suburbicarian

American  

[suh-bur-bi-kair-ee-uhn] / səˌbɜr bɪˈkɛər i ən /

adjective

1. being near the city of Rome.

2. designating any of the dioceses surrounding the city of Rome, each of which is under the jurisdiction of a cardinal-bishop.

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suburbicarian British  

/ səˌbɜːbɪˈkɛərɪən /

adjective

1. RC Church situated near the city of Rome: used esp of the dioceses surrounding Rome

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Etymology

Origin of suburbicarian

1645–55; < Late Latin suburbicāri ( us ) ( Latin suburb ( ium ) suburb + -ic ( us ) -ic + -ārius -ary ) + -an

Example Sentences

Within the strict bounds of his patriarchate, i.e. the churches of the suburbicarian provinces and the islands, it was Gregory’s policy to watch with particular care over the election and discipline of the bishops.

From Project Gutenberg

The Legge sulle prerogative del Summo Pontifice, &c., or “Law of Guarantees,” by which the papal prerogatives are secured, has been declared by the Council of State to be a fundamental law; and while many civil restrictions upon the activities of the Church are removed by it, outside Rome and the suburbicarian dioceses the royal exequatur is still required before a bishop is installed.

From Project Gutenberg

That is, as it would seem, let the Bishop of Alexandria have the power to consecrate Bishops in the three provinces of his Patriarchate, for the Bishop of Rome does the same in his, i.e. in the suburbicarian provinces, or in Italy, south of the province of Milan, and in Sicily.

From Project Gutenberg

From time immemorial the bishop of Ostia has had the privilege of sacring the pope, and on this ground he enjoys the right of wearing the “pallium”; he is ex officio dean of the suburbicarian bishops, and consequently dean of the Sacred College.

From Project Gutenberg

The second rank belongs to the bishop of Porto, who is ex officio vice-dean of the Sacred College; his episcopal see being also in ruins Calixtus II. added to it that of Santa Rufina, thus reducing the number of suburbicarian bishoprics and cardinal bishops to six; this number was adhered to by Sixtus V., and has not varied since.

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