Usually, Russian Orthodox vicar bishops have no independent [[jurisdiction]] (even in their titular towns) and are subordinate to their diocesan bishops; though some of them ''de facto'' may have jurisdiction over some territories, especially when there is a need to avoid an overlapping jurisdiction. In the Russian Orthodox Church, some vicar bishops are styled "[[archbishop]]s" or "[[metropolitan]]s", but these titles are merely honorary. In some other Eastern Orthodox Churches the term "chorbishop" is used instead of "vicar bishop."

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