coadjutor bishop

noun

An auxiliary bishop with the right of succession, i.e., he becomes bishop upon the death, removal or retirement of the incumbent bishop.

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Meanings

nouncoadjutor bishop (plural coadjutor bishops)

plural coadjutor bishops

  1. CatholicismAn auxiliary bishop with the right of succession, i.e., he becomes bishop upon the death, removal or retirement of the incumbent bishop.

    The bishop [...] encouraged his flock to bully this brilliant stranger into being ordained priest and soon Augustine was coadjutor (assistant) bishop in the town.

    2009, Diarmaid MacCulloch, A History of Christianity, Penguin, published 2010, page 304

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
bishop coadjutor
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