suffragan /ˈsʌfrəɡən/

• 1. 

  ADJ (of any bishop of a diocese) subordinate to and assisting his superior archbishop or metropolitan (教区主教)隶属并协助大主教的

• 2. 

  ADJ (of any assistant bishop) having the duty of assisting the bishop of the diocese to which he is appointed but having no ordinary jurisdiction in that diocese (副主教)被任命协助主教管理教区的

• 3. 

  N a suffragan bishop 副主教