suffragan

 
Pronunciation: /ˈsʌfrəg(ə)n/
(also suffragan bishop or bishop suffragan)

noun

  • a bishop appointed to help a diocesan bishop: Ealdred became suffragan to Lyfing of Worcester
  • a bishop in relation to his archbishop or metropolitan.

Origin:

late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French and Old French, representing medieval Latin suffraganeus 'assistant (bishop)', from Latin suffragium (see suffrage)