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noun
- A purely descriptive term for a bishop in charge of a diocese which is part of a larger archdiocese or metropolitan province; the archbishop or metropolitan has no power over such a bishop, but has some authority over the diocese if the see is vacant.
- An auxiliary bishop.
adjective
- Of or pertaining to a suffragan.
Etymology: Latin suffragium, '(political) support'.
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