suffragan
suffragan — noun
1. In the Anglican and Episcopal churches, a bishop who helps the main bishop of a
In the Anglican and Episcopal churches, a bishop who helps the main bishop of a region (called a diocese) by carrying out visits, ceremonies, and other duties.
Bishop Tuan served as suffragan to the Archbishop of Canterbury for eight years.
suffragan + to + person (archbishop)
The suffragan visited twenty-three rural churches in the diocese last spring.
suffragan as subject; typical duties (visiting churches)
When the senior bishop retired, his suffragan took over all confirmation services.
St. Paul's Cathedral announced that a new suffragan would be appointed in March.
Eleni's grandfather was a suffragan bishop in the Anglican Church of Kenya.
- assistant bishop
more general term, used across denominations
- auxiliary bishop
Catholic equivalent of a suffragan
- diocesan bishop
the main bishop of a diocese, whom the suffragan assists
- metropolitan
an archbishop who oversees several dioceses, including suffragan ones
文法句型
suffragan + of + place
suffragan + to + person
用法筆記
Used primarily in Anglican and Episcopal churches. Unlike a coadjutor bishop, a suffragan does not have the automatic right to succeed the diocesan bishop.
常見錯誤
suffragan — adjective
- suffraganpositive
- more suffragancomparative
- most suffragansuperlative
1. Relating to a suffragan bishop or to the position, duties, or history of a suffr
Relating to a suffragan bishop or to the position, duties, or history of a suffragan.
The suffragan office in the Diocese of Oxford was created in the sixteenth century.
suffragan + office (collocation for the position)
Ryo is writing a book about the history of suffragan appointments in England.
The cathedral archives contain records of suffragan consecrations dating back to 1540.
Ava researched the role of suffragan bishops during the Victorian era.
- episcopal assistant
broader term for any assisting bishop role
文法句型
suffragan + noun
2. Describes a church district (diocese) or its bishop as being under the authority
Describes a church district (diocese) or its bishop as being under the authority of a metropolitan archbishop in the church hierarchy.
The suffragan dioceses of the Canterbury province report directly to the archbishop.
suffragan + diocese: church district under a metropolitan
Each suffragan see must send a representative to the provincial synod every year.
The Council of Nicaea defined the relationship between metropolitan and suffragan bishops.
The suffragan status of the Diocese of Truro was confirmed by royal charter in 1877.
- subordinate
general term for being under someone's authority; less specific to church hierarchy
- metropolitan
the archbishop who has authority over suffragan dioceses
- archiepiscopal
relating to an archbishop, who holds the higher authority
文法句型
suffragan + diocese / see
用法筆記
This is the older, technical meaning of 'suffragan', referring to a bishop who votes in a church council (from Latin 'suffragium' meaning vote). It is now less common than the 'assistant bishop' sense.