Because Otto personally appointed all bishops and abbots, these reforms strengthened his central authority, and the upper ranks of the German Church functioned in some respect as an arm of the royal bureaucracy.
Keďže Otto osobne vymenúval biskupov a opátov, posilňoval si tým svoju ústrednú moc a vrchné stavy nemeckej cirkvi plnili úlohu akéhosi ramena cisárskej byrokracie.