auxiliary bishop
Noun
Meaning
auxiliary bishop (plural auxiliary bishops)
A bishop who functions as another bishop's deputy, where the weight of sacramental duties is too much for a single bishop.
Examples
Bishop Phiri worked as Chipata Diocese Auxiliary Bishop since 2011 when he was consecrated.
Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, the chief whip of the Senate, has threatened to boycott the forthcoming meeting of the southeast caucus of the All Progressives Congress (APC) over the kidnap of Auxiliary Bishop of Owerri Archdiocese, Bishop Chikwe Moses.