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Definition of suffragan
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
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The Episcopal Diocese of Maryland had elevated Cook to the position of bishop suffragan in May of 2014.
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The Episcopal Diocese of Maryland had elevated Cook to the position of bishop suffragan in May 2014.
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Origin and Etymology of suffragan
Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin suffraganeus, from suffragium support, prayer
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Definition of suffragan
1 : of or being a suffragan
2 : subordinate to a metropolitan or archiepiscopal see
First Known Use of suffragan
15th century
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