suffragan

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Pronunciation

IPA /ˈsʌfɹəɡən/

Noun

suffragan noun

A bishop seen in relation to his archbishop or metropolitan province (which may summon him for support, to attend synods etc.).
An auxiliary bishop.

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Synonyms

suffragan bishop sees suffraganship archbishop auxiliary bishop metropolitan provisor metropolitan bishop exarch primus abbot-bishop coadjutor diocesan metropolitanate even-bishop commissary

Associated

archdiocese diocese archiepiscopal bishopric eparchy vicariate phrygia bishop concordat abeyance

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