Explore Suffragan through 6 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like bishop. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Suffragan in a sentence
Suffragan meaning
- A bishop seen in relation to his archbishop or metropolitan province (which may summon him for support, to attend synods etc.).
- An auxiliary bishop.
Synonyms of Suffragan
Using Suffragan
- The main meaning on this page is: A bishop seen in relation to his archbishop or metropolitan province (which may summon him for support, to attend synods etc.). | An auxiliary bishop.
- Useful related words include: suffragan bishop, bishop.
- In the example corpus, suffragan often appears in combinations such as: two suffragan, suffragan bishoprics.
Context around Suffragan
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 3 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Suffragan
- In this selection, "suffragan" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, two, four, bishoprics, bishops and see stand out and add context to how "suffragan" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and its suffragan bishoprics were and as a suffragan see of. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "suffragan" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aage and aardvarks, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with suffragan
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Under the Latin Patriarch there were four suffragan archdioceses and numerous dioceses. (12 words)
Mishamikoweesh now has two suffragan bishops; Larry Isaiah Beardy is suffragan for the Northern Manitoba area mission. (17 words)
Havana is one of the three Metropolitan sees on the island (the others being Camaguëy and Santiago), with two suffragan bishoprics: Mananzas and Pinar del Río. (26 words)
Around 1245 the Papal legate William of Modena reached a compromise: though incorporated into the Order's State, the archdiocese and its suffragan bishoprics were acknowledged with their autonomous ecclesiastical territories by the Teutonic Knights. (35 words)
It has been thought that the diocese was united to that of Frequentium as early as the 5th century, but there is mention of Quintodecimo as a suffragan see of Benevento in 969 and 1058. (35 words)
The city was the site of the See of Tyre whose archbishop was a suffragan of the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem ; its archbishops often acceded to the Patriarchate. (28 words)
Example sentences (6)
Mishamikoweesh now has two suffragan bishops; Larry Isaiah Beardy is suffragan for the Northern Manitoba area mission.
Around 1245 the Papal legate William of Modena reached a compromise: though incorporated into the Order's State, the archdiocese and its suffragan bishoprics were acknowledged with their autonomous ecclesiastical territories by the Teutonic Knights.
Havana is one of the three Metropolitan sees on the island (the others being Camaguëy and Santiago), with two suffragan bishoprics: Mananzas and Pinar del Río.
It has been thought that the diocese was united to that of Frequentium as early as the 5th century, but there is mention of Quintodecimo as a suffragan see of Benevento in 969 and 1058.
The city was the site of the See of Tyre whose archbishop was a suffragan of the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem ; its archbishops often acceded to the Patriarchate.
Under the Latin Patriarch there were four suffragan archdioceses and numerous dioceses.
Common combinations with suffragan
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: