suffragan
suff·ra·gan
noun
1.
an assistant or subordinate bishop of a diocese
Origin
From Anglo-Norman, Old French suffragam, from (the stem of) Latin suffrāgium (“suffrage”).
Phrases
- coadjutor bishop
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