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Diocesan Bishop
diocesan bishop
also: епархиальный архиерей, eparkhialny arkhierey
The ruling bishop of a diocese, senior in authority to a vicar (suffragan) bishop, who governs the diocese's parishes, clergy, and administration.
Reading notes
- The Bishop §22 the diocesan bishop
The ruling bishop of the diocese, senior to a vicar (suffragan) bishop like Pyotr; an old, ailing man whom Pyotr deputizes for throughout the story.