Suffragan
21suffragan — suf|fra|gan [ sʌfrəgən ] or suffragan ,bishop noun count a BISHOP who is chosen to help another bishop with a higher rank …
22suffragan — n. Bishop (as subject to an archbishop), assistant bishop, suffragan bishop …
23suffragan — suf•fra•gan [[t]ˈsʌf rə gən[/t]] adj. 1) rel assisting or auxiliary to, as applied to any bishop in relation to the archbishop or metropolitan who is his or her superior 2) rel (of a see or diocese) subordinate to an archiepiscopal or… …
24suffragan — /ˈsʌfrədʒən/ (say sufruhjuhn), British /ˈsʌfrəgən/ (say sufruhguhn) adjective 1. assistant or subsidiary, applied: a. to a bishop appointed to help a diocesan bishop in the administration of a diocese. b. to any bishop in relation to the… …
25suffragan — This word (from the Latin suffragium, meaning support ) refers to a diocese that is part of an ecclesiastical province; bishops of such dioceses are called suffragan bishops …
26suffragan bishop — suffragan UK [ˈsʌfrəɡən] / US or suffragan bishop UK / US noun [countable] Word forms suffragan : singular suffragan plural suffragans a bishop who is chosen to help another bishop with a higher rank …
27suffragan bishop — Suffragan, assistant bishop …
28Suffragan bishop — A suffragan bishop is a bishop subordinate to a metropolitan bishop or diocesan bishop. Catholic Church :: Main article: Bishop (Catholic Church) In the Catholic Church this term is applied to all non metropolitan bishops (that is, diocesan… …
29Suffragan Diocese — A suffragan diocese is a diocese in the Catholic Church that is overseen not only by its own bishop but also by a metropolitan bishop. The metropolitan bishop is always an archbishop who governs a diocese strictly his own, while he presides at… …
30Suffragan Bishops Act 1534 — The Suffragan Bishops Act 1534 was an Act of the Parliament of England (26 Hen. VIII c. 14) that authorised the appointment of suffragan (i.e. assistant) bishops in England and Wales. The tradition of appointing suffragans named after a town in… …
