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suffragan

noun as in primate

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Bishop Thornton, suffragan of Dover, was an indefatigable persecutor of the true church.

There is an archbishop at Buenos Aires and eight suffragan bishops, including one for Paraguay.

Desirous of counterbalancing these preachings, the Bishop of Augsburg ordered his suffragan and his chaplain to ascend the pulpit.

The bishops are aided in their work by 36 suffragan and assistant bishops in England and Wales.

He was represented in the camp by his suffragan, the bishop of the Orkneys.

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On this page you'll find 30 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to suffragan, such as: administrator, cleric, director, patriarch, pontiff, and pope.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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