View source

From OrthodoxWiki

You do not have permission to do that, for the following reasons:

• The action you have requested is limited to users in the group user. (You may need to log in.)
• You must confirm your e-mail address before editing pages. Please set and validate your e-mail address through your user preferences.

You can view and copy the source of this page:

An '''auxiliary bishop''' (also called '''vicar bishop''', '''suffragan bishop''', or '''chorepiscopus''') is a [[bishop]] with no territorial authority working under the authority of a [[diocese|diocesan]] bishop. The auxiliary typically is given episcopal functions to assist the work of the diocesan hierarch under whose authority he operates. He usually holds the title of a city within the diocese of his superior, though he is not considered the ruling bishop of that city. Being given a title which is within the territory of another bishop technically makes auxiliary bishops [[canon law|uncanonical]]. A number of Orthodox [[jurisdiction]]s deal with this canonical problem by instead appointing [[titular bishop]]s, who hold extinct sees which are not within the territory of a ruling bishop. In the ancient Church, the '''chorepiscopus''' (sometimes called a "country bishop") was like the modern auxiliary bishop but usually served in the countryside near a city which had its own bishop and under whose authority he operated. He did not typically have authority to perform [[ordination]]s but could function in other episcopal ways. It is generally believed that the chorepiscopate developed in the part of the Roman Empire which is modern day Romania. ==See also== *[[Titular bishop]] {{Clergy/wide}} [[Category:Bishops]] [[Category:Clergy]]

• Template:Clergy/wide

Return to Auxiliary bishop.