Meaning Of The Word Suffragan

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Suffragan Meaning

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What's The Definition Of Suffragan?

suffragan in American English
adjective: assisting or auxiliary to, as applied to any bishop in relation to the archbishop or metropolitan who is his or her superior, or as applied to an assistant or subsidiary bishop who performs episcopal functions in a diocese but has no ordinary jurisdiction
noun: a suffragan bishop

suffragan in British English
adjective: (of any bishop of a diocese) subordinate to and assisting his or her superior archbishop or metropolitan
noun: a suffragan bishop

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