CHOREPISCOPUS


Meaning of CHOREPISCOPUS in English

ˌkȯrə̇ˈpiskəpəs noun

( plural chorepisco·pi -ˌpī, -pē ; or chorepiscopuses )

Etymology: Late Latin, from Late Greek chōrepiskopos, from Greek chōr- chor- + episkopos overseer, bishop — more at bishop

: a bishop who is appointed by a diocesan bishop to assist him in the exercise of his episcopal jurisdiction in a rural district

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