单词 | assistant bishop |
释义 | > as lemmasassistant bishop assistant bishop n. Christian Church a bishop appointed to act as an assistant to a diocesan bishop, archbishop, etc.; a suffragan or auxiliary bishop.In later use chiefly in the Anglican Church outside the Church of England (where the usual term is suffragan bishop); cf. note at suffragan n. 2. ΚΠ 1629 A. Leighton Appeal to Parl. 40 It is cleare from the statute of Henr. 8 by which it is provided that the Archbishop cannot take to himself a suffragane or assistant Bishop..but by the Kings especiall graunt. 1713 tr. L. E. Du Pin Compend. Hist. Church II. ix. xi. 45 [Pope Nicholas I, in a letter directed to Rudolphus Archbishop of Bourges] defends the ordinations made by the Assistant-Bishops. 1826 Vermont Chron. 18 Aug. 75/1 Bishop White of Philadelphia, has called a special convention for the purpose of considering the expediency of electing an assistant Bishop.—Bishop White is aged and in feeble health. 1901 Church Missionary Rev. Apr. 265 Not till 1877 were Bishops Caldwell and Sargent consecrated as Assistant Bishops to the Bishop of Madras. 2009 S. Pickard Theol. Found. Collaborative Ministry Pref. p. vii In this book I draw upon my experience in ministries of various kinds.., in university chaplaincy.., in theological education.., and more recently as an assistant bishop in the Diocese of Adelaide. < as lemmas |
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