WordNet
suffragan bishop
n. an assistant or subordinate bishop of a diocese [syn: suffragan]
Wikipedia
Suffragan bishop
A suffragan bishop is a bishop subordinate to a metropolitan bishop or diocesan bishop. They may be assigned to an area which does not have a cathedral of its own.
Usage examples of "suffragan bishop".
She came from a good family: her father was a vice-admiral who had not yet been placed on the reserve list and her mother was the daughter of a suffragan bishop.
He was even gladder that Dornheim's suffragan bishop, Friedrich Foerner, had died in 1630.
Perhaps Bombay - perhaps Madras or Calcutta - or possibly suffragan bishop - my mind was a little confused by the toasts we drank - but at all events a noble Indian establishment for him and his bride.