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.
- Plus, one of the two suffragan bishops is a woman! datingjesus
- The bishop of a suffragan diocese is called a suffragan bishop.
- "suffragan" is often used as meaning merely an assistant bishop.
- We have coadjutor bishops, suffragan bishops and assisting bishops.
- The Rev. Canon Mary Douglas Glasspool has 29 consents to become bishop suffragan, according to a recent report by the Diocese of Los Angeles.
- 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".
- 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.
- 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 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.
- 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.
- 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.
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