Off the question but on the subject:

Episcopal church apologists (and to some degree Romanists and Greek Orthodox) see their own polity in the structure of the Jerusalem church.

In this view James is the presiding elder or Bishop of the church there, then they make something of a distinction between the Apostolic office as mainly evangelistic and missionary and the inhering office of presbyter.

So, in this view, James was the Bishop, the other Apostles, Peter, Andrew et al, were elders and held some collegial advisory authority but were not normally in Jerusalem since they were supposed to be out 'making disciples of every nation'.

I don't particularly buy it...but I thought I'd just throw it out there.

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Michael Gridley
Presbyterian in non-communicant attendance at St. Thomas Lutheran (LCMS),
Eastpointe, MI