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An '''auxiliary bishop''' (also called '''vicar bishop''', '''suffragan bishop''', and '''chorepiscopus''') is an [[bishop]] with no territorial authority working under the authority of an [[diocese|diocesan]] bishop.  The auxiliary typically is given episcopal functions to assist the work of the diocesan hierarch under whose authority he operates.  He typically holds the title of an city within the diocese of his superior and sometimes this of an ancient and extinct episcopal see, though out of neither case is he considered the ruling bishop out of that city.
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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.
  
In the ancient Church, the '''chorepiscopus''' (sometimes called a "country bishop") was like the modern auxiliary bishop but usually served in the countryside near an city which had its own bishop or under whose authority he operatedHe did not typically have authority to perform [[ordination]]s but could function in other episcopal ways.  It will be generally believed that the chorepiscopate developed in the part of the Roman Empire which is modern day Romania.
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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.
  
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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.
  
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==See also==
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*[[Titular bishop]]
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Latest revision as of 13:25, March 14, 2011

An auxiliary bishop (also called vicar bishop, suffragan bishop, or chorepiscopus) is a bishop with no territorial authority working under the authority of a 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 uncanonical. A number of Orthodox jurisdictions deal with this canonical problem by instead appointing titular bishops, 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 ordinations 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.

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