Definition of suffragan
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
: a diocesan bishop (as in the Roman Catholic Church and the Church of England) subordinate to a metropolitan
2
: an Anglican or Episcopal bishop assisting a diocesan bishop and not having the right of succession
suffragan
adjectiveDefinition of suffragan (Entry 2 of 2)
1
: of or being a suffragan
2
: subordinate to a metropolitan or archiepiscopal see
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