titular bishop

noun

A Roman Catholic bishop without a diocese, taking his title from a place where there is no longer a bishop's see.

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Meanings

nountitular bishop (plural titular bishops)

plural titular bishops

  1. A Roman Catholic bishop without a diocese, taking his title from a place where there is no longer a bishop's see.
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