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A '''chorepiscopos''', or '''chorbishop''', is an extinct a rare office of [[clergy]] in the [[Church]]. The name is taken from the Greek Χωρεπίσκοπος, meaning "country [[bishop]]." It is still present in the Orthodox Church of Romania.
==History==
==Disuse==
The Council of Sardica in 343 decreed that chorepiscopi should not be consecrated where a priest would suffice, and so gradually their numbers substantially declined.{{ref|2}} In some [[diocese|dioceses]], the title "chorbishop" is sometimes used as an alternative title for an auxiliary bishop. However, it should be noted that the functions of an auxiliary usually differ from this specific office.
==References==
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