Auxiliary bishop

An auxiliary bishop is a bishop assigned to assist the diocesan bishop in meeting the pastoral and administrative needs of the diocese. Auxiliary bishops can also be titular bishops of sees that no longer exist as territorial jurisdictions.

Roman Catholicism

In the

episcopal vicar of the diocese.^{[citation needed}

]

In May 2017,

Archbishop of San Salvador^[2]

(who was not elevated).

Eastern Orthodoxy

In

bishop of Lipljan) was appointed auxiliary bishop to the Eparchy of Raška and Prizren

in 2004.

References

^ Rock, P.M.J. (1907). "Auxiliary Bishop". In Herbermann, Charles (ed.). Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 2. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
^ Caiffa, Patrizia (24 May 2017). "New Cardinals. Mons. Gregorio Rosa Chavez (El Salvador): "I dedicate this appointment to the Blessed Romero"". AgenSIR. Archived from the original on 4 January 2019. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
^ "Constitution of the Serbian Orthodox Church". Archived from the original on 27 December 2017. Retrieved 28 April 2017.

External links

[1] Rock, P.M.J. (1907). "Auxiliary Bishop". In Herbermann, Charles (ed.). Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 2. New York: Robert Appleton Company.

[2] Caiffa, Patrizia (24 May 2017). "New Cardinals. Mons. Gregorio Rosa Chavez (El Salvador): "I dedicate this appointment to the Blessed Romero"". AgenSIR. Archived from the original on 4 January 2019. Retrieved 5 April 2021.

[3] "Constitution of the Serbian Orthodox Church". Archived from the original on 27 December 2017. Retrieved 28 April 2017.

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