyprus within a wider contexl.
