Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A bishop elected or appointed as an assistant to the bishop or ordinary of a diocese, having administrative and episcopal responsibilities but no jurisdictional functions.
- noun A bishop regarded in position as subordinate to an archbishop or a metropolitan.
- adjective Of, being, or relating to a suffragan.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Assisting; assistant; of or pertaining to a suffragan: as, a suffragan bishop; a suffragan see.
- noun An auxiliary bishop, especially one with no right of ordinary jurisdiction; in the Ch. of Eng., a bishop who has been consecrated to assist the ordinary bishop of a see in a particular part of his diocese, like the ancient chorepiscopus (which see).
- noun A title of every ordinary bishop with respect to the archbishop or metropolitan who is his superior.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Assisting; assistant.
- noun An assistant.
- noun (Eccl.) A bishop considered as an assistant, or as subject, to his metropolitan; an assistant bishop.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
bishop seen in relation to hisarchbishop or metropolitan province (which may summon him for support, to attendsynods etc.). - noun An
auxiliary bishop . - adjective Of or pertaining to a suffragan.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an assistant or subordinate bishop of a diocese
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The bishops in the province are called suffragan bishops, because subject in some things to the authority of the archbishop, who is also called the metropolitan, because bishop of a metropolis or chief city of the province over which he presides.
Baltimore Catechism No. 4 (of 4) An Explanation of the Baltimore Catechism of Christian Doctrine Thomas L. Kinkead
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Occasionally there have been two assistants of the vicar, to one of whom were committed all matters of jurisdiction, to the other the pontificalia and ordinations; the latter was known as suffragan of the vicar.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 3: Brownson-Clairvaux 1840-1916 1913
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Finally, and this may help Mother Glasspool but I doubt it, she has been elected a bishop suffragan, which is basically an "assistant bishop," whereas Bishop Robinson was elected the bishop of his diocese.
MyDD 2009
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"suffragan" is often used as meaning merely an assistant bishop.
St. Bernard of Clairvaux's Life of St. Malachy of Armagh of Clairvaux Bernard 1899
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We have coadjutor bishops, suffragan bishops and assisting bishops.
A pro-choice Catholic is the new Notre Dame football coach « Dating Jesus 2009
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At a conference of opponents this weekend, the Right Reverend John Broadhurst, suffragan bishop of Fulham, at last announced he will resign in the new year, denouncing the church as "fascist".
Church of England parish sings battle hymns as it plans move to Rome Stephen Bates 2010
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The Rev. Canon Mary Douglas Glasspool has 29 consents to become bishop suffragan, according to a recent report by the Diocese of Los Angeles.
Openly Gay Episcopal Priest Receives More Nods « Anglican Samizdat 2010
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The Rt Rev John Broadhurst, suffragan bishop of Fulham, a long-standing and vociferous opponent of women priests, was born a Roman Catholic, subsequently became an Anglican and has been ordained in the Church of England for 44 years.
Church of England parish sings battle hymns as it plans move to Rome Stephen Bates 2010
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To him no doubt more than one puisne judge, suffragan bishop, member of parliament, or cabinet minister today owe their careers, and each and every one of their youthful peccadilloes went with Arthur to his grave, which, incidentally, is under a pretty gum tree on the southeast side of the Bulpadock.
The Earth Goddess 2009
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Plus, one of the two suffragan bishops is a woman! datingjesus
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