suffragan bishop

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church | 2000 | 670 words | Copyright

suffragan bishop. The phrase denotes
(1). any bishop in relation to his archbishop or metropolitan and

(2). an assistant bishop appointed to help the bishop of the diocese. In the later Middle Ages such appointments were frequent and were made by the Pope. In England the Suffragan Bishops Act 1534 made provision for the appointment of suffragan bishops, but the office lapsed in 1592. In 1870 two suffragan bishops were consecrated under this Act, and in 1888 provision was made for lengthening the list of places from which suffragan bishops could take their titles. Since 1978 the Diocesan and General Synods have been involved in the creation of new suffragan sees.

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