noun
- bishops who assist a diocesan bishop or are subordinate to an archbishop
Usage: ecclesiastical
Examples
- The archbishop appointed three suffragans to help manage the large diocese.
- Suffragan bishops often oversee specific regions within the main diocese.
- The cathedral ceremony included both the diocesan bishop and his suffragans.
- Several suffragans attended the regional church council meeting.
- The new suffragans were consecrated in a special service last month.