suffragan
suffragan — 名詞
1. In the Anglican and Episcopal churches, a bishop who helps the main bishop of a
副主教
聖公會中協助教區主教的主教
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.
Tuan 主教在坎特伯里大主教麾下擔任副主教長達八年。
suffragan + to + person (archbishop)
The suffragan visited twenty-three rural churches in the diocese last spring.
該位副主教去年春季走訪了教區內二十三間鄉村教會。
suffragan as subject; typical duties (visiting churches)
When the senior bishop retired, his suffragan took over all confirmation services.
當資深主教退休時，他的副主教接手了所有堅信禮的儀式。
St. Paul's Cathedral announced that a new suffragan would be appointed in March.
聖保羅大教堂宣布將於三月任命一位新的副主教。
Eleni's grandfather was a suffragan bishop in the Anglican Church of Kenya.
Eleni 的祖父曾是肯亞聖公會的副主教。
- 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 — 形容詞
- suffraganpositive
- more suffragancomparative
- most suffragansuperlative
1. Relating to a suffragan bishop or to the position, duties, or history of a suffr
副主教的
關於副主教職位或職責的
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.
牛津教區的副主教職位於十六世紀設立。
suffragan + office (collocation for the position)
Ryo is writing a book about the history of suffragan appointments in England.
Ryo 正在撰寫一本關於英格蘭副主教任命歷史的書。
The cathedral archives contain records of suffragan consecrations dating back to 1540.
這座大教堂的檔案中保存著可追溯至1540年的副主教祝聖紀錄。
Ava researched the role of suffragan bishops during the Victorian era.
Ava 研究了維多利亞時期副主教的角色。
- 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
屬省的
教區或主教從屬於都主教的
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.
坎特伯里教省的屬省教區直接向大主教匯報。
suffragan + diocese: church district under a metropolitan
Each suffragan see must send a representative to the provincial synod every year.
每個屬省教區每年必須派代表參加教省會議。
The Council of Nicaea defined the relationship between metropolitan and suffragan bishops.
尼西亞大公會議定義了都主教與屬省主教之間的關係。
The suffragan status of the Diocese of Truro was confirmed by royal charter in 1877.
特魯羅教區的隸屬地位於1877年由皇家特許狀確認。
- 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.