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suffragan::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | suffragan bishop |
| Type of | bishop |
Examples of suffragan
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The Los Angeles diocese had openings for two assistant, or suffragan, bishops.
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He was elected bishop suffragan, an assistant bishop, for the diocese in 1994.
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This was suffragan to the Archbishop of Changhsha following its elevation in 1946.
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As a diocese it was a suffragan of Carthage, and it is now a Catholic titular see.
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The diocese of Venice was created in 774 as suffragan of the Patriarchate of Grado.
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Wulfstan still acknowledged that the see of Worcester was a suffragan of Canterbury.
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In the Roman Catholic Church, a suffragan is a bishop who heads a diocese.
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For long a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Bourges, it became a metropolitan see in 2002.
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A suffragan bishop is a bishop subordinate to a metropolitan bishop or diocesan bishop.
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- An assistant or subordinate bishop of a diocese
- A bishop seen in relation to his archbishop or metropolitan province (which may summon him for support, to attend synods etc.); An auxiliary bishop; Of or pertaining to a suffragan
