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Auxiliary bishop

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even-bishopnounA co-bishop; a coadjutor bishop.
coadjutor bishopnoun(Roman Catholicism) An auxiliary bishop with the right of succession, i.e., he becomes bishop upon the death, removal or retirement of the incumbent bishop.
coadjutornounAn assistant or helper.
cobishopnounA joint or coadjutant bishop.
suffragannounAn auxiliary bishop.
vicariatenoun(Christianity) The office, authority, or district of a vicar.
auxiliarynoun(nautical) A sailing vessel equipped with an engine.
underdeaconnounA subordinate deacon.
abbot-bishopnounAn abbot who is also a bishop.
subdeaconnoun(Anglicanism) A layperson who acts as an assistant to the deacon during the celebration of mass.
provisornounOne who provides; a purveyor.
secondaryNext in order to the first or primary; of second place in origin, rank, etc.
deputynounOne appointed as the substitute of others, and empowered to act for them, in their name or their behalf; a substitute in office.
dept.nounAbbreviation of department. [A part, portion, or subdivision.]
exarchnounIn the Eastern Christian Churches, the deputy of a patriarch, or a bishop who holds authority over other bishops without being a patriarch.
missionary bishopnoun(Christianity) A bishop assigned in the Anglican Communion (and, until 1964, in Methodist churches) to an area that is not already organized under a bishop of a church.
subdeaconshipnounthe office of a subdeacon
coadjutantnounAn assistant.
subdeannounAn under dean; the deputy or substitute of a dean.
diocesannounAn inhabitant of a diocese.

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