suffragan

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 See also 1.3 Adjective

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Latin suffragium, '(political) support'.

[edit] Noun

suffragan (plural suffragans)

1. A purely descriptive term for a bishop in charge of a diocese which is part of a larger archdiocese or metropolitan province; the archbishop or metropolitan has no power over such a bishop, but has some authority over the diocese if the see is vacant.
2. An auxiliary bishop.

[edit] See also

• coadjutor bishop

[edit] Adjective

suffragan

1. Of or pertaining to a suffragan.