Definitions for Suffragan
ˈsʌf rə gənsuf·fra·gan

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. suffragan, suffragan bishopnoun

   an assistant or subordinate bishop of a diocese

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. suffragannoun

   A bishop seen in relation to his archbishop or metropolitan province (which may summon him for support, to attend synods etc.).

2. suffragannoun

   An auxiliary bishop.

3. suffraganadjective

   Of or pertaining to a suffragan.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. SUFFRAGANnoun

   A bishop considered as subject to his metropolitan.

   Etymology: suffragant, Fr. suffraganeus, Latin.

   Suffragan bishops shall have more than one riding apparitor. John Ayliffe, Parergon.

   Becket, archbishop of Canterbury, insolently took upon him to declare five articles void, in his epistle to his suffragans. Matthew Hale.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. suffragan

   A suffragan bishop is a type of bishop in some Christian denominations. In the Anglican Communion, a suffragan bishop is a bishop who is subordinate to a metropolitan bishop or diocesan bishop (bishop ordinary) and so is not normally jurisdictional in their role. Suffragan bishops may be charged by a metropolitan to oversee a suffragan diocese and may be assigned to areas which do not have a cathedral of their own. In the Catholic Church, a suffragan bishop instead leads a diocese within an ecclesiastical province other than the principal diocese, the metropolitan archdiocese; the diocese led by the suffragan is called a suffragan diocese.

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1. suffragan

   A suffragan is a bishop who is subordinate to a metropolitan bishop or diocesan bishop in the hierarchy of the Christian Church. They do not have jurisdiction over their own territory, rather they assist the metropolitan or diocesan bishop in their duties.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Suffraganadjective

   assisting; assistant; as, a suffragan bishop

2. Suffraganadjective

   an assistant

3. Suffraganadjective

   a bishop considered as an assistant, or as subject, to his metropolitan; an assistant bishop

4. Etymology: [F. suffragant: cf. LL. suffraganeus. See Suffragan, a.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Suffragan

   suf′ra-gan, adj. assisting.—n. a coadjutor-bishop: any bishop in relation to his metropolitan.—n. Suff′raganship.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Suffragan in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Suffragan in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Suffragan
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Suffragan
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Suffragan
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suffragan
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Suffragan
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Suffragan