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plural suffragans
A bishop seen in relation to his archbishop or metropolitan province (which may summon him for support, to attend synods etc.). quotations examples
Now take your hors said sir Tristram And as ye say / soo hit shal be / and alle thyn euylle wil god forgyue it yow and I doo / And here within this myle is the suffrecan of Carleil that shalle gyue yow the sacrament of baptym(please add an English translation of this quotation)
1485, Sir Thomas Malory, “xiiij”, in Le Morte Darthur, book XII
An auxiliary bishop. quotations examples
One saint's day in mid-term a certain newly appointed suffragan-bishop came to the school chapel, and there preached on “The Inner Life.”
1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter III, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company
A suffragan could share the tasks which were special to bishops; for example, by conducting confirmations.
2015, GR Evans, Edward Hicks: Pacifist Bishop at War