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''Patriarchal Vicars and Auxiliary Bishops''
In the degree of their ordination, all bishops are equal. Nevertheless, there are distinctions of administrative rank among bishops.
===''Patriarchal Vicars and Auxiliary Bishops''===In the [[Church of Antioch]], a bishop who is in charge of a newly-created diocese on behalf of, and under the supervision of, the Patriarch of Antioch. The diocese is usually kept under the direct control of the patriarch until it becomes self-supporting. Patriarchal vicars are not members of the Holy Synod. When the diocese becomes self-supporting, it is usually granted a ruling bishop who is a member of the Holy Synod. The equivalent title in the Roman Catholic Church is ''Vicar Apostolic''. In other Churches, a similar effect to this can be had by naming an auxiliary bishop as the administrator of a dioceseThey are significantly different from auxilliary bishops.
=== ''Diocesan Bishops'' ===
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