suffragan bishop
1suffragan bishop — suffragan UK [ˈsʌfrəɡən] / US or suffragan bishop UK / US noun [countable] Word forms suffragan : singular suffragan plural suffragans a bishop who is chosen to help another bishop with a higher rank …
2Suffragan bishop — A suffragan bishop is a bishop subordinate to a metropolitan bishop or diocesan bishop. Catholic Church :: Main article: Bishop (Catholic Church) In the Catholic Church this term is applied to all non metropolitan bishops (that is, diocesan… …
3suffragan bishop — Suffragan, assistant bishop …
4suffragan bishop — noun an assistant or subordinate bishop of a diocese • Syn: ↑suffragan • Hypernyms: ↑bishop …
5Suffragan Bishop — An assistant Bishop appointed to help a diocesan Bishop …
6Suffragan Bishop — ♦ Usually refers to the deputy who fulfilled the diocesan bishop s spiritual functions, such as ordination, consecration, confirmation, etc. Also used to designate the diocesan bishops of a province who were subject to the archbishop. (Heath,… …
7suffragan bishop — Викарный епископ …
8Anglican Suffragan Bishop in Europe — The Suffragan Bishop in Europe is the episcopal title given to a suffragan bishop in the Church of England Diocese of Gibraltar in Europe. The suffragan bishop assists the Diocesan Bishop of Gibraltar in Europe in overseeing the largest… …
9Bishop — • The title of an ecclesiastical dignitary who possesses the fullness of the priesthood to rule a diocese as its chief pastor, in due submission to the primacy of the pope Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Bishop Bishop …
10suffragan — UK [ˈsʌfrəɡən] / US or suffragan bishop UK / US noun [countable] Word forms suffragan : singular suffragan plural suffragans a bishop who is chosen to help another bishop with a higher rank …
