coadjutor bishop

English

Noun

coadjutor bishop (plural coadjutor bishops)

1. (Roman Catholicism) An auxiliary bishop with the right of succession, i.e., he becomes bishop upon the death, removal or retirement of the incumbent bishop.
   • 2009, Diarmaid MacCulloch, A History of Christianity, Penguin, published 2010, page 304:

     The bishop [...] encouraged his flock to bully this brilliant stranger into being ordained priest and soon Augustine was coadjutor (assistant) bishop in the town.