Church, Ministry and Sacraments in the New Testament Paternoster Press: 1993, p. 92f </ ref > Moving on to Ignatius of Antioch, Barrett states that here we find a sharp distinction between ' presbyter ' and ' bishop ': the latter now stands out as " an isolated figure " who is to be obeyed and without whom it is not lawful to baptise or hold a love-feast .< Barrett, C. K.

Church, Ministry and Sacraments in the New Testament Paternoster Press: 1993, p. 94f </ ref > He also points out that when Ignatius writes to the Romans, there is no mention of a bishop of the Roman Church, " which we may suppose had not not yet adopted the monarchical episcopate.

Church, Ministry and Sacraments in the New Testament Paternoster Press: 1993, p. 95 </ ref > Jalland comes to a similar conclusion and locates the change from the " polyepiscopacy " of the house churches in Rome to monepiscopacy as occurring before the middle of the second century.

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