An auxiliary bishop is a bishop assigned to assist the diocesan bishop in meeting the pastoral and administrative needs of the diocese. Auxiliary bishops can also be titular bishops of sees that no longer exist as territorial jurisdictions.

2024年7月12日 · What is an Auxiliary Bishop? None will deny the challenges faced by today’s diocesan bishops. These include the size of the dioceses they govern, the number of the faithful they must serve, the complex ethnic composition of many dioceses, etc.

2012年1月24日 · Sacramentally speaking, an auxiliary bishop is truly a bishop, for he receives episcopal consecration just like the diocesan bishop. An auxiliary therefore has the power validly to ordain priests, to confirm, and to consecrate other bishops.

Auxiliary Bishop, a bishop deputed to a diocesan who, capable of governing and administering his diocese, is unable to perform the pontifical functions; or whose diocese is so extensive that it requires the labors of more than one; or whose episcopal see has attached to it a royal or imperial office requiring protracted presence at court ...

An auxiliary bishop is appointed by the Holy Father at the request of the Ordinary to assist him in the governance of the diocese and take his place if he is absent or impeded (#403 & 405). The auxiliary bishop works in harmony with the Ordinary (#407.3).

2018年9月5日 · An auxiliary bishop is a bishop assigned by the Holy See to assist a resident bishop or archbishop in the pastoral care and administration of a diocese. Auxiliary bishops help administer the sacraments, especially confirmation, and often represent the resident bishop at various types of functions.

2025年1月29日 · a bishop (= a priest of high rank) whose job is to help the main bishop of a diocese (= area): He was installed as auxiliary bishop of Liverpool. The two men first met while they worked for the archdiocese of New York as auxiliary bishops .

Auxiliary bishops are titular bishops in that they hold title to some ancient Christian center in the Near or Middle East where a particular church once flourished but has long since disappeared. An auxiliary bishop has no power in this titular diocese.

2023年3月20日 · What is an auxiliary bishop? The function of auxiliary bishop dates back in the Church to the 1500s, though its definition and scope has changed over the centuries. An auxiliary bishop is consecrated to serve as a deputy to a diocesan bishop or archbishop, because of some situation in which a diocese would benefit from more than one bishop in ...

2022年9月10日 · An auxiliary bishop in the Catholic Church is a bishop assigned to assist the diocesan bishop in his duties. They are appointed to help with the pastoral care of a specific region within the diocese, or to oversee certain ministries or departments.