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coadjutor bishops

coadjutor bishops is the plural of coadjutor bishop.

Meaning of coadjutor bishop

Noun

coadjutor bishop (plural coadjutor bishops)

  1. An auxiliary bishop with the right of succession, i.e., he becomes bishop upon the death, removal or retirement of the incumbent bishop.
    • The bishop [...] encouraged his flock to bully this brilliant stranger into being ordained priest and soon Augustine was coadjutor (assistant) bishop in the town.2009, Diarmaid MacCulloch, A History of Christianity, Penguin, published 2010, page 304

Questions about coadjutor bishops

What is coadjutor bishops the plural of?
Coadjutor bishops is the plural of coadjutor bishop.

Words near coadjutor bishops in the dictionary

  1. coadjutes
  2. coadjuting
  3. coadjutive
  4. coadjutor
  5. coadjutor bishop
  6. coadjutor bishops
  7. coadjutors
  8. coadjutorship
  9. coadjutorships
  10. coadjutress
  11. coadjutresses

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