suffragan
IPA: sˈʌfrʌgʌn
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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Examples of "suffragan" in Sentences
- It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Braga.
- It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Genoa.
- It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Lisbon.
- It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Naples.
- It is a suffragan of the archbishopric of Turin.
- It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Palermo.
- It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Bordeaux.
- It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Agrigento.
- It is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Benevento.
- The bishop of a suffragan diocese is called a suffragan bishop.