A bishop is an ordination or consecration member of the Clergy#Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight.... is a bishop in charge of a diocese
Diocese
In many rites of the Roman Catholic Church and in Anglicanism, a diocese is an administrative territorial unit administered by a bishop. It is also referred to as a bishopric or Episcopal Area or episcopal see, though strictly the term episcopal see refers to the domain of ecclesiastical authority officially held by the bi... . These are to be distinguished from suffragan bishop
Suffragan bishop
A suffragan bishop is a bishop subordinate to a metropolitan bishop or diocesan bishop.... s, assistant bishops
Assistant Bishop
A bishop of the Anglican Church appointed to assist a diocesan bishop. Usually they are retired diocesan or suffragan bishop bishops, though occasionally active bishops are appointed.... , coadjutor bishops
Coadjutor bishop
A coadjutor bishop is a bishop in the Roman Catholic Church or Anglican Communion churches who is designated to assist the diocesan bishop in the administration of the diocese almost as co-bishop of the diocese.... , auxiliary bishop
Auxiliary bishop
An auxiliary bishop, in the Roman Catholic Church, is an additional Bishop assigned to a diocese because the diocesan bishop is unable to perform his functions, the diocese is so extensive that it requires more than one bishop to administer, or the diocese is attached to a royal or imperial office requiring the diocesan bishop's protracted p... s, metropolitans
Metropolitan bishop
In Christian churches with episcopal polity, the rank of metropolitan bishop, or simply metropolitan, pertains to the diocesan bishop or archbishop of a metropolis ; that is, the chief city of a historical Roman province, ecclesiastical province, or regional capital.... , and primates
Primate (religion)
Primate is a title or rank bestowed on some bishops in certain Christianity churches. Depending on the particular tradition, it can denote either jurisdictional authority or ceremonial precedence .... .
